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Assignment 2: Sexual Offending Risk Assessment

Risk assessment is the process of forensic mental health professionals for determining the risk that a sex offender presents to the community at large.

Tasks:

Using resources from the professional literature, research risk assessment tools used with the sex offender population. The literature may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu and .gov).

In a 3- to 4-page paper in a Microsoft Word document, address the following:

  • Identify two reasons that a forensic mental health professional would be called to complete a risk assessment for a sex offender.
  • Explain why risk assessment measures are widely used with the sex offender population. What do assessment measures hope to achieve?
  • Describe two types of risk assessment instruments or methods utilized with the sex offender population. What is the research support for utilization of these instruments?
  • Discuss the reasons that a sex offender is compared to other sex offenders when conducting a sex offender risk assessment.
  • Identify one or more specific risk assessment measures utilized for female sex offenders.

Submission Details

  • By the due date assigned, save your paper as M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the Submissions Area.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points
Identified two reasons that a forensic mental health professional would be called to complete a risk assessment for a sex offender.

16
Explained why risk assessment measures are widely used with the sex offender population and what they aim to achieve.

16
Described two types of risk assessment instruments that are utilized with the sex offender population and the associated research.

16
Discussed the reasons that a sex offender is compared to other sex offenders when conducting a sex offender risk assessment.

16
Identified one or more specific risk assessment measures utilized for female sex offenders.

16
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

20
Total:

100

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Rubric Name: FP6520_M4A2_Grading_Rubric

This table lists criteria and criteria group name in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method.CriteriaMaximum Points

GR1 Identified two reasons that a forensic mental health professional would be called to complete a risk assessment for a sex offender.

16 points

/ 16

GR2 Explained why risk assessment measures are widely used with the sex offender population and what they aim to achieve.

16 points

/ 16

GR3 Described two types of risk assessment instruments that are utilized with the sex offender population and the associated research.

16 points

/ 16

GR4 Discussed the reasons that a sex offender is compared to other sex offenders when conducting a sex offender risk assessment.

16 points

/ 16

GR5 Identified one or more specific risk assessment measures utilized for female sex offenders.

16 points

/ 16

GR6 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

20 points

/ 20

Total

/ 100

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