Violence Risk Scale - Sexual Offense Version

By Stephen C P Wong, Audrey Gordon, Terry Nicholaichuk, et al.

Keywords: sexual violence, assessment, risk, forensic, treatment.The Violence Risk Scale-Sexual Offense version or VRS-SO is a sexual violence risk assessment tool designed based on the risk, need and responsivity principles to assess risk for sexual offense recidivism. It is a rating scale with 7 static and 17 dynamic risk factors. Ratings of the dynamic risk factors are used to identify the person's criminogenic needs or treatment targets. The VRS-SO can also assess the person's treatment readiness and change in sexual violence risk over time or after treatment. It can also be used to guide post-treatment risk management.Please review the VRS-SO User Guidelines at http://www.psynergy.ca before making purchases. VRS-SO users can download VRS-SO Score Sheets as required free of charge. Users are also strongly encouraged to receive training in using the tool. To download score sheets and for training information, please visit http://www.psynergy.ca

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978237073
• ISBN13: 9781978237070
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"