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Assessing Risk. The clock is ticking…. Risk Assessment. What is it? Elements of Prediction Measurability Vantage Context Imminence Experience Comparable Events Objectivity Investment Replicability Knowledge PINs. Why do it?.
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Assessing Risk The clock is ticking…
Risk Assessment • What is it? Elements of Prediction • Measurability • Vantage • Context • Imminence • Experience • Comparable Events • Objectivity • Investment • Replicability • Knowledge • PINs
Why do it? • Makes a prediction of an individual’s future acts. Consistent with psychology’s role in a variety of settings.
How do we do it? • JACA • Justification • Alternatives/ Options • Consequences • Good • Bad • Access
Justification - 1st hurdle • Does the individual have subjective justification? Or have they justified a reason that they should do the aggressive act? • “I warned her what would happen and she did it anyway.”
Alternatives • Do they have options other than acting out aggressively? • i.e. “I am calling my lawyer and will have your job” vs. “No one can help now!” • The second is a much more threatening response.
Consequences • Does the individual identify any rewards or negative consequences to being aggressive or violent? • Examples of concerning responses would include “I can do jail time.” or “I might get caught but it would feel good!”
Access • Does the individual have access to carrying out the threat? • We typically assume access is present. Just because we don’t think they will actually build a nuclear bomb, they might Google search and find they have everything for a pipe bomb.