Dynamic Risk Factors, Protective Factors and Value-Laden Practices

Dynamic risk (and to a lesser extent protective) factors are the foundation of correctional practice; the assumption that they exist, can be measured and are able to change is at the heart of what forensic practitioners do. However, there has recently been a surge in interest and debate around what...

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Published inPsychiatry, psychology, and law Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 312 - 328
Main Authors Heffernan, Roxanne, Ward, Tony
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Routledge 01.01.2019
Australian Academic Press Group Pty Ltd
Subjects
capacities
Debates and debating
Drug abuse
dynamic risk factors
Motivation
norms
Offending
Prevention
Protective factors
Psychological aspects
Rehabilitation
Risk assessment
Risk factors
Sex crimes
Sex offenders
sexual offending
social practices
Social values
Substance abuse
values
norms
values
social practices
capacities
dynamic risk factors
protective factors
sexual offending
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Summary:Dynamic risk (and to a lesser extent protective) factors are the foundation of correctional practice; the assumption that they exist, can be measured and are able to change is at the heart of what forensic practitioners do. However, there has recently been a surge in interest and debate around what these constructs are and how they relate to offending. In progressing this debate, we shift the focus from risky characteristics, behaviours and contexts (e.g. antisocial attitudes, associates, drug abuse), to the practices (i.e. goal-directed actions) to which these descriptions refer. Embedded within practices are values (i.e. priorities, motivators, norms), and underpinning them human capacities. Identification of these capacities and relevant contexts (i.e. norms, opportunities) can inform rehabilitation, which strengthens them to support healthier and less harmful functioning. We offer examples of risk and protective factors for sexual offending, although the ideas are not limited to this type of behaviour.
Bibliography:Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW, Vol. 26, No. 2, Apr 2019, 312-328
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ISSN:1321-8719
1934-1687
DOI:10.1080/13218719.2018.1506721