TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk-Need assessment inventories for juvenile offenders in Australia
AU - Thompson, Anthony
AU - Putnins, Aldis L.
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Psychiatry Psychology and Law. ISSNs: 1321-8719;
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Assessment of the risks and needs of juvenile offenders is widely accepted as fundamentally important in juvenile justice. We describe two inventories that are being used in Australian settings to systematically undertake such assessment: (a) the Secure Care Psychosocial Screening (SECAPS) assessment (Putnincedilscaron 1999a), and (b) the Australian Adaptation of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI-AA; Hoge & Andrews, 1995). The conceptual, empirical and practical background for these instruments is provided. We report on the development and current status of the inventories. Advantages of structured assessment of risks and needs are highlighted, as are several caveats that deserve consideration.
AB - Assessment of the risks and needs of juvenile offenders is widely accepted as fundamentally important in juvenile justice. We describe two inventories that are being used in Australian settings to systematically undertake such assessment: (a) the Secure Care Psychosocial Screening (SECAPS) assessment (Putnincedilscaron 1999a), and (b) the Australian Adaptation of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI-AA; Hoge & Andrews, 1995). The conceptual, empirical and practical background for these instruments is provided. We report on the development and current status of the inventories. Advantages of structured assessment of risks and needs are highlighted, as are several caveats that deserve consideration.
U2 - 10.1375/pplt.2003.10.2.324
DO - 10.1375/pplt.2003.10.2.324
M3 - Article
VL - 10
SP - 324
EP - 333
JO - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
SN - 1321-8719
IS - 2
ER -