title: Integrating risk context into risk assessments: the Risk Context Scale.
abstract: The context in which offenders are released is an important component of conducting risk assessments. A sample of 257 supervised male parolees were followed in the community (M = 870 days) after an initial risk assessment. Drawing on community-based information, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the recently developed Risk Context Scale. Four domains from the Risk Context Scale include Resource Engagement, Social Network Presence, Integration of Care, and Social Stability. Using mediation analysis, an initial static risk probability was altered up to 26% by accounting for risk context. Implications of the present results include a broader explanation of recidivism, offering intervention strategies, and further individualizing risk assessments.
authors.affiliation: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Daryl G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Kroner
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goodrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005195:Family Relations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011336:Probability; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support