SOC310H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Presentence Investigation Report, Young Offenders Act
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Maurutto and hannah moffat understanding risk in the context of the youth criminal justice act . Yjs: given the parameters of the ycja, the use of risk/need assessments to compile psrs could prove problematic. More specifically, those identified as having higher criminogenic needs and, therefore, a higher-risk score may be subject to more intrusive punishment. those identified as higher risk and higher need may face lengthier and more intrusive custodial sentences. Risk assessments do not focus on the offences or the degree of harm caused; they are empirical tools, designed to efficiently determine individual treatment targets: differently positioned offenders who commit the same offence can score quite differently. 5: hudson and bramhall found that in their study cultural biases affected asian males especially, the broader socio-cultural context of aboriginal youth and the unique issues this group raises are not adequately addressed in risk assessment tools.
