Question

Mary, a classification officer at the state prison, is interviewing newly arrived prisoner Janet. Mary is determining whether Janet poses an escape risk or management problems while in prison and to what custody level Janet should initially be assigned. What type of assessment is Mary conducting?

Answer 1

Answer:

prison risk

Explanation:

Prison risk: the term "prison risk" is determined as a specific type of needs and risk 'assessment instrument' that generally consists of a typical series of different items that are being utilized for collecting data related to the offender attitudes and behaviors to which particular research indicates and are associated with the recidivism risk and possesses low, moderate, and high risks.

In the question above, Mary is conducting a prison risk assessment.