ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT
The CCRA mandates that CSC utilize the measures that are _____________ to manage risk “consistent with the protection of the public, staff members and offenders.”
Least Restrictive
The paramount consideration when managing an offender's case must always be what?
The protection of Society
True or False: The ratings established in an offender’s Correctional Plan – Initial (i.e. level of motivation, level of intervention required based on dynamic factors) are not subject to change and will remain static throughout his or her sentence.
False: These ratings may be changed at any time by the assigned Parole Officer provided a rationale is documented in a Correctional Plan - Update. The ratings established at intake provide a baseline against which to assess progress.
Which of the following offenders are not eligible for Statutory Release?
a) Tom has had a detention order imposed by the PBC.
b) Charlie is serving a 10 year sentence for Manslaughter.
c) Lori is serving a life sentence with parole eligibility set at 15 years.
d) Jack is a first time federal offender serving a sentence for Aggravated Assault X2.
a) Tom has had a detention order imposed by the PBC.
c) Lori is serving a life sentence with parole eligibility set at 15 years.
Safety is premised on maintaining __________ regarding your environment and various factors related to your environment, including those who are in it.
Awareness
Name the two key principles embodied within the ‘Duty to Act Fairly’.
Right to be heard
Right to an unbiased decision
As established by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Gladue, CSC is responsible to do what when carrying out the sentence of an Indigenous offender?
To collect and evaluate information related to an indigenous offender's social history and to consider this information when carrying out the individual's sentence.
Offender McIntyre’s Community Parole Officer just spoke with his mother. She confirmed that she would be home this weekend to host her son on a weekend pass from his CRF. She stated they have been speaking regularly since his release last month. She also reported visiting him at his CRF last Friday and met his Case Manager. Where should the CPO document this conversation?
Casework Record
When the Institutional Parole Officer and the Community Parole Officer have dissenting opinions regarding which special conditions should be recommended to the PBC, whose recommendation prevails?
Community PO CD 712-1 (22)
You are an Institutional Parole Officer at a minimum security institution. One of the offenders on your caseload, Bruce, comes to your office to see you. He is extremely upset but you are having difficulty identifying why. He is jumping all over the place in his speech, his voice is extremely elevated and he is pacing up and down the hall outside your office. He keeps repeating, “I can’t believe this bullshit!” What do you need to focus on first?
a) Setting clear limits so that Bruce knows he shouldn’t swear around you.
b) Asking open ended questions so you can identify the source of his problem.
c) Defusing Bruce’s emotions so he calms down.
d) Notify security staff so that they are aware there is an emotionally elevated
offender outside your office.
C) Defusing Bruce’s emotions so he calms down.
Defuse emotions to restore rationality when responding to crisis situations.
Actions taken as a result of an individualized assessment of risk can result in limitations or infringements on an offender’s Charter guaranteed rights and freedoms. To stand the test of constitutional challenge, a Parole Officer’s actions and decisions must be ____ and _____.
Authorized by law: CCRA proscribes circumstances/conditions under which CSC may
legally further restrict an offender’s Charter rights; CCRR establishes how these restrictions will be carried out
Reasonable: Actions must be linked to managing those factors which contribute directly to risk to re-offend.
Joanne has a long standing addiction to crack cocaine. To support her addiction she robbed two convenience stores at knifepoint and she is now serving a 3 year sentence for Robbery X2. She expresses no remorse for her offences (she was just doing what she “had to do”) and little empathy for the impact of her actions on store employees (“They’ll get over it”). What does her lack of remorse and empathy tell us about her risk to re-offend?
a) She is at increased risk to re-offend as she lacks insight into her contributing factors.
b) She is at increased risk to re-offend as she has no motivation to change her behaviour.
c) There is no direct relationship to risk.
d) None of the above.
c) There is no direct relationship to risk. Most commonly mistaken risk factors are:
low socioeconomic status
low self-esteem
verbal intelligence
remorse or empathy
Name the reports completed during the Initial Phase of a federal sentence.
Preliminary Assessment And Post Sentence Community Assessment
Establishing professional boundaries with offenders is essential to ensuring an effective working relationship. Identify 2 other purposes boundaries serve.
Delineate limits of acceptable and unacceptable behaviour
Provide protections for self and others
Specify roles, responsibilities and recourse
When responding to conflict situations, the conflict management approach should be the strategy of choice as the focus is on _____________ with the goal of achieving a __________ outcome.
collaborative problem solving
win-win outcome.
Tony is a first time federal offender serving a 3-year sentence for Sexual Assault. During Intake his Parole Officer assessed him using this risk assessment tool which was developed to assess the probability of general recidivism. He was also assessed by a Psychologist using this risk assessment tool which assesses the probability of sexual re-offending.
SIR-R Scale
Static-99 or Stable-2007
Name the 3 criteria under which a Warrant of Suspension can be issued in order to effect an offender’s return to custody.
Where an offender breaches a condition of release;
To prevent a breach of condition; and
In order to protect society.
Following intake, additional court and police information is obtained regarding Offender Thompson’s index offences. This information gives additional insight into his offence cycle and patterns of behaviour. Define ‘offence cycle’ and identify which report the assigned Parole Officer will need to update in order to document this information.
a) Correctional Plan – Initial
b) Criminal Profile Report
c) Preliminary Assessment
d) Correctional Plan – Update
Offence cycle: a description of an offender’s overall pattern of criminal behaviour, including his/her individualized path of offending and related internal and external factors.
b) Criminal Profile Report
Brad is a medium security offender. He is serving a 6-year sentence for Robbery X6 and Possession of Narcotics, and is currently incarcerated at Mountain Institution. Yesterday he was approved for a release that will allow him to go into the community to do maintenance and lawn work at a local cemetery two days a week for the next 60 days. What type of release is Brad on and who had decision making authority in relation to his application?
Work Release
Warden
Identify 4 circumstances under which a Staff Safety Assessment must be completed.
Commissioner’s Directive (CD) 715 – Community Supervision Framework:
Upon offender’s initial release
(prior to first community supervision contact and no later than 10 working days following release);
Upon case supervision reassignment;
Following a change in release type;
And, at any time the PO determines that factors have arisen that may have a possible impact on
staff safety
As established in the CCRR, what are the parameters for assigning an offender a maximum security classification?
CCRR Sec. 18:
presenting a high probability of escape and a high risk to the safety of the public in the event of an escape;
or requiring a high degree of supervision and control within the penitentiary
Catherine is serving a sentence for Assault Causing Bodily Harm. After consuming a large amount of alcohol, she assaulted the victim quite severely but she has been unwilling to disclose her motivations for doing so. She dropped out of school after grade 9 and has supported herself largely through prostitution. Name one need, one risk and one responsivity factor in this case.
Need: Educational level (or employment deficits)
Risk: Substance abuse (alcohol)
Responsivity: Gender
Identify and explain the 5 C’s of report writing.
Clear: written text should not be confusing
Concise: key points should be detailed enough to present a picture of what took place but other supporting details should be brief and to the point
Correct: the information presented must be truthful, unbiased and factual; opinions and analysis must be supported by fact/evidence
Complete: include all facts and information needed to support a report’s objective; final document must reflect a consideration of all relevant, current, available information
Coherent: the sequence of events, presentation of key points and supporting information should flow logically and easily from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph
What is the name of the model that provides specific approaches to address the needs of Indigenous offenders?
Indigenous Continuum Care
Name the 6 hazard and awareness factors.
Hands
Chemicals/weapons
Other Persons
Escape Routes
Footing, visibility, odours
Cover