Figure 1: Strengths and Limitations of Commonly Used Brief Assessment Screens

Figure 1: Framework for Risk Assessment in Community Supervision
Service Domains	Policy & Management Strategy Resource Allocation Program Design Quality management Baseline Case Planning Classification Special Conditions Terms of Supervision	Ongoing Case Management Sex Offender Treatment Housing & employment Ancillary Services Case Plan Adjustments	Acute Interventions Enhanced Supervision & Surveillance Crisis Intervention Police Action
Primary Orientation	Nomothetic		Idiographic
Risk Emphasis	Prediction of General Risk		Management of Specific Risk
Applicable Risk Factors	Static	Stable	Acute
Primary Methods	Actuarial	Practitioner	Judgment
Frequency of Assessment	Once at Baseline	Periodic	Ongoing

The framework consists of two sets of elements—a series of key dimensions, denoted by the five black bands, and a series of domains, contained within the grey shaded box.