CTM Rated A+

CTM Rated A+ Approach-Behavior ️Actions towards a target of interest that are escalating with a particular goal in mind. Assessor ️The person using this document (RAGE-V) to aid in the formation of an opinion of violence risk. Commitments ️In this context (RAGE-V) it refers to involuntary or less than voluntary hospitalizations for psychological problems. Hospitalizations occur when someone poses a danger to themselves or others. inevitability ️The believe that no matter what actions one takes the course of events will not change. Mitigation strategies ️Implementation of measure to lessen or eliminate the occurrence or impact of an incident of potential violence. process variables ️Examines the interplay between ones' own beliefs and how that fuels or prevents actions and behaviors. Protective Inhibitors ️Beliefs, relationships, injuries, lack of resources or abilities that can limit whether a person is likely to follow through with dangerous conduct. Violence Risk Assessment ️The process of identifying behaviors that may signal an individuals preparation to commit a violent act, assessing those behaviors in the context of that person's past history of behavior and other know incidents of violence that have demonstrated those behaviors, quantifying the level of risk from this behavioral information by using professional judgement and objective, appropriate tools to provide a balanced assessment and presentation of that assessment to the request or of the assessment, in such a way, as to qualify the opinion and its limitations appropriately. SARA ️Spousal Risk Assessment Guide VRAG ️Violence Risk Appraisal Guide - a risk assessment attempting to predict future violence RAGE-V ️Risk Assessment Guideline Elements for Violence Types of Targeted Violence ️Domestic Violence, Stalking, Public Figure, Corporate/Organizational Threat, approach, and attack behavior are ️the products of discernible processes of thinking and behavior An individual's motives and target selection are ️Directly connected Precipitation may involve ️a personal/significant stressor Grievance ️Motive or reason compelling the act Ideation ️Settling on the idea that violence is justified and necessary Research and planning ️Going beyond the idea to figure out how to consummate the violence. Obtaining necessary equipment and taking other actions required to initiate the plan. Breach ️Initiating the plan to circumvent the targets security in order to launch the attack Attack ️Physical Assault or Attack SAM ️Stalking Assessment and Management SRP ️Stalking Risk Profile B-SAFER ️Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk Psychology ️Discipline built on the study of human cognition, emotions and behavior and the study of the interplay between those elements. Intensity of Pursuit/Effort ️*Superordinate variable looking at frequency and duration of communications, multiple means of communication, target dispersion • Potentially significant predictor of approach Leakage ️occurs when a subject "intentionally or unintentionally reveals clues to feelings, thoughts, fantasies, attitudes, or intentions that may signal an impending violent act."(O'Toole, 2000) Intimacy Effect ️The predictive level of threats as pre- incident indicators of violence increased in proportion to the degree of intimacy between the subject and the target. Most hunters only hunt... ️Most howlers only howl, but some do both With threatening activity, all threats ️Must be taken seriously Based upon research (Scalora, James), cases involving subjects with: - obvious/ serious mental illness, and - prior approach history ️pose a significantly higher risk when threats are made With the Intimacy Effect, intimacy is perceived ️By the subject Electronic Communications: Recent Research show: (list 3) ️When threats present, electronically communicating subjects not as likely to approach, unless communication was part of a campaign with other forms of communication (e.g., phone, letters). • More threatening language • More likely to contain obscenity