This unit examines the various uses of risk assessment including the contexts of bail, sentencing, parole, prison classification, and community supervision; 'risk society' and its influence on criminal justice; risk of what, to whom, when; the data relevant to risk; the assessment of riskâclinical and actuarial approaches and instruments; the treatment of offenders and its relationship with risk; and risk and its compatibility with broader principles of justice and social justice. -- Course Website
