ABSTRACT This study examined 91 Active Risk Management System (ARMS) assessments from four police areas across England and Wales. ARMS is a tool that guides criminal justice practitioners to assess and develop formal risk management plans based on the risks and strengths of individual clients convicted of sexual offending. This present study is particularly concerned with the application of this new tool and the quality of subsequent risk assessment as a result of police practitioner assessment. Findings indicate the quality of ARMS assessments were not to the expected standard. The study found while there were acceptable levels of detail and evidence documented by practitioners across individual areas; overall, assessor risk ratings and risk management plans were poor. This paper provides an outline of these findings, making suggestions for areas of improvement, along with recommendations for policy, practice, and research.

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警察专家对注册的性犯罪者进行风险评估的程度如何？

摘要这项研究检查了英格兰和威尔士四个警察地区的91个主动风险管理系统（ARMS）评估。ARMS是一种工具，可以指导刑事司法从业人员根据被定罪的个人客户的风险和优势，评估和制定正式的风险管理计划。本研究特别关注此新工具的应用以及作为警务人员评估结果的后续风险评估的质量。调查结果表明，档案科评估的质量未达到预期标准。研究发现，各个领域的从业人员所记录的细节和证据水平都可以接受。总体而言，评估者的风险等级和风险管理计划很差。本文概述了这些发现，