What are the dynamic risk factors

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Alex has a long history of assaults, drinking offenses, and thefts on his record. He has several felony and misdemeanor adjudications as a juvenile, and a felony assault and several misdemeanor convictions as an adult. He has been in seven different treatment or correctional institutions, only successfully graduating from one. He is one of the leaders of a Native American gang and is often called upon to execute "justice" on rival gang members. He has no significant relationships other than gang affiliation. Alex's father has been in prison twice, along with a number of uncles and cousins. Alex has no interest in changing his behavior and blames all of his troubles on racial bias by police and other officials. His only major stated goal in life is to get everyone off his back and live independently.

What are the dynamic risk factors?

What are the strengths?

What is your assessment of the risk of re-offense?

What is your assessment of the defendant's readiness to change and motivation?

Would you seek to influence the defendant's change readiness and motivation? If so, how?

What further information, if any, do you want?

If you would grant probation, what probation conditions would you impose?

What would your sentence be?

What if the defendant's attorney advises you at sentencing that the defendant has had a change of heart and now sees that he is on the wrong path and wants to get out and stay out of the criminal justice system? Does that change your decision in any way?

What if the probation officer's report had said that the defendant had expressed such feelings to him and the probation officer believed the defendant had been genuine and sincere? Would that change your decision in any way?

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