Acute-2007
Definition
A 7-item rapid-assessment instrument for short-term fluctuating risk factors (victim access, emotional collapse, substance abuse) used at each supervision contact to detect immediate elevated risk.
- Item count
- 7
- Assessment type
- Rapid, short-term risk factors
- Example factors
- Victim access, emotional collapse, substance abuse
- Frequency
- Rescored at each supervision contact
- Companion tool
- Stable-2007, longer-term factors
Common questions
How does Acute-2007 differ from Stable-2007 in sex-offender risk management?+
Stable-2007 tracks factors that change slowly over months, such as attitudes or self-regulation skills, while Acute-2007 is rescored at every supervision contact to catch factors that can shift within days and signal a short-term spike in risk.
Can a low Acute-2007 score at one contact rule out risk at the next?+
No, its value depends on rescoring at each contact since the underlying factors are designed to fluctuate, so a supervising officer relies on the most recent assessment rather than an earlier one.
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