Cpss 370 Wk 4 Discussion Offender Classifications

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words: Discuss the differences between the different classifications of offenders: low risk, medium risk, high risk. • What are their rates of recidivism? • How does classification inform treatment and/or supervision? • What might happen if a low-risk offender receives high intensity services? What is likely to happen if a high-risk offender is placed in a treatment group with low-risk offenders? • Will the low-risk offenders have a positive effect on the high-risk offender?