Dynamic risk assessments

What are some examples of dynamic and protective factors in violence risk assessments?

Unlike static risk factors, dynamic risk factors are defined by their ability to change throughout the life course. Examples of these factors include unemployment and peer group influences.

What are dynamic protective factors?

Dynamic risk and protective factors can be defined as potentially changeable characteristics of individuals and their environments that are expected to increase (risk factors) or decrease (protective factors) the likelihood of recidivism after discharge (1, 2).

What is dynamic risk assessment example?

Dynamic risk assessments should be carried out on the spot by workers as a situation, job or location changes. For example, in an incident in Norfolk, a man was crushed to death between two vehicles while working on a construction site. One vehicle became stuck in mud and was attempted to be towed by a second.