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Why Use the Adult Presentence Evaluation (APE )?

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Why Use the Adult Presentence Evaluation (APE )?

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At the presentence level, it is important to determine the defendant’s problems and needs. Early problem detection facilitates important defendant awareness and, as warranted, quicker intervention and treatment. This type of information helps in understanding the defendant, their presenting situation (case) and possible contributing factors. On the other hand, it’s equally important to know when the defendant is problem free. At one sitting of approximately 30 to 35 minutes’ duration, the court can acquire a vast amount of defendant information. As discussed earlier, early problem identification facilitates timely treatment. Advantages of Screening Screening or assessment instruments filter out individuals with problems. This filtering system works as follows: APE RISK RANGES Risk Category Risk Range Percentile Total Percentage Low Risk 0 – 39% 39% Medium Risk 40 – 69% 30% Problem Risk 70 – 89% 20% Severe Problem 90 -100% 11% Reference to the above table shows that a problem is not ide

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