0 – Low – This person has no history of self injury. There is no reason to believe this person will engage in serious injurious behaviour.
1 – Low – This person has a history of minor self injury. They have not displayed any such behaviour or expressed a desire to self-injure within the last 12 months.
2 – Low – This person has a history of minor self injury. They have not displayed self-injurious behaviours in the past 12 but have expressed a desire to self injure in the last 12 months.
3 – Medium – This person has a history of minor self-injury and has harmed themselves within the last 12 months.
4 – Medium – This person has a history of self-injury they harm themselves to the extent of requiring limited medical attention e.g. bandaging or sticking plaster.
5 – High – This person frequently self-harms in a manner that requires limited specialist medical attention e.g. the wound may need stitching, non-urgent surgery, x-ray.
6 – High – This person frequently self-harms in a manner that requires extended specialist medical attention that has required admission to hospital or to the hospital ward.
7 - High – This person frequently self-injuries to the extent that there is a distinct probability that loss of function of life might follow.
0 – Low – No history of Para-suicide. There is no reason to believe this person will attempt to take their own life.
1 – Low – No history of Para-suicide. They have said that they might kill themselves or be better off dead but not in the past 2 months, and have not attempted to harm themselves.
2 – Low - No history of Para-suicide. They have said that they might kill themselves or be better of dead within eh past 2 months, and have not attempted to harm themselves.
3 – Medium – This person has a history of Para-suicide, but not in the past year. They have said that they might kill themselves or be better off dead in the past 2 months but have not attempted to harm themselves.
4- Medium – This person has a history of Para-suicide, but not in the past year. They have said that they might kill themselves or be better off dead in the past 2 months but have not attempted to harm themselves.
5 – High – This person may or may not have a history of Para-suicide. They have stated that they might kill themselves or be better off dead in the past month. These are other factors that might suggest they would make an attempt on their life. For example, bereavement or mental illness.
6 – High – This person may have a history of Para-suicide they have made half hearted attempts to kill themselves in the past 3 months. There are other factors that might suggest they would make an attempt on their life. For example, bereavement, mental illness.
0 – Low – This person has never been assaulted. Lives and works in an environment where assault is very unlikely to occur.
1 – Low This person has never been assaulted. Lives and works with others who are occasionally aggressive but is able to defuse potentially aggressive situations.
2 – Low – This person has never been assaulted. Lives and works with others who are occasionally aggressive, has limited skills to defuse potentially aggressive situations.
3 – Medium – This person has a history of being vulnerable to physical assault, but has not been assaulted in the past 6 months. Lives and works with others who are occasionally aggressive, has limited skills to defuse potentially aggressive situations.
5 – High – This person may or may not have a history of being vulnerable to physical assault. Lives or works with others who are often violent. This person may be assertive, able to defend self and redirect assailant. Such strategies, however, may not be sufficient to prevent attacks.
6 – High – This person may or may not have a history of being vulnerable to physical assault. Lives or works with others who are often violent. This person has limited abilities to defend themselves and redirect assailants.
0 – Low – This person has no history of being sexually abused and is not considered to be vulnerable to sexual exploitation.
1 – Low – This person has a history of being sexually exploited, but has since developed skills that make further abuse unlikely.
2 – Low – This person has a history of being sexually exploited, but not in the past 2 years. Has developed skills that make further abuse likely.
3 – Medium – This person has a history of being sexually exploited, in the past year. Has developed skills that make further abuse unlikely.
4 – Medium – This person has a history of being sexually exploited, in the past year. Has few skills that make further abuse unlikely.
5 – High – This person has been sexually exploited in the past year. Has few skills that make further abuse unlikely and is in frequent contact with others who behave in an exploitive manner.
6 – High – This person has been sexually exploited in the past year. Has few skills that make further abuse unlikely and is in frequent contact with others who behave in an exploitative manner.
7 – Very High – This person has been sexually exploited in the past 3 months. Is easily intimidated and has few skills that make further abuse unlikely. This person is in frequent contact with others who behave in an exploitative manner.
8 – Very High – This person has been sexually exploited in the past 3 months. Is easily intimidated and unlikely to disclose abuse. This person is in frequent contact with others who behave in an exploitative manner.
0 – Low – Has no history of substance abuse. Does not smoke or drink alcohol.
1 – Low - Occasionally use legal drugs in small amounts e.g. tobacco, alcohol. May have “tried” a recreational drug in the past.
2 – Low – Regularly uses legal drugs in moderation e.g. tobacco, alcohol. May have “tried” a recreational drug in the past.
3 – Medium – Heavy use of legal substances e.g. smokes heavily or occasionally drinks more than the safe limit. May occasionally use “recreational” drugs.
4 – Medium – Has a history of heavy use of legal substances. May regularly use “recreational” drugs in small amounts.
5 – High – Has history of excessive use of legal substances. May regularly use “recreational” drugs in moderate amounts.
6 – High – This person has a history of substance abuse, involving either legal or illegal drugs. Has features of dependency syndrome and has an impaired lifestyle because of adduction.
7 – Very High – This person has a history of substance abuse, involving either legal or illegal drugs. Has features of dependency syndrome and has a seriously impaired lifestyle because of addiction. May have required treatment for overdosing on substances (including alcohol).
8 – Very High – This person has a history of substance abuse involving either legal or illegal drugs. Is physiologically and psychologically dependant on drugs and has a seriously impaired lifestyle because of addiction. Has required treatment for overdosing on substances (including alcohol).
0 – Low – Has never displayed any violent or aggressive behaviour. Has never expressed any wish to harm any other person.
1 – Low – Occasionally behaves in an aggressive manner but has never used physical violence.
2 – Low – Occasionally behaves in an aggressive manner. Has used minimal physical violence on rare occasions.
3 – Medium – Occasionally behaves in an aggressive manner. Has used moderate physical violence on rare occasions.
4 – Medium – Regularly behaves in an aggressive manner. Sometimes use moderate physical violence.
5 – High – Can behave in an aggressive manner. Regularly uses moderate physical violence. Makes occasional threats to kill.
6 – High – Can behave in an extremely aggressive manner. Regularly uses serious physical violence. Makes serious threats to kill.
7 – Very High – Can behave in an extremely aggressive manner. Can use extreme physical violence. May use weapons. Makes serious threats to kill.
8 – Very High – Can behave in an extremely aggressive manner. Can use extreme and sustained physical violence. May use weapons. Makes serious threats to kill and follows this with violent action.
Sexual Assault on Others SV
0 – Low – Does not show any interest in sex.
1 – Low – Sexual activity is confined to discrete masturbation. Has consenting relationship with appropriate other.
2 – Low – Makes inappropriate comments of a sexual nature.
3 – Medium – Mild frottage (rubbing/brushing up against another person).
4 – Medium – Exposes themselves to others.
5 – High – Touching breasts, thighs, bottom or genital area of others without their consent.
6 - High – Forcing others to participate in kissing, hugging and fondling. Forcing others to watch sexual activities.
7 – Very High – Forcing others to take part in non-penetrative sexual acts.
8 – Very high – Rape and buggery.
0 – Low – Understands the risks and consequences of fire setting and has never expressed a desire to set fires. No motivation to set a fire. Has never set a fire.
1 – Low – Has a history of minor fire setting as a child. Has not set fires as an adult.
2 – Low – Has set fires as an adult but not in the past 5 years. The fires have been contained and always been kept under control by this person.
3 – Medium – Has set fire as an adult but not in the past 5 years. The fires have been contained and always been kept under control by this person.
4 – Medium – Has set fires as an adult in the past 5 years. The fires have been contained and the person has raised the alarm on each occasion a fire was set.
5 – High – Has set fires as an adult in the past 3 years. The fires have not been contained. The person has raised the alarm on each occasion a fire was set.
6 – High – Has set fires as an adult in the past 3 years. The fires have not been contained. The person has left the fire unattended and not raised the alarm.
7 – Very High – Has set fires as an adult in the past 2 years. The fires have not been contained and set in areas where they could easily spread. The person has left the fire unattended and has sought to conceal their involvement.
8 – Very High – Has set fires as an adult in the past 2 years. The fires have not been contained where they could easily spread and the person has left the fire unattended and not raised the alarm.
0 – Low – This person has now history of theft.
1 – Low – This person has a history of stealing small items, although they have not done this in the past 5 years.
2 – Low – This person has a history of stealing small items, although they have not done this in the past year.
3 – Medium – This person could take small items such as money and cigarettes off less able residents when unsupervised.
4 – Medium – This person goes out of their way to steal items. The theft requires planning and intent.
5 – High – This person steals for the sake of stealing. There is no desire to have what is stolen, only interest in the act of stealing.
6 – High – this person steals items which may be either expensive / irreplaceable.
7 – Very High – This person would cause harm to another person or their property in order to steal.
8 – Very High – This person would carry and use a weapon when involved in a robbery or theft.
0 – Low – this person has no history of damaging property and has never threatened to damage property.
1 – Low – This person has a history of damaging property but has not done so for several years and does not now threaten to do so.
2 – Low – this person has a history of damaging property and still threatens to do so but does not carry out these threats.
3 – Medium – This person has a history of damaging property and still threatens to do so but does not carry out these threats.
4 – Medium – This person has a history of damaging property and still causes occasional minor damage to property.
5 – High – This person occasionally damages property in angry of frustrated outbursts.
6 – High – This person regularly damages property in angry or frustrated outbursts.
7 – Very High – This person frequently destroys or damages their own property.
8 – Very high – This person frequently destroys or damages property and is indiscriminate about ownership or consequences.
0 – Low – This person has never absconded, has shown no desire to abscond.
1 – Low – This person has expressed a desire to abscond from Calderstones, although this is not felt to be serious.
2 – Low – This person makes occasional threats to “run away” although these are not felt to be serious attempts to abscond.
3 – Medium – This person makes frequent attempts to “run away” although these are not felt to be serious attempts to abscond.
4 – Medium – This person has absconded in the past, although they have not done so in the past 5 years.
5 – High – This person has expressed a desire to abscond. The individual is not at immediate risk of offending as discussed little risk of being exploited themselves. May have a predictable place to stay, and so can be traced and brought back easily.
6 – High – This person is thought to be considering absconding. There is a risk of this person re-offending there is some risk of being exploited themselves. May have a predictable place to stay, so they can be traced and brought back easily.
7 – Very High – This person is thought to be considering absconding. There is a significant risk of this person re-offending or there is significant risk of being exploited themselves. Does not have a predictable place to stay.
8 – Very High – This person is thought to be considering absconding. There is a high risk of this person re-offending or there is high risk of being exploited themselves. Might use force to get away. Does not have predicable place to stay. Will plan for opportunities to go and take them.