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SASSI as a guide to disposal
The clinical information provided by the hypothetical psychological profile gives an indicator of whether or not the adult or young person is more likely to be pre-disposed to criminality than the average person. Thus a particular result can lead to the conclusion that the client is likely to have a history of on-going involvement with the criminal justice system. This may result from any number of factors including poor economic prospects, impulsivity, inconsistent punishment and reward systems in childhood, lack of social responsibility etc. In this case, the recommendation would be to address these issues directly as significant life problems in their own right.
If, on the other hand, the profile indicates that the young person is no more likely than the average person to have a history of offending, and yet the individual has a string of offences under their belt, consideration should be given to the nature of the offending (is it substance-related?) and to a dependency classification (i.e. loss of control). If the client has lost control of their ability to determine onset of substance use, level of use, or termination, if all their offending is substance-related and if they appear no more likely to offend than the average person, then it is highly likely that removal of the substance misuse problem will, by and of itself, preclude further offending.
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