Obviously, opinions vary among experts. I personally am regularly asked to give an opinion on an offender, determine who he is and assess his degree of dangerousness and risk of recidivism. I believe an in-depth interview with the individual is necessary. One or two objective personality tests must be administered to know how this person reacts, with respect to personality structure or, in some cases, pathology. We also need actuarial tools, and possibly qualitative tools like those Dr. Quinsey was referring to earlier. I am thinking here of a tool, quite advanced, which was developed by Dr. Quinsey himself as well as by others, including Dr. Hanson, who is also here. We have actuarial tools, the predictive success of which is eminently higher than that of clinical intuition. All of these tools must be used.
I do not believe such an assessment would cost $1,000 or $2,000. The cost would certainly be around $3,000 to $3,500. I am talking here about an in-depth assessment along with a report that is sufficiently reliable, so decision-makers can rely upon it.