Which term describes a document outlining risk management strategy for an offender?

• A. Correctional plan
• B. Parole order
• C. Risk assessment
• D. Community supervision plan

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is how risk management for an offender is organized into a formal plan. A correctional plan is the document that pulls together the offender’s risks, needs, and the specific actions designed to manage those risks—things like targeted programs, supervision levels, housing, employment, and timelines. It operationalizes risk reduction: it shows who does what, when, and under what conditions, so both corrections staff and the offender have a clear, shared path to reduce the chance of reoffending.

Parole order is about release from custody and the conditions attached to that release, not a comprehensive plan for managing risk over time. Risk assessment is the process of identifying and measuring risk, not the plan that outlines how to address it. A community supervision plan focuses on how the offender will be supervised in the community, but the formal document that integrates risk management strategies across the offender’s journey is the correctional plan.