Actuarial risk assessment instruments
a. Show evidence of being less biased than clinical judgment
b. Are used to predict when a child will be initially abused by his or her parent
c. Lessen the importance of knowing about child development
d. Are known to be less objective than clinical judgment
e. Make clinical judgment unnecessary.
Answer: A
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