The treatment implications of the risk principle include:
A) identifying high-, medium-, and low-risk clients.
B) directing intensive treatment efforts to high- and medium-risk clients.
C) refraining from assigning low-risk clients to intensive interventions.
D) all of the above

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The risk principle in correctional psychology suggests that the level of treatment and intervention should be matched to the offender's risk of reoffending. This includes identifying clients by risk level (A), directing more intensive treatment to those at higher risk (B), and avoiding placing low-risk clients in intensive programs, which could potentially do more harm than good (C). Therefore, all of the options (A, B, and C) are correct implications of the risk principle, making D the correct answer.

The Treatment Implications of the Risk Principle Include