International perspectives on violence risk assessment

International perspectives on violence risk assessment / edited by Jay P. Singh, Stål Bjørkly, Seena Fazel.

International Perspectives on Violence Risk Assessment includes chapters by leading risk assessment scholars in more than 15 countries and explores the topic from a truly international outlook. Using findings from the seminal International Risk Survey (IRiS), the largest qualitative study in the his...

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Other Authors: Singh, Jay P. (Editor), Bjørkly, Stål (Editor), Fazel, Seena (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series.
Subjects:
Violence > Forecasting.
Violence.
Violent offenders.
Violent crimes.
Risk assessment.
violence.
risk assessment.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Risk assessment
Violence
Violence > Forecasting
Violent crimes
Violent offenders
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Series ; International Perspectives on Violence Risk Assessment ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Series Foreword ; Acknowledgments ; About the Editors ; Contributors ; Section 1: Violence Risk Assessment: The International State of the Art.
  • 1 An Introduction to the Assessment of Violence Risk 2 Methodological Considerations in Risk Assessment Research ; 3 Adapting Risk Assessment Tools to New Jurisdictions ; 4 Implementation of Violence Risk Assessment Instruments in Mental Healthcare Settings.
  • 5 The Process and Context of Violence Risk Assessment: Toward Integrating Science into Clinical Practice 6 Violence Risk Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review of Surveys ; Section 2: The International Risk Survey: Global Findings.

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