Clinician's Guide to Violence Risk Assessment

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-10-27
Publisher(s): The Guilford Press
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Summary

Presenting a comprehensive framework for conducting a scientifically grounded violence risk assessment, this book is authoritative, current, and practical. The essentials of doing this type of evaluation are reviewed, and available risk appraisal instruments are described for general violence, sexual violence, and spousal violence. The authors provide expert advice on choosing suitable instruments and approaches for particular cases, interpreting the resulting data, and communicating with legal decision makers. A detailed outline shows how to organize assessment findings into an effective final report; a sample completed report is featured in the appendix.

Author Biography

Jeremy F. Mills, PhD, CPsych, is a psychologist with a practice in forensic, correctional, and counseling psychology in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In addition, he serves as Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Dr. Mills’s research interests include violence risk assessment, violence risk communication, and the assessment of suicide risk. Dr. Mills provides consultation and training in the area of violence risk assessment. Daryl G. Kroner, PhD, CPsych, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Previously, he was a prison psychologist. Dr. Kroner’s research interests include correctional mental health, dynamic risk assessment during community supervision, and the social-context aspects of risk assessment. Robert D. Morgan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. In addition, he is Director of Clinical and Forensic Services at Lubbock Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Center. Dr. Morgan’s research interests include correctional mental health, forensic psychology, and professional development and training.

Table of Contents

Violence Risk Assessment: An Introductionp. 1
The Clinician's Knowledge and Trainingp. 3
Why Conduct Violence Risk Assessments?p. 5
Therapeutic versus Violence Risk Assessmentsp. 11
Advancements in Risk Assessmentp. 15
Ethics Essentialsp. 24
Conclusionp. 32
Violence Risk Factorsp. 33
Violent Reoffending in the Criminal Recidivistp. 34
Offenders with Mental Disordersp. 36
Sexual Violencep. 44
Spousal Violencep. 50
Psychopathic Traitsp. 55
Conclusionp. 64
Risk Appraisal Instrumentsp. 65
Instruments Specifically Developed to Predict Nonsexual Violencep. 69
Instruments Developed to Predict General Reoffending That Also Predict Nonsexual Violencep. 81
Instruments Developed to Predict Sexual Violencep. 87
Instruments Developed to Predict Spousal Violencep. 102
Issues in Risk Assessmentp. 108
Choosing a Risk Appraisal Instrumentp. 109
Professional Override?p. 118
Assessing Change from Intervention/Treatmentp. 120
The Perception and Communication of Risk Informationp. 124
An Integrated-Actuarial Approach to the Assessment and Management of Risk for Violencep. 134
Anchoring the Assessment with Actuarial Estimatesp. 135
Integrating Dynamic Factors for Intervention/Treatment and Risk Management Purposesp. 136
The Two-Tiered Violence Risk Estimates Scale: An Integrated-Actuarial Approachp. 139
Other Examples of Integrated-Actuarial Risk Assessmentp. 156
Interventions to Reduce Riskp. 157
The Risk Assessment Processp. 159
Transparencyp. 159
Information Gatheringp. 163
Reporting the Findingsp. 167
Telling the Story: An Outline for the Reportp. 172
Assessment Contextp. 173
Psychosocial Backgroundp. 177
History of Violence and Criminal Behaviorp. 183
Risk Assessment and Risk Managementp. 184
Testifying in Legal Proceedingsp. 189
Appendix. Sample Violence Risk Assessmentp. 193
Referencesp. 207
Indexp. 233
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