Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment
Author: Randy K. Otto
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2011-04-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1136914595

This comprehensive Handbook of original chapters serves as a resource for clinicians and researchers alike. Two introductory chapters cover general issues in violence risk assessment, while the remainder of the book offers a comprehensive discussion of specific risk assessment measures. Forensic psychology practitioners, mental health professionals who deal with the criminal justice system, and legal professionals working with violent offenders will find the Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment to be the primary reference for the field.

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment
Author: Kevin S. Douglas
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 611
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 131551835X

The Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment, Second Edition, builds on the first edition’s comprehensive discussion of violence risk assessment instruments with an update of research on established tools and the addition of new chapters devoted to recently developed risk assessment tools. Featuring chapters written by the instrument developers themselves, this handbook reviews the most frequently used violence risk assessment instruments—both actuarial and structured professional judgment—that professionals use to inform and structure their judgments about violence risk. Also included are broader chapters that address matters such as the consideration of psychopathy and how the law shapes violence risk assessment. Already the primary reference for practitioners, researchers, and legal professionals in this area, this second edition’s easy-to-access, comprehensive, and current information will make it an indispensable reference for those in the field.

Psychological Evaluations for the Courts, Third Edition

Psychological Evaluations for the Courts, Third Edition
Author: Gary B. Melton
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 959
Release: 2007-09-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 160623739X

This is the definitive reference and text for both mental health and legal professionals. The authors offer a uniquely comprehensive discussion of the legal and clinical contexts of forensic assessment, along with best-practice guidelines for participating effectively and ethically in a wide range of criminal and civil proceedings. Presented are findings, instruments, and procedures related to criminal and civil competencies, civil commitment, sentencing, personal injury claims, antidiscrimination laws, child custody, juvenile justice, and more.

Clinical Forensic Psychology and Law

Clinical Forensic Psychology and Law
Author: Kaitlyn McLachlan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 553
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1351161547

Clinical Forensic Psychology and Law is a compilation of recent and classic articles providing comprehensive coverage of the field of clinical forensic psychology and law. Selected articles sample the major areas of the discipline, including criminal and civil forensic assessment, forensic treatment, youth assessment and intervention, and professional and ethical issues in forensic practice. The volume is designed for use by scholars, graduates and undergraduates in psychology and law schools.

Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment
Author: David L. Shapiro
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 3319170589

This compact reference makes the case for a middle ground between clinical and actuarial methods in predicting future violence, domestic violence, and sexual offending. It critiques widely used measures such as the PCL-R, VRAG, SORAG, and Static-99 in terms of clarity of scoring, need for clinical interpretation, and potential weight in assessing individuals. Appropriate standards of practice are illustrated--and questioned--based on significant legal cases, among them Tarasoff v.Regents of the State of California and Lipari v. Sears, that have long defined the field. This expert coverage helps make sense of the pertinent issues and controversies surrounding risk assessment as it provides readers with invaluable information in these and other key areas: The history of violence prediction. Commonly used assessment instruments with their strengths and limitations. Psychological risk factors, both actual and questionable. Clinical lessons learned from instructive court cases, from Tarasoff forward. Implications for treatment providers. How more specialized risk assessment measures may be developed. Risk Assessment offers its readers--professionals working with sex offenders as well as those working with the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and Sex Offender Appraisal Guide--new possibilities for rethinking the assessment strategies of their trade toward predicting and preventing violent criminal incidents.

Learning Forensic Assessment

Learning Forensic Assessment
Author: Rebecca Jackson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 631
Release: 2007-10-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1135596212

Providing an excellent resource for forensic psychology undergraduate students, this book offers students the opportunity to learn from experts, through the collection of outstanding articles. Unlike other books in the area that are topic specific, it also gives them comprehensive coverage of the subject. Divided into five broad topic areas, it covers:professional issuesjuvenile assessmentcriminal forensic assessmentcivil forensic assessmentpervasive issues - malingering and psychopathy. Written by a group of internationally renowned contributors and including didactic information as well as pro.

Mental Health and Scots Law in Practice

Mental Health and Scots Law in Practice
Author: Jim J. McManus
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2005
Genre: Mental health laws
ISBN: 0414014758

Written for those studying the law of contract under the Scottish law system, this volume obviates the need for the pile of scribbles and photocopies that students normally rely upon when revising the previous terms' work

Managing High Risk Sex Offenders in the Community

Managing High Risk Sex Offenders in the Community
Author: Karen Harrison
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1317438558

This book explores the issues surrounding sex offenders, evaluating the measures in use or being considered, including drug treatment, MAPPA, the use of the Sex Offender Register, restorative justice techniques, and treatment programmes.

Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases

Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases
Author: Harold V. Hall
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 920
Release: 2021-11-09
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1000464687

Today's increasingly sophisticated psychological and neuropsychological assessments allow for a greater understanding, and improved evaluations, in forensic psychology. By integrating discussions of modern psychological and neuropsychological tests, with extant civil and criminal cases, Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition serves as a fully-updated, professional resource outlining modern behavioral science’s impact on the legal system. This second edition synthesizes the theoretical, empirical, and clinical literature, examining it through the lens of case application. The book is divided into three parts to look at foundational legal, ethical and applied issues; criminal forensic evaluations; and civil forensic evaluations. Chapters new to this edition address substance abuse and intoxication, interviewing and interrogation, criminal profiling, faked amnesia and recall skills, post-concussive syndrome (PCS), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and trends and research directions. Clinicians, researchers and psychologists practicing in any number of related fields will be able to address relevant questions from both criminal-forensic and civil-forensic perspectives. Key features: Presents the latest advances in methodology and technology to assist forensic professional in assessment and case formulation in the search for ground truth in applied settings Outlines base rates for forensic areas of concern, especially helpful in evaluation, report writing and courtroom testimony as an expert witness Addresses complex criminal issues such as competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, mitigating defenses, and violence risk Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and Civil Cases, Second Edition is an invaluable resource to clinicians, experts witnesses, and legal professionals—a helpful adjunct for mental health experts to formulate sound direct and cross-examination strategies, and eliciting suggestions for forensically-related treatment and intervention.

Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment

Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment
Author: Carina Coulacoglou
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2017-06-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0128024909

Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment: Principles and Applications reports on contemporary perspectives and models on psychological assessment and their corresponding measures. It highlights topics relevant to clinical and neuropsychological domains, including cognitive abilities, adaptive behavior, temperament, and psychopathology.Moreover, the book examines a series of standard as well as novel methods and instruments, along with their psychometric properties, recent meta-analytic studies, and their cross-cultural applications. Discusses psychometric issues and empirical studies that speak to same Explores the family context in relation to children’s behavioral outcomes Features major personality measures as well as their cross cultural variations Identifies the importance of coping and resilience in assessing personality and psychopathology Examines precursors of aggression and violence for prediction and prevention