ABSTRACT

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.

part I|90 pages

Core Themes and Critical Analysis of the Field

part II|65 pages

Empirical-Actuarial Measures

chapter Chapter 5|13 pages

The Classification of Violence Risk (COVR)

chapter Chapter 6|25 pages

Static-99R

An Empirical-Actuarial Risk Tool for Adult Males With a History of Sexual Offending

part III|67 pages

Rational-Actuarial Measures

chapter Chapter 8|32 pages

Risk/Need Assessment for Adults and Older Adolescents

The Level of Service (LS) Instruments

chapter Chapter 10|18 pages

Two Treatment and Change-Oriented Risk Assessment Tools

The Violence Risk Scale (VRS) and Violence Risk Scale—Sexual Offense Version (VRS-SO)

part IV|237 pages

Structured Professional Judgment Measures

chapter Chapter 14|37 pages

Structured Professional Judgment Guidelines for Sexual Violence Risk Assessment

The Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20) Versions 1 and 2 and Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP)

chapter Chapter 15|30 pages

Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)

Rationale, Application, and Empirical Overview