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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|90 pages
Core Themes and Critical Analysis of the Field
chapter Chapter 1|25 pages
Approaches to Violence Risk Assessment
part II|65 pages
Empirical-Actuarial Measures
chapter Chapter 6|25 pages
Static-99R
part III|67 pages
Rational-Actuarial Measures
chapter Chapter 8|32 pages
Risk/Need Assessment for Adults and Older Adolescents
chapter Chapter 10|18 pages
Two Treatment and Change-Oriented Risk Assessment Tools
part IV|237 pages
Structured Professional Judgment Measures