Issues regarding the clinical use of the Classification of Violence Risk (COVR) assessment instrument

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 676-685

  McCusker, Paul J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

COVR; Risk assessment; Violence

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION OF VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INSTRUMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 35948973493     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07299227     Document Type: Review

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