Intimate partner violence risk assessment and management

Violence and Victims

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 202-220

  Kropp, P Randall ^a,b  

^a British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission

^b British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Issues; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ACTUARIAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DANGER ASSESSMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MILITARY FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM; MILITARY MEDICINE; OFFENDER; ONTARIO DOMESTIC ASSAULT RISK ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

EID: 46849091994     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.23.2.202     Document Type: Review

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