The other side of the equation: Considering risk state and protective factors in violence risk assessment

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-423

  Ryba, Nancy L ^a,b  

^a John Jay College of Criminal Justice   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Protective factors; Risk assessment; Risk state; Violence risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67649092268     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228930802199382     Document Type: Article

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