Assessing Risk of Violence Using Structured Professional Judgment Guidelines

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 270-283

  Guy, Laura S ^a   Packer, Ira K ^a   Warnken, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

forensic assessment; HCR 20; risk assessment; structured professional judgment; violence

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ASSAULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BATTERING; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FIGHTING; HCR 20; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL PATIENT; PARANOIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PLANNING; POLICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INSURANCE; STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84861983534     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: 15229092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15228932.2012.674471     Document Type: Review

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