Risk factors and protective factors: a two-sided dynamic approach to violence risk assessment

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 440-457

  Robbé, Michiel de Vries ^a   Vogel, Vivienne de ^a   Douglas, Kevin S ^b  

^a Van der Hoeven Kliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

desistance; dynamic factors; HCR 20; protective factors; risk assessment; SAPROF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84880630587     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2013.818162     Document Type: Article

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