International Perspectives on the Practical Application of Violence Risk Assessment: A Global Survey of 44 Countries

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 193-206

  Singh, Jay P ^a,b,c   Desmarais, Sarah L ^d   Hurducas, Cristina ^e   Arbach Lucioni, Karin ^f,g   Condemarin, Carolina ^h   Dean, Kimberlie ^i,j   Doyle, Michael ^k   Folino, Jorge O ^l   Godoy Cervera, Verónica ^m   Grann, Martin ⁿ   Ho, Robyn Mei Yee ^o   Large, Matthew M ⁱ   Nielsen, Louise Hjort ^p   Pham, Thierry H ^q,r   Rebocho, Maria Francisca ^s   Reeves, Kim A ^t   Rettenberger, Martin ^u   de Ruiter, Corine ^v   Seewald, Katharina ^b   Otto, Randy K ^e  

^a Global Institute of Forensic Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^h Unidad Especial de Identificación Forense   (Chile)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^j JUSTICE HEALTH AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK   (Australia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^m UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

ⁿ KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^o CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^p UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^q Centre de Recherche en Defense Sociale   (Belgium)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^s UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^t SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^u JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^v MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

international; mental health; risk assessment; survey; violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906776629     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2014.922141     Document Type: Article

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