Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness: Empirical Contributions

ISBN-13: 9780521641234 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 302 str.

Pinard, Georges-Franck

Opis

Unrealistic public policies have increasingly concerned clinicians who fear being held responsible for their decisions in a legal climate that expects them to accurately predict the future. Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness provides a forum in which a group of internationally recognized scholars present the major conceptual issues and themes in their areas of violence research. Each chapter includes an issue-based essay that makes the research findings clinically relevant for assessment and prediction of violence. This book provides a reference that outlines key information for conducting more effective risk assessments with different populations.

Recenzje

"Georges-Franck Pinard and Linda Pagini, of the University of Montreal, are to be congratulated on this solid, useful summary of the clinical understanding of dangerousness." Psychiatric Services

Spis treści

Contributors; Prologue Paul S. Appelbaum; Part I. Introduction: 1. Clinical assessment of dangerousness: an overview of the literature Linda Pagani and Georges-F. Pinard; Part II. Basic Issues in Violence Research: 2. Biology, development, and dangerousness Elizabeth J. Susman and Jordan W. Finkelstein; 3. The development of physical aggression during childhood and the prediction of later dangerousness Richard E. Tremblay; 4. Predicting adult official and self-reported violence David P. Farrington; Part III. Mental Health Issues and Dangerousness: 5. Major mental disorder and violence: epidemiology and risk assessment John Monahan; 6. Axis II disorders and dangerousness Kenneth Tardiff; 7. Recidivistic violent behaviour and axis I and II disorders Jari Tiihonen; Part IV. Family Issues and Dangerousness: 8. Risk assessment for intimate partner homicide Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Phyllis Sharps and Nancy Glass; 9. Parents at risk of filicide Maureen Marks; 10. Parricide Charles P. Ewing; Part V. Individual Characteristics and Dangerousness: 11. Alcohol and dangerousness Joan McCord; 12. Violence and substance abuse Philip Bean; 13. Threats, stalking and criminal harassment J. Reid Meloy; Part VI. Conclusion: 14. Discussion and clinical commentary on issues in the assessment and prediction of dangerousness Georges-F. Pinard and Linda Pagani; Index.