Christopher D. Webster, Quazi Haque, Stephen J. Hucker

Violence Risk 2e

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Violence Risk: Assessment and Management provides a readable account of the scientific and professional literature that deals with risk assessment and management, especially in cases where violence or future violence is a factor. This second edition acknowledges recent changes in the field of violence risk assessment and management, and includes new chapters on planning and formulation as well as a broader discussion on the use of SPJ approaches to guide clients through systematic changes to a life less characterized by violence or related risks.

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This expanded and updated new edition reflects the growing importance of the structured professional judgement approach to violence risk assessment and management. It offers comprehensive guidance on decision-making in cases where future violence is a potential issue.

Includes discussion of interventions based on newly developed instruments
Covers policy standards developed since the publication of the first edition
Interdisciplinary perspective facilitates collaboration between professionals
Includes contributions from P.Randolf Kropp, R. Karl Hanson, Mary-Lou Martin, Alec Buchanan and John Monahan

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 368g
• ISBN-13: 9781119961130
• ISBN-10: 1119961130
• Artikelnr.: 38012666

Autorenporträt

Christopher D. Webster is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Canada, as well as Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. A Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association and the Royal Society of Canada, his publications include the first edition of this volume (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), and Essential Writings in Risk Assessment and Management (2007), which he co-edited.  Quazi Haque is Executive Medical Director for Partnerships in Care, one of the largest providers of mental health services in the UK. A Fellow of the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists and former lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry's Home Office Teaching Unit, he collaborated with Christopher Webster in developing a structured professional judgement training programme at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London.  Stephen J. Hucker is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Canada. A specialist in forensic psychiatry, he is a former head of the forensic programs at Toronto's Clarke Institute of Psychiatry and has lectured widely on forensic psychiatry both to scientific and professional audiences. He maintains a private practice and is frequently called as an expert witness in legal cases.

Inhaltsangabe

Tribute Dr. F.a.s. Jenson vi
List of Figures vii
List of Tables viii
List of Boxes ix
About the Authors x
Foreword Alec Buchanan xii
Preface to the Second Edition xviii
Acknowledgements xxi
1 Decision Points 1
2 Points of View 8
3 Predictions and Errors 15
4 Developmental Trajectories 26
5 Symptomologies 33
6 Personality Disorders 47
7 Substance Abuse 55
8 Factors: Risk and Protective, Single, Multiple, and Interacting 61
9 SPJ Guides 72
10 Competitions 88
11 Planning 92
12 Transitions Mary-Lou Martin 98
13 Sequential Redirections 106
14 Implementations 116
15 Teaching and Researching SPJ Guides 123
16 Spousal Assaulters: Risk Assessment and Management P. Randall Kropp 138
17 Sex Offenders R. Karl Hanson 148
18 Teams 159
19 Communications 163
20 Getting it Wrong, Getting it Right (Mostly) 170
Questions 187
Afterword John Monahan, PhD 195
References 200
Index 224