Actions for Evaluation for risk of violence in adults
Evaluation for risk of violence in adults / Kirk Heilbrun
- Author
- Heilbrun, Kirk
- Published
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 187 pages) : illustrations
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- Series
- Contents
- FOUNDATION; APPLICATION; References; Tests and Specialized Tools; Cases and Statutes; Key Terms; Index; About the Author.
- Summary
- Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifyi.
- Subject(s)
- Violence—Risk assessment
- Dangerously mentally ill—Risk assessment
- Forensic psychology
- Forensic Psychiatry—methods
- Mentally Ill Persons—psychology
- Risk Assessment—methods
- Social Behavior Disorders
- Violence—psychology
- Violence—Évaluation du risque
- Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale dangereuses—Évaluation du risque
- Psychologie légale
- PSYCHOLOGY—Forensic Psychology
- ISBN
- 9780199708666 (electronic bk.)
0199708665 (electronic bk.)
9780195369816 (print)
0195369815 (print) - Digital File Characteristics
- data file
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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