Original PDF Ebook – Assessing Dangerousness3rd EditionDomestic Violence Offenders and Child Abusers – 9780826133267

Original PDF Ebook – Assessing Dangerousness3rd EditionDomestic Violence Offenders and Child Abusers – 9780826133267

Practitioners in the social, behavioral, and health fields often work with perpetrators and survivors of interpersonal violence. Many are asked to make predictions about the likelihood of future violence. Assessing Dangerousness reviews the intricacies of predicting intimate partner violence and homicide as well as child abuse and homicide to better prepare readers to make such assessments. Extensively revised, this classic volume highlights the latest research in clear and accessible language. Each contributor, a noted expert in their field, has faced the difficult task of assessing the risk of intimate partner violence and child abuse in courtrooms, clinics, shelters, hospitals, schools, and more. Their experience in research and practice makes this the go-to resource for anyone required to make predictions about violent behavior in family settings._x000D_
Assessing Dangerousness, Third Edition:_x000D_
Presents clinical and court examples requiring the assessment of risk and danger that appeals to practitioners in social work, psychology, nursing, counseling, criminology, and public health._x000D_
Introduces an evidence based approach that practitioners can use to integrate risk assessment in a variety of settings._x000D_
Covers the latest risk assessment instruments for use in the field including the Danger Assessment, the DVSI-R, and the ODARA._x000D_
Highlights the newest and most promising applications of risk assessment such as the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Program._x000D_
Synthesizes related legal and ethical issues to help practitioners implement risk assessment in a responsible way._x000D_
Identifies prediction factors and risk markers for use in interventions._x000D_
Exposes the overlap between child and intimate partner homicide, instrumental in identifying families with multiple risks._x000D_
Presents the latest research on the risk of re-assault in intimate partner violence and risk over the life course._x000D_
Reviews the latest version of Dr. Campbell’s Danger Assessment, the most widely used homicide risk assessment instrument for intimate partner violence survivors.