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Violent offenders : appraising and managing risk / Vernon L. Quinsey ... [and others].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Law and public policy
- The law and public policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mentally ill prisoners--United States.
- Mentally ill prisoners.
- Sex offenders--United States.
- Sex offenders.
- Violent offenders.
- United States.
- Violent offenders--United States.
- Mentally Ill Persons.
- Prisoners.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mentally Ill Persons.
- United States.
- Prisoners.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1998]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- The primary focus of this book is on criminal violence of both mentally disordered and criminal inmates, whose histories of criminal violence raise serious societal concerns about the commission of future acts of violence. It is difficult for legal experts, psychologists, and policy makers to make decisions that strike the proper balance between an offender's civil liberties and community safety. Such a balance requires an accurate assessment of the likelihood that an individual offender will commit a new violent or sexual offense. On the basis of their research on mentally disordered offenders, sex offenders, fire setters, and psychopathic offenders, the authors have devised an actuarial assessment instrument, the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide. The authors argue that risk management can be improved by combining what is already known about predicting violence, clinical decision making, and program evaluation. They conclude that the results of their applied research have implications for our understanding of the etiology of violent criminal behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-337) and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1998. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1998 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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