Violent offenders : understanding and assessment / edited by Christina A. Pietz, Curtis A. Mattson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pietz, Christina A., editor.

Mattson, Curtis A., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violent offenders--Psychology.

Violent offenders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (569 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offenders convicted of violent crimes accounted for almost 15,000 (7.5%) of the federal inmate population in recent reports; and, despite the public''s perception that the overall crime rate is down, there are indications that rates of violent crime may actually be increasing in certain geographic areas and populations. In response, forensic psychologists are increasingly being called upon to understand the causes of violence, predict violent behavior and the likelihood or recidivism, develop treatment programs, and even assist law enforcement in solving crimes. The assessment of violence is a

Contents:

Cover; Violent Offenders; Copyright; Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Section I. Overview and Correlates of Violence; 1. Psychological Perspectives of Violence; 2. Antisocial Behavior Among Children in Poverty: Understanding Environmental Effects in Daily Life; 3. Substance Abuse and Violence; 4. Major Mental Disorders and Violence; 5. Aggressive Externalizing Disorders: Conduct Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, and Psychopathy; Section II Special Offender Populations; 6. Juvenile Homicide: Trends, Correlates, Causal Factors, and Outcomes

7. Physically and Sexually Violent Females8. Homicide: A National and Global Perspective; 9. Psychological Factors in Intimate Partner Violence; 10. Perpetrators of Sexual Violence: Demographics, Assessments, Interventions; 11. Under the Color of Authority: Police Officers As Violent Offenders; 12. Institutional Violence Risk: Theory, Assessment, and Management; 13. Youth Gangs: An Overview of Key Findings and Directions for the Future; 14. Understanding Terrorists; Section III Evaluative Approach and Special Considerations

15. Legal, Clinical, and Scientific Foundations of Violence Risk Assessment16. Use of Assessment Measures for the Evaluation of Future Risk; 17. The Structured Professional Judgment Approach to Violence Risk Assessment and Management: Why It Is Useful, How to Use It, and Its Empirical Support; 18. Assessing Facets of Personality and Psychopathology in Violent Offenders; 19. Assessing Malingering in Violent Offenders; 20. Assessment of Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Bases for Violence; 21. Violence: Psychiatric Assessment and Intervention

22. Ethical Considerations and Professional Roles in Working With Violent Offenders23. Conducting Research With Special Populations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-937636-0

OCLC:

890441733