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Assessing dangerousness : domestic violence offenders and child abusers / Jacquelyn C. Campbell and Jill Theresa Messing, editors.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2017]Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780826133274
  • 0826133274
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Assessing dangerousness.DDC classification:
  • 616.85/8200112 23
LOC classification:
  • RC569.5.V55 A87 2017
NLM classification:
  • WM 605
Online resources:
Contents:
Prediction of interpersonal violence : an introduction / Allison Ward-Lasher, Daniel J. Sheridan, Nancy E. Glass, and Jill Theresa Messing -- Prediction issues for practitioners / Joel S. Milner, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jill Theresa Messing -- Child physical abuse risk assessment : parent and family evaluations / Joel S. Milner, Julie L. Crouch -- Evaluating risk factors for fatal child abuse / Scott D. Krugman, Francie J. Julien-Chinn -- Prediction of homicide of and by battered women / Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jill Theresa Messing, Kirk R. Williams -- Assessing risk of intimate partner violence / N. Zoe Hilton, Angela Wyatt Eke -- Children at risk of homicide in the context of intimate partner violence / Peter Jaffe, Jordan Fairbairn, Katherine Reif.
Summary: 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. -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Prediction of interpersonal violence : an introduction / Allison Ward-Lasher, Daniel J. Sheridan, Nancy E. Glass, and Jill Theresa Messing -- Prediction issues for practitioners / Joel S. Milner, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jill Theresa Messing -- Child physical abuse risk assessment : parent and family evaluations / Joel S. Milner, Julie L. Crouch -- Evaluating risk factors for fatal child abuse / Scott D. Krugman, Francie J. Julien-Chinn -- Prediction of homicide of and by battered women / Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jill Theresa Messing, Kirk R. Williams -- Assessing risk of intimate partner violence / N. Zoe Hilton, Angela Wyatt Eke -- Children at risk of homicide in the context of intimate partner violence / Peter Jaffe, Jordan Fairbairn, Katherine Reif.

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. -- Provided by publisher.

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