Improving the clinical practice of violence risk assessment: Technology, guidelines, and training.

1996 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 945-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy Borum
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Technology ◽  
And Training

Evaluating and Managing the Risk of Violence in Clinical Practice with Adults

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Murrie ◽  
Sharon Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Forensic Psychology ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Basic Knowledge ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Risk Assessment And Management

Although concerns about violence risk emerge regularly in routine clinical practice, many clinicians feel underprepared to assess and manage violence risk. One problem is that the rich knowledge base underlying violence risk assessment has largely remained in the specialties of forensic psychology and psychiatry, where it has been less familiar to clinicians in general practice. In this chapter we review the legal and ethical parameters that guide clinician appraisals of violence risk, and then we summarize the foundational knowledge and techniques—from both the forensic psychology approach and the emerging field of threat assessment. By integrating basic knowledge and practices from these specialized disciplines, clinicians can more comfortably incorporate violence risk assessment and management into their routine care for patients, better infuse risk assessment into the start of treatment, monitor risk over the course of treatment, and respond appropriately to any threats of violence that emerge.

Are Violence Risk Assessment Tools Clinically Useful?

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment ◽  
Violent Behaviour ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools

Despite increasing concerns regarding the prevalence of violent behaviour in mainstream mental health settings, the impressive body of forensic research on violence risk assessment has thus far had only limited impact on front-line general mental health practice. The common objection raised by clinicians that risk assessment tools lack utility for clinical practice may contribute to this. The present paper argues that this objection, although understandable, is misplaced. Usage of appropriate, validated risk assessment tools can augment standard clinical approaches in a number of ways. Some of their advantages derive simply from having a well-structured approach, others from consideration of specific kinds of risk factors: ‘static’ and ‘dynamic’. The inappropriate use of tools without a firm evidence base, however, is unlikely to enhance clinical practice significantly.

International Perspectives on the Practical Application of Violence Risk Assessment Tools: A Survey of 16 Countries

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay P. Singh ◽  
Sarah L. Desmarais ◽  
Richard Van Dorn ◽  
Randy K. Otto ◽  
Karin Arbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment ◽  
International Perspectives ◽  
Risk Assessment Tools

Gender and violence risk assessment in prisons.

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet I. Warren ◽  
James M. Wellbeloved-Stone ◽  
Park E. Dietz ◽  
Sara B. Millspaugh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Risk Assessment
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