Book chapter
Threat/Risk Assessment
Forensic Mental Health Assessment
01 Jul 2014
Abstract
Chapter 25 discusses threat or risk assessment (sometimes referred to as violence risk assessment). The role of risk assessment in a given evaluation ranges from paramount (e.g., assessing the credibility of direct or implied threats) to nonexistent (e.g., Atkins evaluations, assessments of Miranda understanding). Additionally, risk assessment is prospective; where most FMHA focuses on past thoughts and behaviors or current functioning, risk assessment involves appraising the propensity for future behavior. Due to the increasing prominence of risk assessment in FMHA, it will be addressed through four case reports in this chapter.
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Details
- Title
- Threat/Risk Assessment
- Creators
- Kirk HeilbrunDavid DeMatteoStephanie Brooks HollidayCasey LaDuke
- Publication Details
- Forensic Mental Health Assessment
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Other Identifier
- 991019203342404721