Book chapter
Violence Risk and Threat Assessment
Forensic Mental Health Evaluations in the Digital Age
25 Feb 2020
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of important considerations in conducting evaluations of violence risk. The potential benefits and clinical applications of consulting social networking sites (SNS) and other internet-based data for these types of forensic evaluations are discussed. Practical, ethical, and legal considerations distinctive to using SNS data in appraising a defendant’s risk for engaging in future acts of violence are also provided. The chapter uses two de-identified, hybridized case examples to illustrate this discussion.
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Details
- Title
- Violence Risk and Threat Assessment
- Creators
- Kirk Heilbrun - Drexel UniversityVictoria Pietruszka - Drexel UniversityJennica Janssen - Drexel UniversityKeisha April - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Forensic Mental Health Evaluations in the Digital Age
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Other Identifier
- 991019203652204721