There are a large number of structured instruments that assist in the assessment of
antisocial, violent and sexual risk, and their use appears to be increasing in mental health …

Property damage or harm to animals is not considered violence, unless carried out in a
manner that is intended to cause fear of harm in others (ie, smashing a chair, or injuring an …

This review compared the accuracy of various approaches to the prediction of recidivism
among sexual offenders. On the basis of a meta-analysis of 536 findings drawn from 118 …

Actuarial risk assessment scales and their associated recidivism estimates are generally
developed on samples of offenders whose average age is well below 50 years. Criminal …

Whereas there is a common assumption that most individuals with a criminal record can be
eventually reintegrated into the community, the public has different expectations for sexual …

There has been considerable research on relative predictive accuracy (ie, discrimination) in
offender risk assessment (eg, Are high-risk offenders more likely to reoffend than low-risk …

Clinicians routinely administer Hare's (2003) Psychopathy Checklist—Revised (PCL-R) to
sex offenders and report PCL-R scores as meaningful predictors of recidivism risk. Although …

This study examined the extent to which sexual offenders present an enduring risk for sexual
recidivism over a 20-year follow-up period. Using an aggregated sample of 7,740 sexual …

Filled with real world examples derived from media reports on crime trends and other
sources, this fully updated Second Edition analyzes the specific errors that can occur in the …

This comprehensive Handbook of original chapters serves as a resource for clinicians and
researchers alike. Two introductory chapters cover general issues in violence risk …