Risk Assessment: Origins, Evolution, and Implications for Practice

By Angela M. Noe and David L. Shapiro

Book Overview

​​Chapter 1: Origins.- The MacArthur Foundation Research on Risk Assessment.- The Supposed Roles of Mental Illness.- Case Example.- Predicting Sexual Re-Offending.- Chapter 2: Assessment Instruments.- Psychopathology Checklist - Revised (PCL-R).- Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG).- Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide (SORAG).- Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (DVRAG).- Static-99.- Rapid Risk Assessment for Sex Offender Recidivism (RRASOR).- Minnesota Sex Offender Screening Tool - Revised (MnSOST-R).- Structured Professional Judgement.- Historical, Clinical, Risk Management - 20 (HCR-20).- Sexual Violence Risk - 20 (SVR-20).- Spousal Assault Risk Appraisal Guide (SARA).- Observations and Limitations.- Chapter 3: Clinical Practice.- Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California (1976).- McIntosh v. Milano (1979).- Shaw v. Glickman (1980).- Thompson v. Alameda County (1979).- Hedlund v. The Superior Court of Orange County (1983).- Brady v. Hopper (1983).- Davis v. Lhim (1983).- Peck v. Counseling Services of Addison County (1985).- White v. United States (1986).- Currie v. United States (1986).- Nasser v. Parker (1995).- Sage v. United States (1997).- Jablonski v. United States (1983).- Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck (1980).- Williamson v. Liptzin (2000).- Ewing v. Goldstein (2004)​.- Chapter 4: Conclusions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319170570
• ISBN13: 9783319170572
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"