Dangerous People

Dangerous People

Policy, Prediction, and Practice

By Bernadette McSherry, and Patrick Keyzer.

Experienced legal academics and mental health professionals explore the current approaches to “dangerousness” and preventive detention. The defining characteristics of those deemed dangerous by society vary according to culture, place, and time, and the contributors to this text have gathered to

Published July 2011 by Routledge

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Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

By Randy K. Otto, and Kevin S. Douglas.

This comprehensive Handbook of original chapters serves as a resource for clinicians and researchers alike. Two introductory chapters cover general issues in violence risk assessment, while the remainder of the book offers a comprehensive discussion of specific risk

Published October 2009 by Routledge

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Learning Forensic Assessment

Learning Forensic Assessment

By Rebecca Jackson

Providing an excellent resource for forensic psychology undergraduate students, this book offers students the opportunity to learn from experts, through the collection of outstanding articles. Unlike other books in the area that are topic specific, it also gives them comprehensive coverage of the

Published October 2007 by Routledge

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How to Work with Sex Offenders

How to Work with Sex Offenders

A Handbook for Criminal Justice, Human Service, and Mental Health Professionals

By Rudy Flora

Learn to work effectively with sexual criminals!How to Work with Sex Offenders is the first complete manual available on the subject for professionals who deal with this very difficult population. This user-friendly, comprehensive resource presents new data that will give you techniques for

Published August 2001 by Routledge

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