Harris, Grant T.

Violent offenders appraising and managing risk Grant T. Harris, Marnie E. Rice, Vernon L. Quinsey, and Catherine A. Cormier. - Third Edition. - Washington, DC American Psychological Association ©2015. - xvi, 470 pages illustrations 26 cm. - The law and public policy: psychology and the social sciences .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Exhibit a. the case of ned lomun -- Historical and methodological context -- Historical perspective and early prediction research -- Methods and measurement -- A new generation of follow-up research -- Mentally disordered and other violent offenders -- Development of actuarial violence risk assessment tools -- The actuarial prediction of violence -- Changing the practice of violence risk assessment -- Clinical judgment -- Criticisms of actuarial risk assessment -- Treatment and management -- Final conclusions -- Appendixes -- References -- Index.

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Mentally ill prisoners--United States.
Violent offenders--United States.
Sex offenders--United States.

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