Violence Assessment and Intervention: The Practitioner’s Handbook, Third Edition
$74.99Violence Assessment and Intervention: The Practitioners Handbook, Third Edition
2019, 490 pages
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Violence Assessment and Intervention: The Practitioners Handbook, Third Edition
2019, 490 pages

230 pages, published by Specialized Training Services 08/00
ISBN: 0970318901 / Paperback
Perhaps the most readable and practical book on violence risk ever written. Reflects the standard of practice in the field.
“Reid Meloy is a leader in the arena and I highly recommend this book to members of the criminal justice and mental health communities. He has written about a very complex subject in a clear and understandable manner, insuring that this book will become a standard for others.” Roy Hazelwood, M.S., FBI (ret.)
Table of contents:
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Some Necessary to Understand Technical Models
Chapter 3 – Model for Assessing Violence Risk
Chapter 4 – Individual/Psychological Domain
Chapter 5 – Social/Environmental Domain
Chapter 6 – Biological Domain
Chapter 7 – Applying the Model
Chapter 8 – Affective and Predatory Violence
Chapter 9 – Psychopathy
Chapter 10 – Other Risk Assessment Instruments
Chapter 11 – Threatening Communications
Chapter 12 – Stalking (Obsessional Following)
Chapter 13 – New Research on Targeted Violence
Chapter 14 – Communicating Risk
Chapter 15 – Professional Office Safety, Footnotes, Recommended Books, Acknowledgments

This is the 3rd edition of this popular threat assessment tool. First published in 2007, the WAVR-21 has quickly become the go-to resource for threat assessment in the workplace, campus and community settings.
The WAVR-21 is the first scientifically developed instrument for assessing risk of violence in the workplace. It was first introduced in 2007 and is currently in use in numerous Fortune 500 companies, large and smaller universities, secondary school districts, government agencies, and law enforcement and security departments throughout the US and Canada. With proper training, the WAVR-21 is an easy to use, highly effective tool for assessing risk and determining whether risk is increasing or decreasing, thereby assisting with the appropriate threat management response.
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Developed by Stephen White, Ph.D. and Reid Meloy, Ph.D., this manual is packed with empirically derived criteria for accurately assessing risk. The packet includes the manual and five sets of coding forms for use in workplace violence risk assessments. The advantages offered by the WAVR-21 include:
The WAVR-21 offers tools and resources for both clinicians and workplace threat management team members
The WAVR-21 guides users in understanding and organizing relevant data
The WAVR-21 allows users to document, monitor, and re-assess risk
The WAVR-21 may be integrated into multi-disciplinary threat management strategies
The WAVR-21 incorporates the “Pathway to Violence” threat assessment model
The WAVR-21 reflects the current state of knowledge and standard of practice variables for workplace violence risk
assessment
The WAVR-21 provides a defensible approach to risk management in any subsequent litigation

Preventing Youth Violence: The Pathway Back through Inclusion and Connection Published in 2022. John van Dreal, principal author, author of Assessing Student Threats, 2nd Edition This is a book about behavioral threat assessment that focuses on prevention and early intervention. It’s about thoughtful connection, inclusion, prosocial relationship building, and the restoration of meaningful and positive…
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