Violence Risk and Threat Assessment

Description

230 pages, published 08/00

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