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Informationen zum Autor Jay P. Singh, PhD, PhD, is Founder of the Global Institute of Forensic Research and Professor of Epidemiology and Violence Risk Assessment at Molde University College in Norway. Professor Singh serves as Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the rapid dissemination of evidence-based practice in the areas of mental health, corrections, and the law.Stål Bjørkly, PsyD, is Professor of Health Sciences and Social Care at Molde University College in Norway. Professor Bjørkly serves as Specialist Clinical Psychologist at Helse Sør-Øst in Oslo and maintains a private practice in Molde. His research focuses on the assessment and management of institutional and community violence, the relationship between psychosis and violence, and screening for violence risk in civil psychiatric settings.Seena Fazel, BSc(Hons), MBChB, MD, FRCPsych, is Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Oxford in England. Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Professor Fazel's research focuses on violence risk assessment, the relationship between mental illness and violent crime, and the mental health of prisoners. Klappentext International Perspectives on Violence Risk Assessment includes chapters by leading risk assessment scholars in more than 15 countries and explores the topic from a truly international outlook. Zusammenfassung International Perspectives on Violence Risk Assessment includes chapters by leading risk assessment scholars in more than 15 countries and explores the topic from a truly international outlook. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Acknowledgments About the Editors Contributors Section 1: Violence Risk Assessment: The International State of the Art 1. An Introduction to the Assessment of Violence Risk Nicholas Scurich 2. Methodological Considerations in Risk Assessment Research Seena Fazel and Stål Bjørkly 3. Adapting Risk Assessment Tools to New Jurisdictions Vivienne de Vogel and Michiel de Vries Robbé 4. Implementation of Violence Risk Assessment Instruments into Mental Healthcare Settings Quazi Haque 5. The Process and Context of Violence Risk Assessment: Toward Integrating Science into Clinical Practice Eric B. Elbogen 6. Violence Risk Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review of Surveys Claudia C. Hurducas, Jay P. Singh, Corine de Ruiter, and John Petrila Section 2: The International Risk Survey (IRiS): Global Findings 7. The International Risk Survey (IRiS): Use and Perceived Utility of Structured Violence Risk Assessment Tools in 44 Countries Jay P. Singh, Sarah L. Desmarais, Randy K. Otto, Karen L. Petersen, Michelle M. Pritchard, and Tonia L. Nicholls 8. Comparing Preferences for Actuarial vs. Structured Professional Judgment Violence Risk Assessment Measures across Five Continents: To What Extent is Practice is Keeping Pace with Science? Tonia L. Nicholls, Karen L. Petersen, and Michelle M. Pritchard 9. Risk Communication: An International Update Kirk Heilbrun, Rebecca Newsham, and Victoria Pietruszka 10. Perceived Barriers to the Implementation of Violence Risk Assessment Tools Adrian Cree Section 3: The International Risk Survey (IRiS): Country-Specific Findings 11. Violence Risk Assessment in Latin America Jorge O. Folino, Daniella K. Villalba, and Jay P. Singh 12. Recidivism Risk Assessment in Belgium: Clinical Practice, Research, and Legislative Aspects Claire Ducro and Thierry Pham 13. Canadian Contributions to Violence Risk Assessment: Policy, Practice, and Future Directions Adam J. E. Blanchard, Kim A. Reeves, and Andrea L. Gibas 14. Violence Risk Assessment in Denmark Louise Hjort Nielsen, Sarah B. van Mastrigt, and Tine Wøbbe 1...
