International Perspectives on Violence Risk Assessment

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 15. The Current Status of Sexual and Violent Recidivism and Risk Assessment Research in Germany and Austria Martin Rettenberger 16. Violence Risk Assessment in Hong Kong Robyn Mei Yee Ho and Chor Kwan Yan 17. The Assessment of Violence Risk: The State-of-the-Art in Mexico Verónica Godoy-Cervera, Paulino Dzib, Isaac Aguilar Ortega, Daniella K. Villalba, and Jay P. Singh 18. Risk Assessment in The Netherlands Corine de Ruiter 19. Violence Risk Assessment Practices in Spain Karin Arbach-Lucioni and Antonio Andrés-Pueyo 20. Violence Risk Assessment in Switzerland Sabine Hahn 21. The Current State of Violence Risk Assessment in England and Wales Michael Doyle and Sarah-Jayne Leonard 22. Risk Assessment in the United States David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Meghann Galloway, and Unnati Patel 23. Risk Assessment Practices for Sexual and Violent Offenders in Israel Rabeea Assy and Doron Menashe Appendix: Structured Instruments Commonly-used in Violence Risk Assessments Stephanie Wilson, Jay P. Singh, Natascha Leech, and Tonia Nicholls Index