Rethinking Risk Assessment

John Monahan, Henry J. Steadman, Eric Silver, Paul S. Appelbaum, Pamela Clark Robbins, Edward P. Mulvey, Loren H. Roth, Thomas Grisso, Steven Banks

ISBN 10: 0195138821 / ISBN 13: 9780195138825

Published by Oxford University Press Inc, US, 2001

About this Item

Rethinking Risk Assessment tells the story of a pioneering investigation that challenges preconceptions about the frequency and nature of violence among persons with mental disorders, and suggests an innovative approach to predicting its occurrence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rethinking Risk Assessment
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195138821
• ISBN 13: 9780195138825
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 386 grams

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Synopsis

Winner of the APA's Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, 2001 Legislatures, courts, and the public have come to expect that mental health professionals will protect them from violent acts by persons with mental disorders. Rethinking Risk Assessment: The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence tells the story of a pioneering investigation that challenges preconceptions about violence and suggests an innovative approach to predicting its occurrence. The dramatic new findings presented in this long-anticipated volume will change the way clinicians and judges do their work.

About the Author

John Monahan is at University of Virginia.