{"product_id":"assessments-in-forensic-practice-a-handbook-hardback-9780470019016","title":"Assessments in Forensic Practice; A Handbook (Hardback) 9780470019016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAssessments in Forensic Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Handbook\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An eclectic collection of chapters which cover all aspects of scholarly understanding concerning sex offenders, \u003ci\u003eAssessment and Treatment of Sex Offenders: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e will prove invaluable to researchers, practitioners and students interested in furthering their understanding of this often complex offender group. \u003cp\u003e\"This book will prove an essential text to professionals and students who are involved in the study of, assessment, treatment and\/or management of sex offenders. A book which covers the area so comprehensively has been a significant omission for some time, and thus this text is timely and fulfils a significant gap in the academic market.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eProfessor Jane L. Ireland, University of Central Lancashire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKevin D. Browne (Edited by), K Browne (Author), Anthony R. Beech (Edited by), Leam A. Craig (Edited by), Shihning Chou (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470019016, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 May 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e424 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.748 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssessment in Forensic Practice: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting compilation of theme-based chapters by British psychologists. It is a wonderful primer on doing criminal assessments and provides an in-depth review of many standard assessment tools, such as the Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) and the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG). It also includes informative chapters concerning specific conditions, such as pyromania. The book is very good at covering large concepts that are often discussed in the psychiatric and psychological literature on criminal forensic assessment. Over the course of the book, many important areas are discussed, such as ethical concerns when doing forensic assessments, how to present opinions related to forensic assessment, and some of the inherent problems in forensic assessment, such as unknown base rates for malingering and difficulty with predicting the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychiatric Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e provides practical guidance in the assessment of the most frequently encountered offender subgroups found within the criminal justice system. Topics include: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecriminal justice assessments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoffenders with mental disorders\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efamily violence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epolicy and practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin D. Browne, Anthony R. Beech, Leam A. Craig and Shihning Chou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One Criminal Justice Assessments 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Case Formulation and Risk Assessment 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Sturmey and William R. Lindsay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Assessment of Violence and Homicide 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerry Sheldon and Kevin Howells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sexual Offenders 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranca Cortoni, Anthony R. Beech and Leam A. Craig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Assessment of Firesetters 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynsey F. Gozna\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Forensic Psychological Risk Assessment for the Parole Board 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Bowers and Caroline Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Behavioral Assessment in Investigative Psychology 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEleanor M. Gittens and Kate Whitfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two Offenders with Mental Disorders 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Assessing Risk of Violence in Offenders with Mental Disorders 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames McGuire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Assessing Mental Capacity and Fitness to Plead in Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Implications for Practice 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeam A. Craig, Ian Stringer and Roger B. Hutchinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Offenders with ‘Personality Disorder’ Diagnoses 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence Jones and Phil Willmot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Offenders and Substance Abuse 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Duff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Family Violence 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Community Approaches to the Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin D. Browne, Shihning Chou and Vicki Jackson-Hollis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Psychological Assessment of Parenting in Family Proceedings 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Bailey, Eugene Ostapiuk and Taljinder Basra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouise Dixon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Policy and Practice 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Assessment of Hostage Situations and Their Perpetrators:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Context of Domestic Violence 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol A. Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Assessing the Sexually Abused Child as a Witness 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin D. Browne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Working with Young Offenders 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClive R. Hollin and Ruth M. Hatcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. 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