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Risk Assessment by Mental Health Professionals and the Prevention of Future Violent Behavior
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Risk Assessment by Mental Health Professionals and the Prevention of Future Violent Behavior
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The legal relevancy of risk assessment for mental health professionals is discussed. Topics covered include: the development of the concepts risk assessment and risk management; risk predictor variables; the use of risk assessment in sentencing and preventive detention; indefinite detention provisions; and breaching confidentiality in the public interest.