Advances in stalking risk assessment

Over the past 15 years, forensic mental health has become more concerned with the concepts of violence prevention, management, and treatment. The development of specialist tools to aid in the assessment of a range of risks reflects this concern. This article explores contemporary thinking on violenc...

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Published in:Behavioral sciences & the law 2011-03, Vol.29 (2), p.180-201
Main Authors: McEwan, Troy E., Pathé, Michele, Ogloff, James R.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime - psychology
Crime Victims - psychology
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic sciences
Humans
Judgment
Knowledge
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental health
Professional judgments
Professional knowledge
Risk assessment
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Factors
Stalking
Stalking - psychology
Violence
Violence - psychology
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Summary:Over the past 15 years, forensic mental health has become more concerned with the concepts of violence prevention, management, and treatment. The development of specialist tools to aid in the assessment of a range of risks reflects this concern. This article explores contemporary thinking on violence risk assessment and how this knowledge can be applied to the relatively newer field of stalking risk assessment. The role of risk state and risk status are discussed, in addition to the way that standard structured professional judgment procedures need to be adapted to reflect the variety of risks present in stalking situations. The authors go on to describe the development and format of the Stalking Risk Profile, a set of structured professional judgment guidelines for assessing risk in stalkers. Suggestions are made for future research to enhance knowledge and improve practice in the field of stalking risk assessment. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0735-3936
1099-0798
DOI:10.1002/bsl.973