{"product_id":"assessing-dangerousness-domestic-violence-offenders-and-child-abusers-paperback","title":"Assessing Dangerousness: Domestic Violence Offenders and Child Abusers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacquelyn C. Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJill Messing\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractitioners in the social, behavioral, and health fields often work with perpetrators and survivors of interpersonal violence. Many are asked to make predictions about the likelihood of future violence. \u003ci\u003eAssessing Dangerousness\u003c\/i\u003e reviews the intricacies of predicting intimate partner violence and homicide as well as child abuse and homicide to better prepare readers to make such assessments. Extensively revised, this classic volume highlights the latest research in clear and accessible language. Each contributor, a noted expert in his or her field, has faced the difficult task of assessing the risk of intimate partner violence or child abuse in courtrooms, clinics, shelters, hospitals, schools, and more. The contributors' experience in research and practice makes this the go-to resource for anyone interested in learning about making predictions with regard to violent behavior in family settings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssessing Dangerousness, \u003c\/i\u003e Third Edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents clinical and court examples requiring the assessment of risk and danger that appeal to practitioners in social work, psychology, nursing, counseling, criminology, and public health.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces an evidence-based approach that practitioners can use to integrate risk assessment in a variety of settings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the latest risk assessment instruments for use in the field, including the Danger Assessment, the DVSI-R, and the ODARA.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the newest and most promising applications of risk assessment such as the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Program.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSynthesizes related legal and ethical issues to help practitioners implement risk assessment in a responsible way.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies prediction factors and risk markers for use in interventions.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExposes the overlap between child and intimate partner homicide, which is instrumental in identifying families with multiple risks.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the latest research on the risk of reassault in intimate partner violence and considers that risk over the life course.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews the latest version of Dr. Campbell's Danger Assessment, the most widely used homicide risk assessment instrument for survivors of intimate partner violence.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces two new authors in the chapters on child abuse lethality assessments and risk of intimate partner violence, exposing readers to the rising stars in the field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47486303600818,"sku":"9780826133267","price":105.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0c0523e439112b3d358782c94f8247ee.webp?v=1779306012","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/assessing-dangerousness-domestic-violence-offenders-and-child-abusers-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}