Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- Part II Assessments
- 2.1 Child victims of sexual abuse
- 2.2 Credibility
- 2.3 Crime pattern analysis
- 2.4 Evaluating violence risk in young people
- 2.5 Eyewitness testimony
- 2.6 False memory
- 2.7 Intellectual disabilities and offending
- 2.8 Interrogative suggestibility and false confessions
- 2.9 Investigative interviewing
- 2.10 Mental health
- 2.11 Mentally disordered offenders
- 2.12 Memory
- 2.13 Offender profiling
- 2.14 Parenting capacity and conduct
- 2.15 Parole decision making
- 2.16 Personality and crime
- 2.17 Personality disorder classification in forensic settings
- 2.18 Polygraphy
- 2.19 Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 2.20 Psychopathy
- 2.21 Risk and dangerousness in adults
- 2.22 Sexual offender assessment
- 2.23 Statement validity analysis
- 2.24 Suicide risk in adolescents and adults
- 2.25 Vulnerable adults’ capacity
- Part III Interventions
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
2.4 - Evaluating violence risk in young people
from Part II - Assessments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- Part II Assessments
- 2.1 Child victims of sexual abuse
- 2.2 Credibility
- 2.3 Crime pattern analysis
- 2.4 Evaluating violence risk in young people
- 2.5 Eyewitness testimony
- 2.6 False memory
- 2.7 Intellectual disabilities and offending
- 2.8 Interrogative suggestibility and false confessions
- 2.9 Investigative interviewing
- 2.10 Mental health
- 2.11 Mentally disordered offenders
- 2.12 Memory
- 2.13 Offender profiling
- 2.14 Parenting capacity and conduct
- 2.15 Parole decision making
- 2.16 Personality and crime
- 2.17 Personality disorder classification in forensic settings
- 2.18 Polygraphy
- 2.19 Post-traumatic stress disorder
- 2.20 Psychopathy
- 2.21 Risk and dangerousness in adults
- 2.22 Sexual offender assessment
- 2.23 Statement validity analysis
- 2.24 Suicide risk in adolescents and adults
- 2.25 Vulnerable adults’ capacity
- Part III Interventions
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
Summary
Professionals working with young people often encounter individuals who pose a risk of violence to others. Risk evaluation in those under 18 differs in a number of respects when compared to adults. Assessment must ultimately lead to risk management strategies. The current trend is to make structured professional judgements. Violence risk assessment also needs to take into account the presence or absence of protective factors. Evaluation of violence risk in young people requires a formulation about the likelihood of a specific future risk and in what circumstances and time frame. There are several structured assessment tools designed for use with young people. Some of these tools include: the Structured Assessment of Violence in Youth (SAVRY), and the Early Assessment Risk List for Boys (EARL-20B). More generalized personality assessment tools such as the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) may also facilitate a deeper psychological understanding of a young person's needs.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 166 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010
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