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Violence and Mental Disorder: Developments in Risk Assessment

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Violence and Mental Disorder: Developments in Risk Assessment - Monahan, John (Editor), and Steadman, Henry J (Editor)
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In courts across the country, judges depend on mental health experts to determine whether mentally disordered people are dangerous. But experts' ability to predict violence is severely limited, and they are wrong as often as they are right. This study reviews two decades of research on mental disorder and offers new empirical and theoretical work that will pave the way for more accurate predictions of violent behavior. "Essential for all those who are interested in the study of risk assessment of violence. It is ...

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Violence and Mental Disorder: Developments in Risk Assessment 1996, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226534060

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Violence and Mental Disorder: Developments in Risk Assessment 1994, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226534053

Hardcover