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Violent offenders : appraising and managing risk / Vernon L. Quinsey ... [et al.].

Title
Violent offenders : appraising and managing risk / Vernon L. Quinsey ... [et al.].
Publication
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, c1998.

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Additional Authors
Quinsey, Vernon L.
Description
xviii, 356 p. : ill.; 27 cm.
Summary
Reports on a programme of research at the maximum security Oak Ridge Division of the Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre in Ontario, Canada. Instructions are given for the VRAG (Violence Risk Appraisal Guide) and the SORAG (Sex Offender Risk Appraisal Guide).
Series Statement
Law and public policy
Uniform Title
Law and public policy
Subject
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mentally Disorders
  • Mentally ill prisoners > United States
  • Prisoners
  • Sex Offenses
  • Sex offenders > United States
  • Violence > psychology
  • Violent crimes > United States
  • Violent offenders > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-337) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Historical perspective -- Previous research on prediction -- Methods and measurement -- Clinical judgment -- Mentally disordered offenders -- Fire setters -- Sex offenders -- Actuarial prediction of violence -- Fifteeen arguments against actuarial risk appraisal -- Treatment and management.
ISBN
1557984956
LCCN
^^^98004013^
OCLC
38965982
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library