International Perspectives on Violence Risk Assessment includes chapters by leading risk assessment scholars in more than 15 countries and explores the topic from a truly international outlook.

• Series Foreword


• Acknowledgments


• About the Editors


• Contributors


• Section 1: Violence Risk Assessment: The International State of the Art


• 1. An Introduction to the Assessment of Violence Risk


• Nicholas Scurich


• 2. Methodological Considerations in Risk Assessment Research


• Seena Fazel and Stål Bjørkly


• 3. Adapting Risk Assessment Tools to New Jurisdictions


• Vivienne de Vogel and Michiel de Vries Robbé


• 4. Implementation of Violence Risk Assessment Instruments into Mental Healthcare Settings


• Quazi Haque


• 5. The Process and Context of Violence Risk Assessment: Toward Integrating Science into Clinical Practice


• Eric B. Elbogen


• 6. Violence Risk Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review of Surveys


• Claudia C. Hurducas, Jay P. Singh, Corine de Ruiter, and John Petrila


• Section 2: The International Risk Survey (IRiS): Global Findings


• 7. The International Risk Survey (IRiS): Use and Perceived Utility of Structured Violence Risk Assessment Tools in 44 Countries


• Jay P. Singh, Sarah L. Desmarais, Randy K. Otto, Karen L. Petersen, Michelle M. Pritchard, and Tonia L. Nicholls


• 8. Comparing Preferences for Actuarial vs. Structured Professional Judgment Violence Risk Assessment Measures across Five Continents: To What Extent is Practice is Keeping Pace with Science?


• Tonia L. Nicholls, Karen L. Petersen, and Michelle M. Pritchard


• 9. Risk Communication: An International Update


• Kirk Heilbrun, Rebecca Newsham, and Victoria Pietruszka


• 10. Perceived Barriers to the Implementation of Violence Risk Assessment Tools


• Adrian Cree


• Section 3: The International Risk Survey (IRiS): Country-Specific Findings


• 11. Violence Risk Assessment in Latin America


• Jorge O. Folino, Daniella K. Villalba, and Jay P. Singh


• 12. Recidivism Risk Assessment in Belgium: Clinical Practice, Research, and Legislative Aspects


• Claire Ducro and Thierry Pham


• 13. Canadian Contributions to Violence Risk Assessment: Policy, Practice, and Future Directions


• Adam J. E. Blanchard, Kim A. Reeves, and Andrea L. Gibas


• 14. Violence Risk Assessment in Denmark


• Louise Hjort Nielsen, Sarah B. van Mastrigt, and Tine Wøbbe


• 15. The Current Status of Sexual and Violent Recidivism and Risk Assessment Research in Germany and Austria


• Martin Rettenberger


• 16. Violence Risk Assessment in Hong Kong


• Robyn Mei Yee Ho and Chor Kwan Yan


• 17. The Assessment of Violence Risk: The State-of-the-Art in Mexico


• Verónica Godoy-Cervera, Paulino Dzib, Isaac Aguilar Ortega, Daniella K. Villalba, and Jay P. Singh


• 18. Risk Assessment in The Netherlands


• Corine de Ruiter


• 19. Violence Risk Assessment Practices in Spain


• Karin Arbach-Lucioni and Antonio Andrés-Pueyo


• 20. Violence Risk Assessment in Switzerland


• Sabine Hahn


• 21. The Current State of Violence Risk Assessment in England and Wales


• Michael Doyle and Sarah-Jayne Leonard


• 22. Risk Assessment in the United States


• David DeMatteo, Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Meghann Galloway, and Unnati Patel


• 23. Risk Assessment Practices for Sexual and Violent Offenders in Israel


• Rabeea Assy and Doron Menashe


• Appendix: Structured Instruments Commonly-used in Violence Risk Assessments


• Stephanie Wilson, Jay P. Singh, Natascha Leech, and Tonia Nicholls


• Index

Jay P. Singh, PhD, PhD, is Founder of the Global Institute of Forensic Research and Professor of Epidemiology and Violence Risk Assessment at Molde University College in Norway. Professor Singh serves as Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Senior Research Fellow at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on the rapid dissemination of evidence-based practice in the areas of mental health, corrections, and the law.
Stål Bjørkly, PsyD, is Professor of Health Sciences and Social Care at Molde University College in Norway. Professor Bjørkly serves as Specialist Clinical Psychologist at Helse Sør-Øst in Oslo and maintains a private practice in Molde. His research focuses on the assessment and management of institutional and community violence, the relationship between psychosis and violence, and screening for violence risk in civil psychiatric settings.
Seena Fazel, BSc(Hons), MBChB, MD, FRCPsych, is Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the University of Oxford in England. Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Professor Fazel's research focuses on violence risk assessment, the relationship between mental illness and violent crime, and the mental health of prisoners.