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Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment

Editor : Kevin S. Douglas, Editor : Randy K. Otto

Reviews and Endorsements

My endorsement of the Handbook's 2010 edition predicted it would become violence risk assessment's "best sourcebook for the next decade." It did, and this new edition will do the same. Thoroughly updated, revised and expanded, this comprehensive and dependable resource should be within reach whether you are a forensic clinician, researcher or trainee. - Thomas Grisso, PhD, emeritus professor, University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Staying abreast of newly published and updated violence risk assessment tools is a challenge. This compendium provides a current, authoritative, concise review of major tools-and will be an indispensable resource for forensic and correctional practitioners. -Jennifer Skeem, Florence Krenz Mack Professor of Social Welfare, professor, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley.


The science and practice of managing violence risk are both changing fast. The editors have engaged first-rate scientists and practitioners to provide a state-of-the art overview of this vital-but challenging-field. The result is authoritative, scholarly yet inherently practical. The new edition of this classic handbook is essential reading for those tasked with managing those at risk of violence. The guidance provided is not only clinically astute but also rock-solid scientifically. - David J. Cooke, PhD, faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

The latest edition is an invaluable resource for clinicians, lawyers, and judges - and a must-read for students. Retaining the strengths of the first edition, original chapters have been updated to reflect the rapid developments in the field as well as the substantial revisions and further evaluations of the measures. Chapters reviewing additional measures have been added, and a new chapter summarizes screening and emerging measures. The chapter that describes key legal issues and developments is a necessary and welcome addition. - James R. P. Ogloff, University Distinguished Professor & Director, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University and Forensicare, Melbourne, Australia.

This book is a compendium of information and evidence relating to the most important risk assessment guidance available today. As such, it is an essential resource for practitioners working in a wide range of forensic mental health, criminal justice, and civil settings, and with children and young people as well as with adults. Whether you are an established practitioner or early in your career, this volume should be required reading to inform professional decision-making as regards violence risk assessment and management. - Caroline Logan, MA, MAppSci, DPhil, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.