Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice

Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice provides a critical review of the way risk is assessed in current forensic practice, outlining current practice and discussing major critiques. It rejects the idea that clinical assessments of risk are generally ineffective and emphasizes the role of environmental context, training, and expertise in improving practice. The text appeals to a wide range of forensic practitioners and is relevant to those involved in management and decision-making.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 202 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice is a comprehensive critical review of the current methods used to assess risk in forensic practice. The book provides a historical context for the area, outlining the current practices in an accessible and clear format. It also discusses major critiques of these practices and explores ways to improve public protection.

The book discusses the main issues involved in risk and probability, and how these have been applied in practice. It describes the dominant algorithmic and checklist-based methods used in forensic practice and highlights the critiques of these methods from social-legal, risk analysis, and experimental psychology perspectives. The text also considers questions of accuracy, fairness, and lack of analysis in risk assessments and the challenges associated with making group and individual predictions of events.

The book rejects the idea that clinical assessments of risk are generally ineffective and emphasizes the role of environmental context, training, and expertise in improving practice. Through the authors' work in the field, the text offers insight into how current practice can be improved and calls for greater analysis and methodological rigor.

Risk Assessment in Forensic Practice is relevant to a wide range of forensic practitioners, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health nurses, and lawyers. The book is also useful for those involved in management and decision-making across forensic settings.

Weight: 334g
Dimension: 154 x 235 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367622534