Assessing Dangerousness: Domestic Violence Offenders and Child Abusers

Practitioners in the social, behavioral, and health fields often work with perpetrators and survivors of interpersonal violence. Many are asked to make predictions about the likelihood of future violence. Assessing Dangerousness reviews the intricacies of predicting intimate partner violence and homicide as well as child abuse and homicide to better prepare readers to make such assessments. Extensively revised, this classic volume highlights the latest research in clear and accessible language. Each contributor, a noted expert in his or her field, has faced the difficult task of assessing the risk of intimate partner violence or child abuse in courtrooms, clinics, shelters, hospitals, schools, and more. The contributors’ experience in research and practice makes this the go-to resource for anyone interested in learning about making predictions with regard to violent behavior in family settings. Assessing Dangerousness, Third Edition: Presents clinical and court examples requiring the assessment of risk and danger that appeal to practitioners in social work, psychology, nursing, counseling, criminology, and public health. Introduces an evidence-based approach that practitioners can use to integrate risk assessment in a variety of settings. Covers the latest risk assessment instruments for use in the field, including the Danger Assessment, the DVSI-R, and the ODARA. Highlights the newest and most promising applications of risk assessment such as the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment Program. Synthesizes related legal and ethical issues to help practitioners implement risk assessment in a responsible way. Identifies prediction factors and risk markers for use in interventions. Exposes the overlap between child and intimate partner homicide, which is instrumental in identifying families with multiple risks. Presents the latest research on the risk of reassault in intimate partner violence and considers that risk over the life course. Reviews the latest version of Dr. Campbell’s Danger Assessment, the most widely used homicide risk assessment instrument for survivors of intimate partner violence. Introduces two new authors in the chapters on child abuse lethality assessments and risk of intimate partner violence, exposing readers to the rising stars in the field.

Table of Contents:
Contents Contributors Preface 1. Prediction of Interpersonal Violence: An Introduction Allison Ward-Lasher, Daniel J. Sheridan, Nancy E. Glass, and Jill Theresa Messing Classic Clinically Based Prediction Models A Victim-Service Reality: Community-Based Intervention Reliability and Validity An Evidence-Based Practice Model for Assessing Risk Predictive Factors Ethical Considerations Summary 2. Prediction Issues for Practitioners Joel S. Milner, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, and Jill Theresa Messing Clinical Versus Statistical Prediction Strategies Legal Issues and Prediction Ethical Issues and Prediction Psychometric Issues in Clinical Practice Approaches to Developing Predictive Instruments Test Reliability Test Validity Other Measurement Issues Summary 3. Child Physical Abuse Risk Assessment: Parent and Family Evaluations Joel S. Milner and Julie L. Crouch Risk Assessment in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention Child Physical Abuse Risk Factors Research Issues That Impact Child Physical Abuse Risk Assessment Determination of Child Physical Abuse Risk Summary 4. Evaluating Risk Factors for Fatal Child Abuse Scott D. Krugman and Francie J. Julien-Chinn Context and Definition Incidence of Child Fatalities Causes of Child Fatalities Child Death Investigation Child Abuse Fatality Typologies Risk Factors for Fatal Child Abuse Prevention Summary 5. Prediction of Homicide of and by Battered Women Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jill Theresa Messing, and Kirk R. Williams Homicide and Intimate Partner Violence Prediction Issues Published Lists of Danger Signs The Danger Assessment Future Directions in Lethality Risk Assessment: A Community Approach Summary 6. Assessing Risk of Intimate Partner Violence N. Zoe Hilton and Angela Wyatt Eke Risk Markers and Correlates of IPV Risk Factors for Repeated Assault by IPV Offenders Risk Assessment Instruments for IPV Frequent and Severe Assault Assessing Risk After Intervention Practice Issues Summary 7. Children at Risk of Homicide in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence Peter Jaffe, Jordan Fairbairn, and Katherine Reif Homicides Committed by Parents Child Homicides and Child Maltreatment The Overlap of Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence Assessing Risk for Child Homicide in Intimate Partner Violence Contexts Summary Index

About the Author :
Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor and the Anna D. Wolf Chair at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She is a national leader in research and advocacy in the field of domestic violence, or intimate partner violence (IPV). She has authored or coauthored more than 250 publications and seven books on violence, its health outcomes, and interventions for survivors. Jill Theresa Messing, PhD, MSW, is associate professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University (ASU).