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ERIC Number: EJ892547
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1073-1911
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Assessing Violence Risk and Psychopathy in Juvenile and Adult Offenders: A Survey of Clinical Practices
Viljoen, Jodi L.; McLachlan, Kaitlyn; Vincent, Gina M.
Assessment, v17 n3 p377-395 Sep 2010
This study surveyed 199 forensic clinicians about the practices that they use in assessing violence risk in juvenile and adult offenders. Results indicated that the use of risk assessment and psychopathy tools was common. Although clinicians reported more routine use of psychopathy measures in adult risk assessments compared with juvenile risks assessments, 79% of clinicians reported using psychopathy measures at least once in a while in juvenile risk assessments. Extremely few clinicians, however, believe that juveniles should be labeled or referred to as psychopaths. Juvenile risk reports were more likely than adult reports to routinely discuss treatment and protective factors, and provide recommendations to reevaluate risk. The implications of these findings are discussed. (Contains 8 tables and 6 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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