Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- Part II Assessments
- Part III Interventions
- 3.1 Child sexual abuse
- 3.2 Clinical relevance of restorative justice
- 3.3 Crisis negotiation
- 3.4 Parenting programmes
- 3.5 Preventing delinquency and later criminal offending
- 3.6 Programmed interventions for offenders
- 3.7 Rediscovering recovery and rehabilitation in drug and alcohol services
- 3.8 Rehabilitation of offenders
- 3.9 Risk management
- 3.10 Suicide in prisons
- 3.11 Therapeutic communities
- 3.12 Treatment of sexual offenders
- 3.13 Rehabilitating violent offenders
- 3.14 Victims of terrorism
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
3.9 - Risk management
from Part III - Interventions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 July 2010
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Forensic psychology:
- Part I Psychological underpinnings
- Part II Assessments
- Part III Interventions
- 3.1 Child sexual abuse
- 3.2 Clinical relevance of restorative justice
- 3.3 Crisis negotiation
- 3.4 Parenting programmes
- 3.5 Preventing delinquency and later criminal offending
- 3.6 Programmed interventions for offenders
- 3.7 Rediscovering recovery and rehabilitation in drug and alcohol services
- 3.8 Rehabilitation of offenders
- 3.9 Risk management
- 3.10 Suicide in prisons
- 3.11 Therapeutic communities
- 3.12 Treatment of sexual offenders
- 3.13 Rehabilitating violent offenders
- 3.14 Victims of terrorism
- Part IV Psychology and criminal behaviour
- Part V Psychology and civil law
- Part VI Special topics
- Part VII Professional practice
- Part VIII Research practice
- Author index
- Subject index
Summary
The purpose of risk management in the forensic context is to minimize the likelihood and impact of offending behaviour for potential victims and all aspects of public safety. This chapter deals with the current thinking on risk management, and provides an outline for practicing risk management. Current thinking involves in considering psychology of risk and understanding of offender risk. The assessment of offender risk has evolved from unstructured clinical judgement to the introduction of actuarial assessments based on static risk factors, and more recently to more integrative approaches which analyse the interaction of both static and dynamic factors. The Risk Management Authority (RMA) has published standards for risk management, which include guidance in the seven key areas, based on findings drawn from research and from offender management audit and inquiry reports. These key areas include: collaborative working, risk formulation, responding to change and organizational support.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 410 - 415Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010