Physical violence in intimate relationships affects men, women, and families worldwide.
Although the body of research examining the experiences of male victims of intimate partner …

Mental health professionals are routinely called upon to assess the risk of violence
presented by their patients. Prior surveys of risk assessment methods have been largely …

… Correspondence regarding this article should be directed to Sarah L. Desmarais, PhD,
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (MHC 2735), Tampa…

With the population of adults under correctional supervision in the United States at an all‐time
high, psychologists and other professionals working in US correctional agencies face …

A new assessment scheme-the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)-
presents a workable method for assessing risks to self and others encountered in mentally and …

Objectives. In a large heterogeneous sample of adults with mental illnesses, we examined
the 6-month prevalence and nature of community violence perpetration and victimization, as …

The Short‐Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a new structured
professional judgment scheme intended to inform multiple risk domains relevant to everyday …

Ex-offenders face barriers to community reintegration including negative attitudes held by
members of the public. This meta-analysis summarizes the extant research on the correlates of …

… Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Sarah L. Desmarais,
University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (MHC 2735), Tampa, FL 33612 …

The objective of the present review was to examine how predictive validity is analyzed and
reported in studies of instruments used to assess violence risk. We reviewed 47 predictive …