Forensic research and practice have historically focused on risk assessment and prevention.
This risk-oriented paradigm is shifting towards a more recovery-oriented perspective. The …

Objective: There is a substantial body of research on risk factors for violent behavior in
adulthood but little empirical study of protective factors and desistance. Method: This study …

The field of violence risk assessment has made substantial strides in the past four decades.
In large part, these advances reflect the addition of purpose-designed risk assessment …

The present study examined the assessment of protective factors and their linkages to
treatment change, institutional and community recidivism, and positive community outcomes …

The authors examined the backgrounds and social experiences of female terrorists to test
conflicting accounts of the etiology of this offending group. Data on 222 female terrorists and …

BackgroundForensic psychiatry aims to reduce recidivism and makes use of risk
assessment tools to achieve this goal. Various studies have reported on the predictive …

In community-based forensic psychiatry, subjective well-being (SWB) is rarely considered as
an explicit treatment target. According to the General Strain Theory and the Good Lives …

Research on resiliency and recovery in forensic psychiatric patients is still limited.
Information pertaining to factors associated with successful community reintegration would …

Background Optimising quality of life (QOL) for service users in a forensic hospital is an
important treatment objective. The factors which contribute to QOL in this setting are …

Background Forensic psychiatric patients often suffer from a multitude of severe psychiatric
and social problems. Meanwhile multimodal evidence-based interventions are scarce and …