Mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) pose a significant challenge for forensic and
correctional staff charged with managing them in a safe and humane manner. As with non …

Actuarial risk assessment tools are used extensively to predict future violence, but previous
studies comparing their predictive accuracies have produced inconsistent findings as a …

Psychopathy is commonly viewed as a personality disorder defined by a cluster of
interpersonal, affective, lifestyle, and antisocial traits and behaviours, including grandiosity …

Background Although structured tools have been widely used to predict violence risk in
specialist mental health settings, there is uncertainty about the extent and quality of …

Abstract The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) was developed in the early 1990s, and
approximately 60 replications around the world have shown its utility for the appraisal of …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms …

we (1) provide a synthesis and interpretation of criminal recidivism prediction research,
focusing on recent meta-analytic studies and the impact of methodological and …

Property damage or harm to animals is not considered violence, unless carried out in a
manner that is intended to cause fear of harm in others (ie, smashing a chair, or injuring an …

This research seeks to examine both the prevalence of intellectual disability among the
prison population in the State of Victoria, Australia and how prisoners with an intellectual …

Psychopathy refers to the personality disposition to charm, manipulate, and ruthlessly exploit
other persons. Psychopathic persons are lacking in conscience and feeling for others; they …