TY - BOOK AU - Pinard,Georges-Franck AU - Pagani,Linda TI - Clinical assessment of dangerousness: empirical contributions SN - 0521641233 U1 - 616.8582 CLI PY - 2001/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - FVC KW - ALCOHOL ABUSE KW - DRUG ABUSE KW - MENTAL HEALTH KW - OFFENDERS KW - PSYCHOLOGY KW - RISK ASSESSMENT KW - STALKING KW - SUBSTANCE ABUSE KW - VIOLENCE KW - UNITED STATES KW - CANADA N1 - Preface; 1. Clinical assessment of dangerousness; 2. Biology, development and dangerousness; 3. The development of physical aggression during childhood and the prediction of later dangerousness; 4. Predicting adult official and self-reported violenc; uk N2 - This reference book provides a description of research findings aimed at helping clinicians make sound judgements concerning their patients' dangerousness. The research, contributed largely by specialists working in North America, examines a range of violent and dangerous behaviours from homicide to stalking. In addition, there are discussions of contributing factors such as the effect of drugs and alcohol on violent behaviour. The book is presented in sections covering: basic issues in violence research, mental health issues and dangerousness, family issues and dangerousness, and individual characteristics and dangerousness ER -