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Title: Forensic Considerations for Assessing Violence (Cover Story)
Author : The Forensic Examiner
Release Date : January 22, 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 297 KB

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Abstract I have engaged in the practice of forensic psychology and the assessment of violent offenders for many years and have acquired expertise in the field. In my experience, I have noticed that many psychologists conduct forensic assessments for assault, violence, and sexual offenses that draw conclusions based solely on 1-hour interviews with offenders and at times the administration of the MMPI-2. Psychologists often fail to interview the victims and/or the offenders' spouses, fail to administer batteries of tests, and fail to gather available criminal records. As a result, many violent offenders are labeled as first time offenders when their criminal history is rich with violent offenses. I propose that forensic assessments for violence (e.g., domestic abuse, sex offenses, child abuse) follow a more detailed checklist and testing protocol and involve gathering criminal records from the courts and police departments to verify criminal history rather than simply relying on a criminal history check.