Assessing Risk of Spousal Assault: An International Approach to Reduce Domestic Violence and Prevent Recidivism

by Richard W. McDowell, David J. Houlbrooke, Richard W. Muirhead, Karin Muller, Mark Shepherd, and Steve P. Cuttle

Anna C. Baldry (Editor) and Frans Willem Winkel (Editor)

This title gathers contributions form experts in the field of violence (especially domestic violence), victimisation to present state of art in the risk assessment of domestic violence cases. It addresses how domestic violence relates to escalation of violence and even homicides, one of the risks of domestic violence, and how, and if, these risks can be assessed, and the implication from a point of view of law enforcement, treatment, as well as research.

• ISBN10: 1604560398
• ISBN13: 9781604560398
• Publish Date: 1 February 2008
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 9 January 2013
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English