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She has published studies exploring the motivations behind criminal behaviors, psychopathy, and psychological assessments in legal contexts. [4] Loudon’s research has contributed to discussions about the stigma surrounding mental disorders and its impact on the criminal justice system. Her work focuses on promoting evidence-based methods in ...
Roesch has authored over 175 articles and book chapters, and 15 books on his research on competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, jail mental health assessment and interventions, risk assessment of young offenders, and the capacity of young offenders to understand and waive arrest rights. [5]
Rethinking Risk Assessment: The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence, (with others) (Oxford U. Press, 2001). Research in Community and Mental Health, Vol. 10: Coercion in Mental Health Services – International Perspectives (ed. with J. Morrissey) (Connecticut: JAI Press, 1999).
Risk assessment, as with any attempt to understand future behavior, is very difficult, especially because "risk" isn't always defined the same way in different legal settings. There is a wide research literature on risk assessment, but the information is varied and sometimes contradictory, and bias can play a role in risk assessment. [60]
Forensic psychiatry is a subspeciality of psychiatry and is related to criminology. [1] It encompasses the interface between law and psychiatry. According to the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, it is defined as "a subspecialty of psychiatry in which scientific and clinical expertise is applied in legal contexts involving civil, criminal, correctional, regulatory, or legislative ...
Cover of Hare's Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (2nd ed., 2003). The Psychopathy Checklist or Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised, now the Psychopathy Checklist—revised (PCL-R), is a psychological assessment tool that is commonly used to assess the presence and extent of psychopathy in individuals—most often those institutionalized in the criminal justice system—and to differentiate those ...
[2] [3] [4] It is a specialized branch of social work that focuses on the intersection of law and mental health. Forensic social work is an important part of the criminal justice system and provides an important link between mental health and the legal system. [5] Forensic social workers play an important role in the legal system.
Risk principle: Offenders differ in their risk of recidivism, therefore different kinds of interventions are appropriate. Complex (and expensive) interventions may be unreasonable when the risk is low. On the other hand, for high-risk offenders intensive interventions are likely necessary to induce any kind of change.