Forensic research and practice have historically focused on risk assessment and prevention.
This risk-oriented paradigm is shifting towards a more recovery-oriented perspective. The …

Research on reentry for individuals with mental illnesses leaving jails and prisons lacks
outcome specificity and standardization needed to advance knowledge about the efficacy …

Interest in protective factors in risk assessment work with adjudicated populations is
increasing and evidence suggests that protective factors in structured professional judgment …

Despite efforts to incorporate protective factors or 'strengths' in applied risk assessments for
criminal reoffending, there has been limited progress towards a consensus regarding what …

In this chapter, the authors discuss research on strengths as a broad class of predictors.
They distinguish between desistance as an outcome and as a process. The authors …

The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) is a structured professional
judgment measure designed to comprehensively assess risk of multiple adverse outcomes …

Judges have significant decision-making power that dictates the outcomes of defendants,
but their perceptions regarding persons with psychiatric disorders (PPDs) are understudied …

Eligibility criteria for participation in mental health jail diversion programs often specify that,
to be diverted, a candidate must not pose a level of threat to public safety that cannot be …

Structured professional judgment (SPJ) instruments are used by mental health professionals
to assess risk for future violence and assess treatment needs. Current literature tends to …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is among the most common acts of violence against women
worldwide, making it a major global threat to women's health and safety. The assessment …