| Batterers: a review of violence and risk assessment tools. | |
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PMID: 22159985 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Batterers are often identified in the criminal justice system after they have inflicted significant abuse on their victims. The increasing public health initiatives surrounding intimate partner violence focus on identification of victims and their protection. Little emphasis is placed, however, on the batterers themselves. Forensic specialists become involved in risk assessment for violence only after a perpetrator has inflicted significant damage on his victim and entered the criminal justice system. This article serves to bring awareness of the many factors, including neurobiology and neuropsychology, that contribute to the development of a batterer. Two instruments useful in identifying violence risk will be highlighted, along with a proposal for future research that could broaden risk assessment applications to other noncriminal settings, allowing for early detection and prevention of violent acts. |
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Helen M Farrell |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Volume: 39 ISSN: 1943-3662 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Acad. Psychiatry Law Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-12-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9708963 Medline TA: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 562-74 Citation Subset: IM |
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 173 Commonwealth Avenue, 5R, Boston, MA 02116. hfarrell@bidmc.harvard.edu. |
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