Assessing Dangerousness: Violence by Batterers and Child Abusers, Second Edition, Edition 2

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN

May 2007 · Springer Publishing Company

About this ebook

This updated edition of the classic book on risk assessment presents the latest research regarding the prediction of interpersonal violence. In clear and accessible language, the authors address the specific variables involved in the prediction of child abuse and homicide, as well as intimate partner violence and homicide. This edition also presents an important revision of Campbell's ground-breaking intimate partner homicide lethality risk instrument, the Danger Assessment.

All of the contributors to this multidisciplinary volume have faced the difficult task of assessing the risk of family violence in a wide variety of settings--courts, clinics, shelters, emergency rooms, protective service offices, schools, batterer intervention programs, violence prevention programs, and more. Their combined experience in research and practice makes this an indispensable resource for all clinicians required to make predictions about violent behavior.

Key features of this new edition include:


• Coverage of a wide breadth of clinical and court situations requiring threat assessments
• A review of the latest assessment instruments
• New findings on predicting fatal child abuse
• Legal and ethical issues in risk assessment

About the author

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a professor and the Anna D. Wolf Chair at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She is a national leader in research and advocacy in the field of domestic violence, or intimate partner violence (IPV). She has authored or coauthored more than 250 publications and seven books on violence, its health outcomes, and interventions for survivors.