APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Assessing Institutional Violence in Offenders Population:the Accuracy of Four Structured Assessment Tools Compared
- Milena Abbiati
University of Geneva - Julie Palix
Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland - Valerie Moulin
Research Unit of Legal Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
53 males violent offenders were assessed in prison on Violent-Risk-Appraisal-Guide (VRAG), Psychopathy-Checklist–Revised (PCL-R), Historical-Clinical-Risk-Management-20 (HCR-20) and Structured-Assessment-of-Protective-Factors-for-violence-risk (SAPROF) in order to determine tools’ respective accuracy on institutional violence. PCL-R and SAPROF showed more accurate prediction. Intervention focusing on protective factors could improve institutional violence risk management and prevention.
Criminal Justice
