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29 Law & Hum. Behav. 7 (2005)
Examining the Science and Practice of Violence Risk Assessment with Female Adolescents

handle is hein.journals/lwhmbv29 and id is 9 raw text is: Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 29, No. 1, February 2005 (@ 2005) DOI: 10.1007/s10979-005-1397-z Examining the Science and Practice of Violence Risk Assessment with Female Adolescents Candice L. Odgers,1,3 Marlene M. Moretti,2 and N. Dickon Reppuccil While the field of violence risk assessment among adult males has progressed rapidly, several questions remain with respect to the application of forensic risk assessment tools within other populations. In this article, we consider the empirical evidence for the assessment, prediction, and management of violence in adolescent girls. We dis- cuss limitations of generalizing violence risk assessment findings from other popula- tions to adolescent girls and point out areas where there is little or no empirical foun- dation. Critical issues that must be addressed in research prior to the adoption or re- jection of such instruments are delineated. Finally, we provide practice guidelines for clinicians currently involved with adolescent females within risk assessment contexts. KEY WORDS: adolescent females; psychopathy; risk assessment; violence. Over the two past decades, significant advances have been made in the field of violence risk assessment (see Borum, 1996; Douglas & Ogloff, 2003; Monahan & Steadman, 1994). A plethora of risk assessment instruments have been developed and tested widely among adult male forensic populations (see, e.g., Hare, 1991; Harris, Rice, & Quinsey, 1993; Webster, Douglas, Eaves, & Hart, 1997). Research to date indicates that, when consistently applied, structured violence risk assessment systems increase case management efficiency and allow for predictions of future vi- olence that surpass those made based on unstructured clinical judgment (Kropp, Hart, Webster, & Eaves, 1999; Monahan, Steadman, Silver, Appelbaum, Robbins, Mulvey, et. al., 2001; Otto, 2000). As such, structured assessment tools are now ac- cepted as an important part of violence risk assessments, and are considered by some to be a necessary component (Gacono, 2000; Nicholls, Hemphill, Boer, Kropp, & Zapf, 2001). While the field of violence risk assessment among adult males has progressed rapidly, several questions remain with respect to the application of forensic risk 'Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. 2Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. 3To whom correspondence should be addressed at Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, 102 Gilmer Hall, P.O. Box 400400, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4400; e-mail: clo8d@virginia.edu. 7 0147-7307/05/0200-0007/1 02005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

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