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Principles of Violence Risk (Threat) Assessment and Management
Venue: Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario
Facilitator: Stephen D. Hart, PhD
This session provides participants with essential knowledge and skills with respect to the assessment and management of violence risk. The overarching goal is that participants will be able to conduct violence risk assessments and develop management plans. The session focuses on general principles. Risk assessment is discussed with the framework of structured professional judgment and Risk management, within the framework of scenario planning. The application of general principles to specific types of violence in specific settings will be illustrated. Participants also will discuss the association between violence and mental disorder, and learn simple ways to identify and communicate about symptoms of acute mental illness and personality disorder.
Assessing and Managing Violence Risk
Venue: Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario
Facilitator: Stephen D. Hart, PhD
Violence risk assessment and management is a critical aspect of practice for many professions. In this Workshop, attendees will review the nature and causes of violence, with special emphasis on mental illness; discuss major approaches to violence risk assessment, focusing on actuarial and structured professional judgment procedures; learn to administer one of the most commonly used assessment procedures, Version 2 of the Historical-Clinical-Risk management-20 (HCR-20); and discuss the use of the HCR-20 in risk management. A copy of the HCR-20 manual is included in the course fee.
Assessing Risk for Sexual Violence
Venue: Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario
Facilitator: Stephen D. Hart, PhD., P. Randall Kropp, PhD
Sexual violence is another area that requires specialized knowledge and training. In this Workshop, attendees will review the scientific and professional literature on the causes of sexual violence, with the focus on the critical role of paraphilia (sexual deviation); discuss major actuarial and structured professional judgment procedures; learn to administer two commonly used assessment procedures, the Sexual Violence Risk-20 (SVR-20) and Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP); and discuss the use of the SVR-20 and RSVP in risk management. Copies of the SVR-20 and RSVP manuals are included in the course fee.
Assessing Risk for Intimate Partner Violence
Venue: Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario
Facilitator: P. Randall Kropp, PhD
Intimate partner violence is a common form of violence, but one with special dynamics and risk factors. In this Workshop, attendees will review the literature on intimate partner violence, with a focus on the critical role of personality disorder; discuss major actuarial and structured professional judgment procedures; learn to administer two commonly used assessment procedures, the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA) and Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER); and discuss the use of the SARA and B-SAFER in risk management. Copies of the SARA and B-SAFER manuals are included in the course fee.
Assessing Risk for Stalking
Venue: Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario
Facilitator: P. Randall Kropp, PhD
Stalking differs from many other forms of violence in three important ways; it is targeted, highly personal and can persist for many years, even decades. The Guidelines for Stalking Assessment and Management (SAM) are structured professional judgment (SPJ) guidelines for use by law enforcement, criminal justice, security and mental health personnel. The SAM builds on previous SPJ approaches to violence risk assessment, most notably the SARA and RSVP. Attendees will get an overview of how to administer the SAM and discuss the use of SAM in risk management. A copy of the SAM manual is included in the course fee.
