Search for dissertations about: "risk assessment crime"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words risk assessment crime.

  2. 1. Risk and prediction of violent crime in forensic psychiatry

    Author : Christina Gustavson; Malmö Rättspsykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; violence; forensic risk assessment; risk factors; recidivism;

    Abstract : Objective: To test the predictive accuracy for violent recidivism of the age at onset of substance abuse, the platelet MAO-B activity, and various combinations of criminological and clinical risk factors among violent offenders in a prospective Swedish follow-up study. Subjects: One hundred violent offenders, consecutively admitted for forensic psychiatric investigations between 1998 and 2001 (baseline). READ MORE

  4. 2. Adolescent sexual offending. Prevalence, risk factors and outcome

    Author : Cecilia Kjellgren; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sexually offending adolescents; sexual coercion; prevalence; risk factors; sexual reoffending; assessment;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the prevalence of sexually offending behaviour among female and male adolescents in Sweden. One aim is to identify potential risk factors associated with sexually offending behaviour and a further aim to examine the outcome in early adulthood for a sample of sexually offending adolescent males. READ MORE

  5. 3. On lifetime violent criminality in a Swedish forensic psychiatric cohort

    Author : Hedvig Krona; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; forensic psychiatry; violent crime; lifetime criminality; mental disorders; crime prediction; Risk Assessment; SPECT-MRI- optical imaging;

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  6. 4. Ambulatory risk assessment and intervention in the prison services : Using Interactive Voice Response to assess and intervene on acute dynamic risk among prisoners on parole

    Author : Zoran Vasiljevic; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : acute dynamic risk; intervention; paroled offenders; prediction; randomized controlled trial; recidivism;

    Abstract : The transition from prison to society is a challenging period for offenders released from prison. Recidivism rates are high, and the offender’s situation can change rapidly. READ MORE

  7. 5. Risk Assessments in Forensic Psychiatry: Consequences and Experiences for Patients and Nurses

    Author : Marielle Nyman; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Forensic psychiatry; Risk assessment; Qualitative content analysis; Patients experience; Care participation;

    Abstract : In forensic psychiatry, risk assessment of future violence poses a great challenge to mental health care professionals. Forensic psychiatric patients are particularly vulnerable due to their complex mental health needs in combination with criminal behavior. READ MORE