An Introduction to Violence Risk/Threat Assessment: Legal Issues
Presented by Brianne Layden, PhD
This webinar on An Introduction to Violence Risk/Threat Assessment: Legal Issues is presented by Brianne Layden, PhD.
Every violence risk/threat assessment has the potential to wind up being reviewed before a court, tribunal, or review board. For this reason, violence risk/threat assessment professionals need to understand the key legal issues relevant to the services they deliver. In this webinar, Dr. Layden identifies the major legal duties that influence the practice of violence risk/threat assessment across jurisdictions. She also discusses how these duties sometimes conflict and provide recommendations for how to avoid, resolve, or mitigate such conflicts. Throughout, she use case vignettes from her own practice to illustrate key points.
Upon completion of this webinar you will be able to:
Describe major legal duties that influence the practice of violence risk/threat assessment across jurisdictions
Describe conflicts that may arise among the various legal duties that influence the practice of violence risk/threat assessment
Describe the steps that can be taken to avoid, resolve, or mitigate conflicting legal duties relevant to the practice of violence risk/threat assessment
Brianne Layden, PhD
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