Violence Risk - Assessment and Management: Advances Through Structured Professional Judgement and Sequential Redirections

About Christopher D. WebsterQuazi HaqueStephen J. Hucker

Christopher D. Webster is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto Canada as well as Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Simon Fraser University. A Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association the American Psychological Association and the Royal Society of Canada his publications include the first edition of this volume (Wiley-Blackwell 2007) and Essential Writings in Risk Assessment and Management (2007) which he co-edited. Quazi Haque is Executive Medical Director for Partnerships in Care one of the largest providers of mental health services in the UK. A Fellow of the UK Royal College of Psychiatrists and former lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatrys Home Office Teaching Unit he collaborated with Christopher Webster in developing a structured professional judgement training programme at the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London. Stephen J. Hucker is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto Canada. A specialist in forensic psychiatry he is a former head of the forensic programs at Torontos Clarke Institute of Psychiatry and has lectured widely on forensic psychiatry both to scientific and professional audiences. He maintains a private practice and is frequently called as an expert witness in legal cases.