Het inschatten van het risico van herhaald gewelddadig gedrag is een belangrijke taak voor deskundigen die werken in de forensische psychiatrie. De kennis van risicofactoren en beschermende factoren voor gewelddadig gedrag is de afgelopen twee decennia sterk toegenomen en er zijn diverse instrumenten …

Women and girls represent only a minority in the penitentiary system and in forensic mental health care. About 6%–10% of both prison and forensic psychiatric populations in Western countries comprise women (see for the most recent offi cial statistics in the UK w ww.gov. uk/government, in Canada w ww.statcan.gc.ca, …

Inpatient violence can have a major impact in terms of traumatic experiences for victims and witnesses, an unsafe treatment climate, and high-financial costs. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to gain more insight into patterns of violent behavior, so that adequate preventive measures can be taken …