Violence Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Case-Study of Filicide in an Italian Woman

Antonia Sorge, Giovanni Borrelli, Emanuela Saita and Raffaella Perrella
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Antonia Sorge: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Milan, Italy
Giovanni Borrelli: Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Emanuela Saita: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Milan, Italy
Raffaella Perrella: Department of Psychology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 12, 1-17

Abstract: Background: At an international level, the risk assessment and management process of violent offenders follows a standard method that implies well-defined theoretical models and the use of scientifically validated tools. In Italy, this process is still highly discretionary. The aim of this study is to highlight the advantages deriving from the use of risk assessment tools within the framework of a single case study; Methods: Recidivism risk and social dangerousness of an Italian woman perpetrator of filicide were assessed through the administration of the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) instrument supported by Historical Clinical Risk-20 Version 3 (HCR-20 V3); Results: The administration of LS/CMI showed that, in this single case, the subcomponents represent a criminogenic risk/need factor are: Family/Marital, Companions, Alcohol and Drug Problem and Leisure; while constituting strengths: employment and the absence of a Pro-criminal Orientation and an Antisocial Pattern; Conclusions: Data collected through LS/CMI indicated life areas of a single case, which should be emphasised not only to assess the risk of re-offending and social dangerousness but also for a social rehabilitation programme more suited to the subject. This study demonstrates that the LS/CMI assessment tool is suitable for the Italian context.

Keywords: infanticide; filicide; violent behaviour; COVID-19; risk-assessment; LS/CMI; HCR-20 V3; woman offender; forensic psychology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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