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Aggression Toward Forensic Evaluators: A Statewide Survey

Naomi Leavitt, Helene Presskreischer, Patricia L. Maykuth and Thomas Grisso
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2006, 34 (2) 231-239;

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  • Table 1

    Aggressive Behavior Toward Evaluators by Type and Context

    Aggressive Behavior ContextThreats (1 or More)Harassment/Intimidation (1 or More)Physical Aggression (1 or More)
    Nonforensic293729
    Forensic
        Adult criminal315115
        Probate7171
        Other adult192311
        Juvenile9168

    • Data are percentages of the total number of returned surveys (n = 103).

  • Table 2

    Effect of Setting and Aggression Controlling for Amount of Nonforensic Practice

    nThreatsHarassment/Intimidation
    MeanSDMeanSD
    Forensic Setting
        <50% nonforensic681.93.315.528.7
        ≥50% nonforensic351.32.54.46.6
    Nonforensic Setting
        <50% nonforensic683.017.79.228.8
        ≥50% nonforensic353.38.010.321.7
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