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Addressing Systemic Bias in Violence Risk Assessment
Shoba Sreenivasan, Melinda DiCiro, James Rokop and Linda E. Weinberger
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2022, 50 (4) 626-635; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.220031-21
Shoba Sreenivasan
Dr. Sreenivasan is Forensic Services Division-SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Dr. DiCiro is Forensic Services Division Chief (Acting) at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Rokop is Forensic Services Division-Chief Psychologist, SVP at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Weinberger is Chief Psychologist, USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, & Behavioral Sciences and Professor Emerita, Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles California.
PhDMelinda DiCiro
Dr. Sreenivasan is Forensic Services Division-SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Dr. DiCiro is Forensic Services Division Chief (Acting) at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Rokop is Forensic Services Division-Chief Psychologist, SVP at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Weinberger is Chief Psychologist, USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, & Behavioral Sciences and Professor Emerita, Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles California.
PsyDJames Rokop
Dr. Sreenivasan is Forensic Services Division-SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Dr. DiCiro is Forensic Services Division Chief (Acting) at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Rokop is Forensic Services Division-Chief Psychologist, SVP at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Weinberger is Chief Psychologist, USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, & Behavioral Sciences and Professor Emerita, Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles California.
PhDLinda E. Weinberger
Dr. Sreenivasan is Forensic Services Division-SVP Evaluator, California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California and Adjunct Clinical Professor at Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California. Dr. DiCiro is Forensic Services Division Chief (Acting) at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Rokop is Forensic Services Division-Chief Psychologist, SVP at California Department of State Hospitals, Sacramento, California. Dr. Weinberger is Chief Psychologist, USC Institute of Psychiatry, Law, & Behavioral Sciences and Professor Emerita, Keck USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles California.
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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
Vol. 50, Issue 4
1 Dec 2022
Addressing Systemic Bias in Violence Risk Assessment
Shoba Sreenivasan, Melinda DiCiro, James Rokop, Linda E. Weinberger
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Dec 2022, 50 (4) 626-635; DOI: 10.29158/JAAPL.220031-21