RT Article
T1 Female service user’s experiences of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment on a low and medium secure ward
JF The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
VO 36
IS 4
SP 492
OP 507
A1 Swift, Joe
A1 Walker, Tammi
A1 Moon, Lauren
A2 Walker, Tammi
A2 Moon, Lauren
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1931345147
AB Best practice guidelines within violence risk assessment have advised collaboration with service users, with potential benefits including increased insight, shorter stays in hospital, and increased transparency. Previous research has explored the experiences of males, although to date there is no published research exploring the experiences of women. This article explores the experiences and perspectives of adult female service user’s engagement with collaborative HCR-20V3 violence risk assessment in a low and medium secure mental health service. Following the introduction of collaborative HCR-20V3 risk assessment within the female service, six service users were recruited from a low or medium secure mental health ward and they undertook a semi-structured qualitative interview. Thematic Analysis identified five superordinate themes: (i) Improved understanding of use of HCR-20V3 and value of collaboration, (ii) Improved understanding of own violence risk, (iii) Development of goals for the future, (iv) Uncomfortable emotions and re-traumatisation”, (v) Improvements to the collaborative process. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.
K1 Female offending
K1 Forensic Psychology
K1 Risk assessment
K1 Violence
K1 Co-production
K1 Collaboration
DO 10.1080/14789949.2025.2469698