Working with Risk

Hazel Kemshall is professor of community and criminal justice at De Montfort University.Bernadette Wilkinson is an independent trainer and consultant, working with practitioners and managers in youth justice and probation, on issues of assessment, planning and management of risk.Kerry Baker is senior lecturer in criminology at London South Bank University.

• Figures and Activity Boxes viAcknowledgements ix1 Understanding Risk 12 Skills for Risk Assessment 93 The Art of Decision Making 434 Risk Planning and Management 715 Risk and Ethics 1016 Review and Evaluation of Risk 1217 Managing Self in the Organizational Context 146Conclusion 166References 173Index 188

"As we would expect from Hazel Kemshall and colleagues, this text conveys complex ideas about risk and danger whilst making them meaningful to social work practitioners struggling to work ethically and proportionately in organizations and systems focused on managing institutional risk and blame."Sue White, University of Birmingham"This new book addresses a high priority aspect of practice for social work in the modern world. Building on professional experience, research and teaching, this book is rooted in practice issues, and it will be valued by social workers in diverse settings to help them reflect on and develop their work in this complex area."Brian Taylor, University of Ulster