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... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > politics, power, and war > social control > police work > criminal investigation > threat assessment
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > politics and law > social control > police work > criminal investigation > threat assessment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > criminal investigation > threat assessment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > police and violence > threat assessment
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > victimization scales and surveys > threat assessment
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > threat assessment

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threat assessment  

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  • After Tatiana Tarasoff was killed by a jilted suitor who disclosed his intentions in treatment prior to killing her, the California Supreme Court concluded that the psychologist and supervising psychiatrist should have warned her of the pending danger and were compelled to protect her. They were found liable for not doing so (Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California, 1976). [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Threat Assessment]

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