Book Chapters

Nicholls, T. L., Desmarais, S. L., Martin, M.-L., Brink, J., & Webster, C. D. (in press). Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START). In R. D. Morgan (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Criminal Psychology. 

Desmarais, S. L.., *Johnson, K. L., & *Singh, J. P. (2018). Performance of recidivism risk assessment instruments in U.S. correctional settings (pp. 3-29). In J. P. Singh*, D. Kroner, J. S. Wormith, S. L. Desmarais & Z. Hamilton (Eds.). (2018). Handbook of recidivism risk / needs assessment tools. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons Limited.

Singh, J. P., Desmarais, S. L., Otto, R. K., Nicholls, T. L., Petersen, K. L., & Pritchard, M. (2016). The International Risk Survey: Use and perceived utility of structured violence risk assessment tools in 44 countries. In J. P. Singh, S. Bjørkly, & S. Fazel (Eds.), International perspectives on violence risk assessment (pp. 101-126). Oxford University Press. 

Webster, C. D., Brink, J., Nicholls, T. L., Desmarais, S. L., & Martin, M.-L. (2014). Violence assessment over the short-term. In B. Purin & I. Treasaden (Eds.), Forensic psychiatry. London: Hodder Arnold.

Desmarais, S. L., & Dutton, D. G. (2013). Domestic violence: An overview for mental health practitioners. In H. Bloom & R. Schneider (Eds.), Law and mental disorder: A comprehensive and practical approach. Toronto, Canada: Irwin Law & Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Webster, C., Haque, H., Augimeri, L., Brink, J., Cree, A., Desmarais, S., … Snowden, R. (2013). Teaching and researching SPJ guides. In C. D. Webster, Q. Haque, S. J. Hucker (Eds.), Violence risk-assessment and management: Advances through structured professional judgment and sequential redirections (2nd Ed., pp. 123-137). New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Douglas, K. S., Otto, R., Desmarais, S. L., & Borum, R. (2012). Clinical forensic psychology. In I. B. Weiner, J. A. Schinka, & W. F. Velicer (Eds.), Handbook of psychology, Volume 2: Research methods in psychology (pp. 213-244). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Desmarais, S. L. (2009). START research summary. In C. D. Webster, M.-L. Martin, J. Brink, T. L. Nicholls, & S. L. Desmarais, Manual for the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) (Version 1.1) (pp. 89-104). Coquitlam, Canada: British Columbia Mental Health & Addiction Services. 

Desmarais, S. L., Gibas, A., & Nicholls, T. L. (2009). Beyond violence against women: Gender-inclusiveness in domestic violence research, policy, and practice. In C. F. Ferguson (Ed.), Violent crime: Clinical and social implications (pp. 184- 206). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Read, J. D., & Desmarais, S. L. (2009). Expert psychology testimony on eyewitness identification: A matter of common sense? In B. L. Cutler (Ed.), Expert testimony on the psychology of eyewitness identification (pp. 115-141). New York: Oxford University Press. 

Read, J. D., & Desmarais, S. L. (2008). Lay knowledge of eyewitness testimony research and factors. In B. L. Cutler & P. A. Zapf (Eds.), Encyclopedia of psychology and law (pp. 299-303). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 

Reeves, K. A., Desmarais, S. L., Nicholls, T. L., & Douglas, K. S. (2008). Intimate partner abuse of older men: Considerations for the assessment of risk. In J. I. Kosberg (Ed.), Abuse of older men (pp. 7-27). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. 

Nicholls, T. L., Desmarais, S. L., Douglas, K. S., & Kropp, P. R. (2007). Assessment of high risk perpetrators of intimate partner abuse. In J. Hamel & T. L. Nicholls (Eds.), Family therapy for domestic violence: A practitioner’s guide to gender-inclusive research and treatment (pp. 275-301). London: Springer. 

Nicholls, T. L., Brink, J., Desmarais, S. L., Webster, C. D., & Martin, M-L. (2007). The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): A prospective validation study in a forensic psychiatric sample. In H. Bloom, & C. D. Webster (Eds.), Essential writings in violence risk assessment and management (pp. 245-267). Toronto, Canada: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. 

Nonstad, K., Kroppan, E., Desmarais, S. L., Webster, C. D., & Martin, M.-L. (2007). How to conduct a START multidisciplinary team assessment: A step-by-step guide. In S. L. Desmarais, C. D. Webster, M.-L. Martin, C. Dassinger, J. Brink, & T. L. Nicholls, Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): Instructors’ guide and workbook (Version 2) (pp. 18-19). Coquitlam, Canada: Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission.