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Violence and Abuse towards General Practice Staff by Patients and the Public: A Scoping Review (2025)
Journal Article
Chou, S., Sawyers, L., Cianci, G., Tyrrell, E., & Kendrick, D. (2025). Violence and Abuse towards General Practice Staff by Patients and the Public: A Scoping Review. British Journal of General Practice, https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2024.0535

Abstract
Background General practice is the gatekeeper to secondary care in many countries. This unique role may expose general practice staff to violence and abuse by patients and the public, yet violence and abuse in secondary care receives more a... Read More about Violence and Abuse towards General Practice Staff by Patients and the Public: A Scoping Review.

External workplace violence towards police officers: A scoping review (2025)
Journal Article
Pritz, T., & Chou, S. (2025). External workplace violence towards police officers: A scoping review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 81, Article 102036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2025.102036

Existing research on public violence against the police is limited. This scoping review aimed to offer an overview of the characteristics and the findings of existing primary research, identifying methodological and knowledge gaps to inform future re... Read More about External workplace violence towards police officers: A scoping review.

231 Violence and abuse towards staff by patients and the public in general practice: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Chou, S., Sawyers, L., Tyrrell, E., Leighton, P., & Kendrick, D. (2024). 231 Violence and abuse towards staff by patients and the public in general practice: a scoping review. Injury Prevention, https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2024-SAFETY.118

Background Violence and abuse in healthcare settings is a growing concern. Staff are more likely to experience violence initiated by patients and the public than by their own colleagues. General practice may be more exposed to such behaviours than ho... Read More about 231 Violence and abuse towards staff by patients and the public in general practice: a scoping review.

233 The occurrence of violence and abuse towards staff by patients and the public in general practice since COVID-19 in England (2024)
Journal Article
Chou, S., Tyrrell, E., Leighton, P., & Kendrick, D. (2024). 233 The occurrence of violence and abuse towards staff by patients and the public in general practice since COVID-19 in England. Injury Prevention, 30(Suppl 1), https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2024-SAFETY.120

Background In 2021, 37% of UK doctors reported experiencing direct verbal abuse from patients and/or the public in the last month. Of these 37%, 51% were general practitioners (GPs) and 30% were hospital doctors. Two-thirds of GPs said their experien... Read More about 233 The occurrence of violence and abuse towards staff by patients and the public in general practice since COVID-19 in England.

Child and Adolescent Offending (2021)
Book Chapter
Paddock, E., Chou, S., & Browne, K. D. (2021). Child and Adolescent Offending. In J. M. Brown, & M. A. H. Horvath (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology (35-53). (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108848916.005

Developmental approaches to child and adolescent offending emphasise the role of individual and psychological factors when explaining the onset of offending, as well as the role of early risk and protective factors on future offending. This chapter w... Read More about Child and Adolescent Offending.

Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook (2017)
Book
Browne, K. D., Beech, A. R., Craig, L. A., & Chou, S. (Eds.). (2017). Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook. Wiley-Blackwell

Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook provides practical guidance in the assessment of the most frequently encountered offender subgroups found within the criminal justice system. Topics include:
- criminal justice assessments
- offenders wi... Read More about Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook.

Community Approaches to the Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment (2017)
Book Chapter
Browne, K., Chou, S., & Jackson, V. (2017). Community Approaches to the Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment. In K. D. Browne, A. R. Beech, L. A. Craig, & S. Chou (Eds.), Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook (235-264). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118314531.ch12

Women are more at risk from men who are generally violent or men with personality disorders than men who are only violent in the home. In incidents perpetrated by both generally violent men or men with personality disorders, the violence is more like... Read More about Community Approaches to the Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment.

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of CBT informed anger management (2015)
Journal Article
Sammut Henwood, K., Chou, S., & Browne, K. D. (2015). A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of CBT informed anger management. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 25(B), 280-292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.09.011

This meta-analysis sought to investigate the effectiveness of CBT based anger management interventions on reducing recidivism amongst adult male offenders. Studies were selected after a bibliographic database search, a hand-search of references from... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effectiveness of CBT informed anger management.

A Brief Discussion About Measuring Child Molester Cognition With the Sex With Children Scale (2014)
Journal Article
Walton, J., Duff, S., & Chou, S. (2017). A Brief Discussion About Measuring Child Molester Cognition With the Sex With Children Scale. Child Abuse Review, 26(2), 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2361

This article reviews the Sex with Children (SWCH) scale and compares its psychometric properties to alternative measures in the field. Examination of the scale indicates that it is one of several instruments which do not proportionally tap into all i... Read More about A Brief Discussion About Measuring Child Molester Cognition With the Sex With Children Scale.

A systematic review of psychopathy in women within secure settings (2014)
Journal Article
Beryl, R., Chou, S., & Völlm, B. (2014). A systematic review of psychopathy in women within secure settings. Personality and Individual Differences, 71, 185-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.033

The construct of psychopathy has been comparatively understudied in women, and to date there has been no attempt to systematically review the literature related to psychopathy in women. This review assimilates the existing evidence in relation to the... Read More about A systematic review of psychopathy in women within secure settings.

An exploration of the current knowledge on young people who kill: A systematic review (2014)
Journal Article
Jeane Gerard, F., Jackson, V., Chou, S., Whitfield, K. C., & Browne, K. D. (2014). An exploration of the current knowledge on young people who kill: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19(5), 559-571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2014.07.002

This exploratory systematic review assessed the quality of primary studies on young people who kill and synthesised the findings regarding the characteristics of these offenders. An electronic search yielded 12,717 hits of papers published between 19... Read More about An exploration of the current knowledge on young people who kill: A systematic review.

The link between personality disorder and parenting behaviors: A systematic review (2013)
Journal Article
Laulik, S., Chou, S., Browne, K. D., & Allam, J. (2013). The link between personality disorder and parenting behaviors: A systematic review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 18(6), 644-655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2013.07.017

Objective
To systematically review the literature on the link between personality disorder and parenting capacity from an attachment theory perspective.
Method
Four electronic databases were searched systematically. Those studies that met the pre-... Read More about The link between personality disorder and parenting behaviors: A systematic review.

A systematic review on the effectiveness of sex offender risk assessment tools in predicting sexual recidivism of adult male sex offenders (2012)
Journal Article
Tully, R. J., Chou, S., & Browne, K. D. (2013). A systematic review on the effectiveness of sex offender risk assessment tools in predicting sexual recidivism of adult male sex offenders. Clinical Psychology Review, 33(12), 287-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2012.12.002

Purpose
This study aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of risk assessment tools in predicting sexual recidivism of adult male offenders.
Background
Sex offender risk assessment aids risk management within the criminal justice system.... Read More about A systematic review on the effectiveness of sex offender risk assessment tools in predicting sexual recidivism of adult male sex offenders.

Factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer: A systematic review (2012)
Journal Article
Robles, L. A., Chou, S., Cole, O., Hamid, A., Griffiths, A., & Vedhara, K. (2012). Factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer: A systematic review. British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology, 5(5), 207-215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjmsu.2011.11.005

Objective:

Men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer (LPCa) are usually offered a range of treatment options. Patients' beliefs about their illness and treatments have been shown to be influential in treatment selection for chronic conditions.... Read More about Factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer: A systematic review.

A rapid systematic review on the association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use among males (2011)
Journal Article
Butt, S., Chou, S., & Browne, K. (2011). A rapid systematic review on the association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use among males. Child Abuse Review, 20(1), 6-38. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.1100

This paper aims to review studies in relation to the association between childhood physical (CPA) and sexual abuse (CSA) and illicit drug use among the male clinical and general community populations using a systematic approach. Primary studies were... Read More about A rapid systematic review on the association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use among males.

Child and adolescent offending (2010)
Book Chapter
Chou, S., & Browne, K. (2010). Child and adolescent offending. In J. M. Brown, & E. A. Campbell (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology (23-33). Cambridge University Press

The Relationship between Institutional Care and the International Adoption of Children in Europe (2008)
Journal Article
Chou, S., & Browne, K. (2008). The Relationship between Institutional Care and the International Adoption of Children in Europe. Adoption and Fostering, 32(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/030857590803200106

The study reported by Shihning Chou and Kevin Browne explored the link between institutional care for young children and international adoption, using a survey of 33 European countries. Official figures were available from 25 countries on the proport... Read More about The Relationship between Institutional Care and the International Adoption of Children in Europe.

Intercountry Adoption on the Internet (2007)
Journal Article
Chou, S., Browne, . K. D., & Kirkaldy, M. (2007). Intercountry Adoption on the Internet. Adoption and Fostering, 31(2), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/030857590703100206

This study by Shihning Chou, Kevin Browne and Melanie Kirkaldy investigated whether inter-country adoption agencies on the internet upheld the principles of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC 1989) and the Hague Convention (1993). A... Read More about Intercountry Adoption on the Internet.