Chapter 4. Risk Assessment

  1. Adrian Needs,
  2. Graham Towl
  1. David Crighton

Published Online: 1 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470693971.ch4

Book Title

Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice

Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice

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How to Cite

Crighton, D. (2008) Risk Assessment, in Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice (eds A. Needs and G. Towl), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470693971.ch4

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 1 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405105415

Online ISBN: 9780470693971

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Keywords:

  • risk assessment;
  • forensic practice;
  • criminal justice;
  • human social behaviour;
  • risk management

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • Review

  • Dangerousness

  • Prediction

  • Basic Concepts in Risk Assessment

  • Decision Analysis

  • Judgement Analysis

  • Practice

  • Communicating Risk Assessments

  • Future Directions

  • Summary

  • Notes

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