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Risk Assessment Validity

Risk Assessment Validity is the extent to which a violence risk assessment measure or instrument accurately identifies individuals' likelihood of engaging in future violent behavior, distinguishing it from related evaluation criteria by focusing specifically on the correctness and truthfulness of the risk predictions.

381

Publications

24K

Citations

898

Authors

436

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

75

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Publications

381

Improving risk assessments for sex offenders: A comparison of three actuarial scales.

R. Karl Hanson, David J. Thornton · Law and Human Behavior · 2000 · 1.1K citations

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The Danger Assessment

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Daniel Webster, Nancy Glass · Journal of Interpersonal Violence · 2008 · 622 citations · Full text

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Violence risk assessment and risk communication: The effects of using actual cases, providing instruction, and employing probability versus frequency formats.

Paul Slovic, John Monahan, Donald G. MacGregor · Law and Human Behavior · 2000 · 506 citations

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Assessing risk for violence among psychiatric patients: The HCR-20 violence risk assessment scheme and the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version.

Kevin S. Douglas, James R. P. Ogloff, Tonia L. Nicholls et al. · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology · 1999 · 400 citations

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The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA) Guide: Reliability and validity in adult male offenders.

P. Randall Kropp, Stephen D. Hart · Law and Human Behavior · 2000 · 395 citations

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Authors

898

  1. KS
    Kevin S. Douglas

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    19 publications · 2.4K citations

    19

    h-index

  2. JR
    James R. P. Ogloff

    Monash University, Australia

    13 publications · 1.3K citations

    13

    h-index

  3. TL
    Tonia L. Nicholls

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

    11

    h-index

  4. VD
    Viviënne de Vogel

    De Forensische Zorgspecialisten, Netherlands

    8 publications · 841 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. JC
    Jacquelyn C. Campbell

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    8 publications · 1K citations

    8

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1–5 of 898

Institutions

436

  1. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    29 h-index

    58 publications

    4.8K citations

  2. Carleton University

    Ottawa, Canada

    15 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    788 citations

  5. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    12 h-index

    17 publications

    852 citations

  6. BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services

    Vancouver, Canada

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    954 citations

  8. University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

    Worcester, United States

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Criminal Justice and Behavior

    58 publications · 4.7K citations

    34

    h-index

  2. Law and Human Behavior

    23 publications · 3.3K citations

    20

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  3. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

    28 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

    h-index

  4. Journal of Interpersonal Violence

    15 publications · 1.9K citations

    15

    h-index

  5. Psychological Assessment

    15 publications · 730 citations

    13

    h-index

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