Objective. Cognitive biases can impact experts' judgments and decisions. We offer a broad
descriptive model of how bias affects human judgment. Although studies have explored the …

This meta-analysis is the first to our knowledge to evaluate the predictive properties of
dynamic sex offender risk assessment instruments, which are designed to assess factors …

A group of 13 authors (GA) shared a statement of concern (SoC) warning against the use of
the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R; Hare, 1991, 2003) to assess risk for …

Assessing an offender's risk to re‐offend is one of the most ubiquitous tasks in the criminal
justice and forensic psychiatric systems. This chapter defines actuarial risk assessment and …

BackgroundCurrent approaches to assess violence risk in secure hospitals are resource
intensive, limited by accuracy and authorship bias and may have reached a performance …

Abstract The Violence Risk Appraisal Guide—Revised (VRAG–R) was developed to replace
the original VRAG based on an updated and larger sample with an extended follow-up …

Personality science has steadily developed the alternative model for personality disorders
(AMPD) for more than 10 years. While there has been considerable headway validating …

The current study tested a method of risk assessment for adolescent offenders that relies on
structured professional judgment: the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk for Youth …

An individual's risk for future violent behavior may be considered in various legal contexts,
including civil commitment, criminal sentencing, or suitability for parole. Among the …

There is emerging evidence that the performance of risk assessment instruments is weaker
when used for clinical decision‐making than for research purposes. For instance, research …