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Risk assessment and management in criminal justice and psychiatry

1996; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/09585189608409916

1469-9478

Herschel Prins,

Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints

Abstract This article places risk assessment and management in criminal justice and mental health in brief historical context. It then considers concepts of risk and dangerousness, before examining the extent to which being 'wise after the event' may be helpful. Ways in which risk assessment and management might be improved and attempts to de-mystify the process are then discussed.