Risk assessment and management in criminal justice and psychiatry
- 1 May 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
- Vol. 7 (1) , 42-62
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09585189608409916
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.Keywords
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