An update and expansion on the role of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 in United States case law - Cox J, Fairfax-Columbo J, DeMatteo D, Vitacco MJ, Kopkin MR, Parrott CT, Bownes E.

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 assessment tools forensic evaluators use to assess violence risk are the Vio...
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