Risk assessment: The value of structured professional judgments

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 74-81

  Pedersen, Liselotte ^a   Rasmussen, Kirsten ^b   Elsass, Peter ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatry; HCR 20; Structured professional judgment; Violence risk assessment; Violent recidivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858050925     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.499556     Document Type: Article

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