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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of criminal behavior > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of criminal behavior > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > violence risk assessment > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > violence risk assessment > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > violence risk assessment > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > violence risk assessment > MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study

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MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study  

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  • Violence risk assessment is now widely assumed by policy makers and the public to be a core skill of the mental health professions and plays a pivotal role in mental health law throughout the world. Dangerousness to others is a principal standard for inpatient commitment, outpatient commitment, and commitment to a forensic hospital. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Macarthur Violence Risk Assessment Study]

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