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risk assessment approaches  

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  • Violence risk assessment is relevant to the field of law and psychology because it occurs at numerous junctures in the legal system, and it is one of the key areas of research and clinical practice in forensic psychology. This entry reviews two primary approaches to risk assessment: unstructured and structured. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Risk Assessment Approaches]

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