Citation

Woods P, Lasiuk GC. J. Forensic Nurs. 2008; 4(1): 1-11.

Affiliation

College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. phil.woods@usask.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1939-3938.2008.00001.x

PMID

18387004

Abstract

This review of risk assessment and prediction literature briefly describes the historical and philosophical influences on the construct of dangerousness; chronicles the advances in research associated with the reconceptualization of dangerousness as risk; and describes current practice and research related to risk assessment, with particular attention to commonly used risk assessment tools and to existing issues and controversies. This cannot be considered a systematic review of the literature but a reflection of some of the key issues found in the literature.

Language: en