Violence Risk Assessment: Tools, Methods, and Courtroom Standards for New York Practitioners

Dr. Stephan M. Carlson · Risk Assessment

---------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | SPJ | HCR-20 v3 (adult), SAVRY (youth), START | Structured formulation; risk scenarios; management plan | Flexible; integrates dynamic & protective factors; best for testimony | Requires training; more subjective without documentation | | Actuarial | VRAG-R, LS/CMI | Category/score; sometimes probabilities | Transparent weights; good for screening | Calibration drifts with different base rates/populations | | Trait/construct | PCL-R | Dimens

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