Citation

Hall HV. Crim. Justice Behav. 1982; 9(1): 3-12.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1982, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854882009001001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Accuracy of dangerousness predictions are typically assessed by subsequent violence related arrests and/or hospitalizations, yet evidence suggests the sole use of these measures excludes all but a small fraction of actual subject violence. As a result, forensic professionals are perceived as poor predictors of violence, perhaps wrongly. Expansion of criterion measures of violence is suggested, and methods for detecting subject distortion of past violence are proffered. Utilization of fake-good/fake-bad assessment methods for uncovering dishonest interview behavior, and concealment of past violence in particular, seems warranted.

Language: en