A Critical Review of Research Methods Used in: “Use of Risk Assessment Instruments to Predict Violence and Antisocial Behavior in 73 Samples Involving 24,827 People” | Zendy

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A Critical Review of Research Methods Used in: “Use of Risk Assessment Instruments to Predict Violence and Antisocial Behavior in 73 Samples Involving 24,827 People”

Author(s) -

Renee Ann Pistone

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

global journal of health science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-9744

pISSN - 1916-9736

DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v5n1p87

Subject(s) - tragedy (event) , psychology , personality , warning system , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , poison control , injury prevention , big five personality traits , warning signs , criminology , applied psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , computer science , engineering , telecommunications , transport engineering

Our society requires that experts predict incidences of violence with greater speed and accuracy. We have seen the rise in violence that is random and public. The shootings leave society wondering how could this tragedy have been prevented. Why were the warning signs ignored? This article posits that considering personality traits along with other risk assessments can help make psychologists better predictors of violent behavior.

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