The potential association between psychosis and violence to others has long been debated.
Past research findings are mixed and appear to depend on numerous potential moderators …

BackgroundIt is now accepted that people with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to
be violent than other members of the general population. A less acknowledged fact is that …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-
informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and …

Typically, problems in offender management surface when offenders are considered for
release from an institution in which they were initially placed because of some violent …

The history of risk assessment in criminal justice has been written on several occasions
(Andrews & Bonta, 2003; Clements, 1996; Hollin, 2002). Here we assess progress since …

Context The relationship between mental illness and violence has a significant effect on
mental health policy, clinical practice, and public opinion about the dangerousness of …

Background The public perception that mental disorder is strongly associated with violence
drives both legal policy (eg, civil commitment) and social practice (eg, stigma) toward people …

Context Violent behavior is uncommon, yet problematic, among schizophrenia patients. The
complex effects of clinical, interpersonal, and social-environmental risk factors for violence in …

Substantial strides have been made in the field of violence risk assessment. Numerous
robust risk factors have been identified and incorporated into structured violence risk …

Background We report on mental disorders and violence for a birth cohort of young adults,
regardless of their contact with the health or justice systems. Methods We studied 961 young …