title: Risk prediction: a review of the literature.
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.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. phil.woods@usask.ca
authors.forename: Phil
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Gerri C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Lasiuk
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D053604:Forensic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology