Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-352) and index.

Historical overview of risk assessment -- Introducing a broad model for risk assessment -- Risk of what? Defining the referral question -- What do we know overall? Consider normative data and population base rates -- What do we know about individuals like this one? Empirically supported risk and protective factors -- What do we know about this individual? Idiographic factors and the need for individualized assessment -- What can we say about the results of a risk assessment? Risk communication -- From risk assessment to risk management -- Risk assessment of patients with serious mental illness -- Risk assessment with sexual offenders -- Risk assessment with juvenile offenders -- Risk assessment of death penalty defendants.