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".

Abstract

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.