John Monahan

University of Virginia School of Law

John S. Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatric Medicine

580 Massie Road

Charlottesville, VA 22903

United States

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Scholarly Papers (39)

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Citation 7

Risk Assessment in Criminal Sentencing

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper, No. 53
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Sep 2015
John Monahan and Jennifer L. Skeem
University of Virginia School of Law and University of California, Berkeley
Downloads 1,797 (19,773)
Citation 7

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blameworthiness, mass incarceration, just deserts, rehabilitation, crime control, disparities

Risk Assessment in Criminal Sentencing

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 12, pp. 489-513, 2016
Posted: 30 Mar 2016
John Monahan and Jennifer L. Skeem
University of Virginia School of Law and University of California, Berkeley

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Risk Redux: The Resurgence of Risk Assessment in Criminal Sanctioning

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2013-36
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2013
John Monahan and Jennifer L. Skeem
University of Virginia School of Law and University of California, Berkeley
Downloads 931 (52,638)
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sentencing, risk, needs, corrections

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The Individual Risk Assessment of Terrorism: Recent Developments

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 57
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 27 Sep 2015
John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 930 (52,722)
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risk assessment, terrorism, prediction, crime, violence

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Current Directions in Violence Risk Assessment

Current Directions in Psychological Science, Forthcoming , Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2011-13
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Mar 2011
Jennifer L. Skeem and John Monahan
University of California, Berkeley and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 920 (53,515)
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violence, risk assessment, risk reduction

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Impact of Risk Assessment on Judges’ Fairness in Sentencing Relatively Poor Defendants

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-02
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 03 Jan 2020
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 890 (56,145)
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risk, sentencing, fairness, judicial intuition

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The Individual Risk Assessment of Terrorism

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2011-34
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Sep 2011
John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 841 (60,687)

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risk assessment, risk factors, terrorism, validation, violence

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Group to Individual (G2i) Inference in Scientific Expert Testimony

University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 81, No. 2, 2014, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2013-34, Vanderbilt Public Law Research Paper No. 13-47
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2015
UC Law, San Francisco, University of Virginia School of Law and Vanderbilt University - Law School
Downloads 784 (66,576)
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Judging Risk

108 California Law Review 439 (2020), Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-44
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 04 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 04 May 2020
Brandon L. Garrett and John Monahan
Duke University School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 584 (97,304)
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Gender, Risk Assessment, and Sanctioning: The Cost of Treating Women Like Men

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 10
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
University of California, Berkeley, University of Virginia School of Law and Government of the United States of America - Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Downloads 546 (104,280)
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risk assessment, gender, test bias, disparities, sentencing

Gender, Risk Assessment, and Sanctioning: The Cost of Treating Women Like Men

From Skeem, J., Monahan, J., & Lowenkamp, C. (2016). Gender, risk assessment, and sanctioning: The cost of treating women like men. Law and Human Behavior, 40(5), 580-593. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000206. , Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-28
Posted: 26 May 2017
University of Virginia School of Law, University of California, Berkeley and University of Missouri Kansas City

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risk assessment, gender, test bias, disparities, sentencing

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Lawyers at Mid-Career: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study of Job and Life Satisfaction

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2012
John Monahan and Jeffrey W. Swanson
University of Virginia School of Law and Duke University - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Downloads 520 (112,195)
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lawyers, career satisfaction, life satisfaction, longitudinal

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Risk Assessment in Sentencing

Academy for Justice, a Report on Scholarship and Criminal Justice Reform (Erik Luna ed., 2017, Forthcoming)., Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-44
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Aug 2017
John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 515 (113,550)

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risk assessment, dangerousness, sentencing, prediction, desert

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Twenty-Five Years of Social Science in Law

Law and Human Behavior, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2010-09
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 26 Feb 2010
John Monahan and Laurens Walker
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 500 (117,633)
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Social Science, Social Authority, Social Fact, Social Framework

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Contextual Evidence of Gender Discrimination: The Ascendance of 'Social Frameworks'

Virginia Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 May 2008 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2014
John Monahan, Laurens Walker and Gregory Mitchell
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 444 (135,690)
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social framework, employment discrimination, expert, Daubert, stereotype, bias

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Gatekeeping Science: Using the Structure of Scientific Research to Distinguish Between Admissibility and Weight in Expert Testimony

Northwestern University Law Review, Vol. 110, 2016, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 58, UC Hastings Research Paper No. 157
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 23 Oct 2015
UC Law, San Francisco, Vanderbilt University - Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 394 (156,090)
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Tarasoff at Thirty: How Developments in Science and Policy Shape the Common Law

University of Cincinnati Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Feb 2007
John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law
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violence, risk assessment, tort, psychiatry, psychology

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The Limits of Social Framework Evidence

Law, Probability & Risk, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2009-08
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 19 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2010
John Monahan, Laurens Walker and Gregory Mitchell
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 356 (172,748)
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expert witness, expert evidence, social framework evidence, scientific evidence, class actions

The Limits of Social Framework Evidence

Law, Probability & Risk, Vol. 8, Issue 4, pp. 307-321, 2009
Posted: 28 Dec 2009
John Monahan, Laurens Walker and Gregory Mitchell
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law

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social frameworks, employment discrimination, gender discrimination, expert witnesses, scientific evidence, Dukes v. Wal-Mart

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Cultural Cognition and Public Policy: The Case of Outpatient Commitment Laws

Law and Human Behavior, Forthcoming, Cultural Cognition Project Working Paper No. 47, Harvard Law School Program on Risk Regulation Research Paper No. 08-21
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 29 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2013
Yale Law School, George Washington University - Law School, University of Virginia School of Law, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Ohio State University - Psychology Department
Downloads 351 (177,532)
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cultural cognition, outpatient commitment

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Lawyers at the Peak of Their Careers: A 30-Year Longitudinal Study of Job and Life Satisfaction

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-57
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 10 Oct 2018
John Monahan and Jeffrey W. Swanson
University of Virginia School of Law and Duke University - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Downloads 307 (205,082)
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legal careers, job satisfaction, life satisfaction

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Beyond Context: Social Facts as Case-Specific Evidence

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2010-14, Emory Law Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2010
Gregory Mitchell, Laurens Walker and John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 276 (229,223)

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law and social science, expert evidence, social facts, social frameworks

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The Function of Punishment in the 'Civil' Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Vol. 25, pp. 437-448, 2007
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 30 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2010
Kevin M. Carlsmith, John Monahan and Alison Evans
Colgate University - Psychology Department, University of Virginia School of Law and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 257 (245,483)
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civil commitment, retribution, retributive justice, incapacitation, punishment motives

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The ASA’s Missed Opportunity to Promote Sound Science in Court

Sociological Methods & Research, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2011-18
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 02 Feb 2015
Gregory Mitchell, John Monahan and Laurens Walker
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 235 (268,058)

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experts, class certification, employment discrimination, social science and law

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Lost in Translation: 'Risks' 'Needs,' and 'Evidence' in Implementing the First Step Act

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2020-12
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Feb 2020
Jennifer L. Skeem and John Monahan
University of California, Berkeley and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 200 (313,974)

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risks, needs, recidivism, prison, rehabilitation

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Judicial Appraisals of Risk Assessment in Sentencing

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2018-27, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 02 May 2018 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2018
John Monahan, Anne Metz and Brandon L. Garrett
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Lynchburg and Duke University School of Law
Downloads 197 (316,833)
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Risk assessment, sentencing, judicial process, recidivism

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Judging the Use of Risk Assessment in Sentencing

Judicature, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-45, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2019-54
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 15 Aug 2019
Brandon L. Garrett and John Monahan
Duke University School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 177 (350,974)

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risk assessment, alternative sentences, First Step Act

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Valid or Voodoo: A Qualitative Study of Attorney Attitudes Towards Risk Assessment in Sentencing and Plea Bargaining

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2020-25, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2020-15
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 12 Mar 2020
University of Lynchburg, University of Virginia School of Law, Masters in Public Health Candidate, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Research Assistant, University of Virginia School of Law and Duke University School of Law
Downloads 168 (367,343)
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risk assessment, sentencing, plea bargaining, prosecutors, defense attorneys

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Sampling Evidence at the Crossroads

Southern California Law Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 15 Feb 2007
Laurens Walker and John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 147 (408,990)

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sampling, evidence, mass torts

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Innumeracy and Unpacking: Bridging the Nomothetic/Idiographic Divide in Violence Risk Assessment

Law and Human Behavior, 2012, Vol. 36, No. 6, 548–554, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2012-04
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 14 Jan 2013
Nicholas Scurich, John Monahan and Richard S. John
University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Southern California
Downloads 125 (464,745)

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actuarial risk assessment, decision making, numeracy

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Interventions Used by Colleges to Respond to Student Mental Health Crisis

Psychiatric Services, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2011-23
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 02 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2011
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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From Coercion to Contract: Reframing the Debate on Mandated Community Treatment for People with Mental Disorders

Law and Human Behavior, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 10 Feb 2011
Richard J. Bonnie and John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 116 (492,112)
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Judicial Reliance on Risk Assessment in Sentencing Drug and Property Offenders: A Test of the Treatment Resource Hypothesis

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-42, Criminal Justice and Behavior, 2019, Vol. 46, No. 6, June 2019, 799-810, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2019-56
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 13 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2019
Brandon L. Garrett, Alex Jakubow and John Monahan
Duke University School of Law, Yale Law School and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 108 (522,184)
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risk assessment, alternative sentences, treatment resources, drug and property crimes

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Case-Specific Sociological Inference: Meta-Norms for Expert Opinions

Sociological Methods and Research, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2011-22
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 02 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2011
Gregory Mitchell, John Monahan and Laurens Walker
University of Virginia School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 102 (540,388)

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Sociology, meta-norms, social science, Wal-Mart

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Risk and Resources: A Qualitative Perspective on Low-Level Sentencing in Virginia

Journal of Community Psychology 2019; 47: 1476-1492, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2019-47, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2019-53
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Aug 2019
University of Lynchburg, University of Virginia School of Law, Duke University School of Law and Masters in Public Health Candidate, University of Virginia School of Medicine; Research Assistant, University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 88 (597,843)
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alternative sanction, judicial process, sentencing, sentencing guidelines

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License as Leverage: Mandating Treatment for Professionals

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Feb 2011
Richard J. Bonnie and John Monahan
University of Virginia School of Law and University of Virginia School of Law
Downloads 76 (645,736)

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Predicting Violent Behavior: What Can Neuroscience Add?

Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-66, UC Hastings Research Paper No. 260
Posted: 30 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2018
Stanford University - Department of Psychology, University of Virginia School of Law, Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cornell University, Washington University in St. Louis - Department of Neurology, UC Law, San Francisco and Harvard University

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Risk assessment, violence, crime, neuroscience

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Violence to Others, Violent Self-Victimization, and Violent Victimization by Others Among Persons with a Mental Illness

Psychiatry Online Volume 68, Issue 5, May 01, 2017, pp. 516-519, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-26
Posted: 26 May 2017
University of Virginia School of Law, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics, Policy Research Associates, Inc and Columbia University

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violence, suicide, victimization, self-directed, suicide

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Age, Risk Assessment, and Sanctioning: Overestimating the Old, Underestimating the Young

From Monahan, J., Skeem, J., & Lowenkamp, C. (2017). Age, risk assessment, and sanctioning: Overestimating the old, underestimating the young. Law and Human Behavior, 41(2), 191-201. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000233. , Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 2017-27
Posted: 26 May 2017
University of Virginia School of Law, University of California, Berkeley and University of Missouri Kansas City

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risk assessment, age, test bias, disparities, sentencing

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Psychosis Uncommonly and Inconsistently Precedes Violence Among High-Risk Individuals

Posted: 23 Sep 2015
University of California, Berkeley, Government of the State of Texas - Travis County Community Justice Services (TCCJS), University of Virginia School of Law, Independent and Columbia University

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violence, psychosis, mental illness, crime

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Evidence-Based Sentencing: Public Openness and Opposition to Using Gender, Age, and Race as Risk Factors for Recidivism

Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 55
Posted: 18 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2015
Nicholas Scurich and John Monahan
University of California, Irvine - School of Social Ecology and University of Virginia School of Law

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risk assessment; mass incarceration; criminal sentencing

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Gun Violence and Victimization of Strangers by Persons with a Mental Illness: Data from the Macarthur Violence Risk Assessment Study

Psychiatric Services, Forthcoming, Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper No. 54
Posted: 17 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2015
Policy Research Associates, Inc., University of Virginia School of Law, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Law and Psychiatry Program, City University of New York, CUNY Queens College - Department of Economics and Policy Research Associates, Inc

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mental illness, guns, strangers, violence, victimization