Abstract
Risk assessment of violent behavior is one of the primary tasks of comprehensive diagnostics, especially in the context of expert opinion and forensic treatment. The risk assessment has evolved from unstructured (clinical) examination, through statistical (actuarial tools) to the current, third generation of tools.
Within the project of the Ministry of Health - New Services, we carried out a literature review of this area and compared available risk assessment tools. Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) tools such as HCR-20V3, SAPROF, SVR-20V2, and SAVRY are now standard for long-term risk assessment.
In addition to structured risk assessment, these tools will enable intervention planning and treatment progress monitoring. We choose these for an adaptation to the Czech environment due to the worldwide spread of their use, the possibility of training in their use, and proven evidence-based benefits for clinical practice.
Translation and validation of Czech versions will allow their introduction into the training of (not only) forensic experts and use in routine clinical practice.