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title: "General Violence Risk: A Structured Professional Judgment Approach"
description: The HCR-20 is the world’s leading violence risk assessment instrument. It is a set of professional guidelines which aids in conducting risk assessments and developing and monitoring risk management plans.
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# [General Violence Risk: A Structured Professional Judgment Approach](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/general-violence-risk-hcr-20-v3)

 Written by [Amanda Beltrani](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/author/amanda-beltrani) | Jul 18, 2022 11:47:29 PM

**Violence is when… **A person engaged in an act (or omission) with some degree of willfulness that caused or had the potential to cause physical or psychological harm to another person or persons.

 

 

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