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title: Juvenile General Violence Risk Assessments
description: While the use of violence risk assessments is a best practice in juvenile justice systems, the selection of the most appropriate tool isn't always straightforward, due to the variety of options.
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# [Juvenile General Violence Risk Assessments](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/juvenile-general-violence-risk)

 Written by [Amanda Beltrani](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/business-of-practice-blog/author/amanda-beltrani) | Aug 23, 2022 2:15:27 PM

Adolescent violence risk assessment research emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Since then, many measures for assessing violence and re-offense risk in adolescents have been developed. While the use of risk assessment instruments is established as a best practice in juvenile justice systems, the selection of the specific tool most appropriate is not straightforward due to the variety of options.

 

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