Introduction to a controversy: Prediction in life and in law; Definition of dangerous and violent behavior; Criticism of prediction in law; The moral and political issues raised by prediction; A statement of personal values. The clinical prediction process in theory and in pratice: Core concepts in prediction; The clinical prediction process in theory; The clinical prediction in pratice; Common clinical errors in prediction. Research on clinical prediction: Childhood prediction of adult violence; Outcome studies of clinical prediction; Psychological tests; Criticisms of clinical research; Possible limits on the generalizability of the research - The prediction of imminent violence in emergency contexts. Statistical approaches to improving clinical prediction: Clinical and actuarial prediction; On predicting an individual's behavior from class membership; Actuarial studies of the prediction of violence; Major actuarial correlates of violent behavior; Mental illness and violent behavior; The dominance of clinical prediction in the law; The clinical use of statistical data. Environmental approaches to improving clinical prediction: Assessing environmental factors; Major situational correlates of violent behavior; Assessing interactions between persons and their environments. The clinical examination: Questions for the clinician. A case study. A clinical report.