摘要 |
A method for assessing risk of a harmful outcome includes obtaining at least one writing containing a threat directed to a target by an author of the writing. The method includes the further steps of identifying at least one outcome-predictive language use strategy, at least one outcome-predictive document feature, and at least one outcome-predictive psychological characteristic of the author. These variables are used to generate a numerical value predictive of a harmful outcome, that is, the author carrying out the threat. The present method may be used to predict risk of a harmful outcome from a single writing. In one aspect, the present method provides a formula predictive of risk of a harmful outcome based on analysis of at least one writing.
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