A false positive in a risk assessment for dangerousness
A) is predicting that the person will be dangerous when they are not.
B) is predicting that the person will be not dangerous when they are.
C) is being sure that despite prediction of the risk assessment tool, the person is dangerous.
D) applies only to the use of actuarial tools for predicting dangerousness.

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A false positive in a risk assessment context occurs when the assessment incorrectly predicts that someone will be dangerous when, in fact, they are not. This is a common issue in various predictive models and assessments, where the goal is to accurately predict future behavior or outcomes based on current or historical data.

A False Positive in a Risk Assessment for Dangerousness