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Abstract: This study assesses the convergent and predictive validities of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG) and the Historical-Clinical-and Risk management (HCR-20). The Population was composed of inmates or forensic patients coming from either high security prisons or a forensic hospital. The three instruments were highly correlated (>0.70), sharing a large common variance. The ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristics), survival curves analyses and correlation coefficients suggested that the PCL-R, the VRAG and the HCR-20 presented a moderate predictive validity both for general and violent recidivism. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]