Which of the following most closely describes forensic risk assessment?

Choice A reason: Forensic risk assessment evaluates potential risk by integrating mental health factors with legal considerations, incorporating both criminal justice and mental health systems to guide decisions regarding treatment, supervision, and public safety. Choice B reason: Protecting the public is an outcome of forensic evaluation but does not fully describe the comprehensive nature of forensic risk assessment. Choice C reason: While some forensic interactions are crime-related, the focus of forensic risk assessment is broader than the investigational nurse-client relationship. Choice D reason: Psychiatric evaluations after arrest are a subset of forensic assessment, but forensic risk assessment encompasses ongoing evaluation of potential risk, not just initial evaluations.