The analysis of the LSI-R (Level of Service Inventory-Revised) profiles revealed that controlling for age; the violent prisoners had higher scores for criminal history, education, employment, companions, and use of drugs and alcohol. The analysis highlights the utility of the LSI-R in profiling the criminogenic need and risk of recidivism of violent prisoners. The LSI-R has potential for screening violent offenders for both criminogenic need and level of risk, thereby informing practice in terms of both risk management and intervention to reduce risk. The LSI-R has been reviewed in the literature as an effective and efficient assessment instrument for needs-risk assessment with offenders. The LSI-R subscale scores act to highlight specific areas of criminogenic need, while the total score corresponds to risk bands for likelihood of reoffending. Overall, the LSI-R provides information relevant to treatment planning (need) and for assigning level of offender supervision (risk) according to level of predicted recidivism. LSI-R assessments were conducted on 251 male prisoners beginning prison sentences in 6 English prisons. The study was designed to compare the LSI-R profiles of violent and nonviolent prisoners serving custodial sentences. Tables, references