RT Article
T1 Risk assessment for intimate partner violence: how can the police assess risk?
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 25
IS 8
SP 829
OP 846
A1 Kebbell, Mark Rhys
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1736619241
AB The use of risk assessment tools by frontline police for intimate partner violence has the potential to make a difference to policing. In this paper, the key aspects of intimate partner violence risk assessment are outlined critically with a particular emphasis on how they can be used in practice. Two, evidence-based, exemplars are reviewed. These are the Ontario Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment (ODARA), an example of the actuarial approach, and the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER), an example of the structured professional judgement approach. In addition, the victim giving his or her own appraisal of risk is discussed. All three approaches have some validity when administered properly but practical factors reduce this validity. The content of the risk assessment tools are outlined and practical concerns such as training, time to administer, reliability, validity, and the overlap of intimate partner violence with other forms of offending are discussed. A balanced overview of the strengths, weaknesses and future potential of intimate partner violence risk assessment is provided.
K1 Intimate Partner Violence
K1 domestic violence
K1 Policing
K1 Risk Assessment
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2019.1597087