Overview of Domestic Violence (DV) Risk Assessment Instruments (Frequently Asked Questions)
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
Nov. 21, 2008
ANNOTATION: Frequently asked questions about domestic violence (DV) risk assessment instruments are answered. Topics covered are: why risk assessment instruments are needed for DV offenders; instruments that can be used to assess DV offenders; what can be done if caseloads are too high to provide a full general/violent assessment of all DV offenders; why one should use a general third generation risk assessment tool before using a specific DV assessment instrument; how to know there are “low” risk DV offenders; why assessment matters even if all DV offenders are placed under the same treatment; how an assessment instrument is selected; the specific instruments that are available and commonly used in the U.S.; and which tools are available but have less current research in the DV literature.
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