A COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS

One of the main purposes of these tools is to support risk management and safety planning to prevent future incidents and the escalation of violence (Graham et al., 2021, p.19). [...] If the intention of the process is to support victim safety planning and to gain a fuller idea of all risk factors, it may be worthwhile for the practitioner or agency to incorporate an element of victim 7 self-assessment into the process (Lamb et al., 2022). [...] 8 METHODOLOGY OF COMMUNITY ANALYSIS The following pages of this report are dedicated to the community discussion and perception of the following risk assessment tools. [...] The selection of the Risk Assessment tool and approach for each MARAC pilot community was based on the existing analysis of risk assessment tools in literature paired with community-identified criteria for the practical use and application of the risk assessment tool. [...] The criteria here assess if the risk indicators in the tool are accurate (based on academic literature) and support the building of a comprehensive picture to support appropriate risk assessment, prioritization of high-risk IPV cases and safety planning.