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2005.07.17.

Dr. Anna C. Baldry
Spousal Assault Risk Assessment: a cross-culture approach

Domestic violence is a wide spread phenomena affecting one women in four. Homicides rates in interpersonal relationships are globally still striking and it is increasing the number of women stalked or killed by their former (violent) partner. In this regard we pose the question whether is possible and how to identify those cases of violent men most at risk of recidivism. Who should be in charge of risk assessment? How it can be used and for which purpose? And finally, which are the most relevant factors related to risk of recidivism? Are they culturally sensitive?

These are some of the questions that we will be addressed in our workshop.
After describing the phenomena of domestic violence with reference to both the victim and the perpetrator, its nature, we will address the issue of risk factors and risk assessment of recidivism. The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA) procedure developed by Kropp at al. (1995) and its screening reduced version by (Kropp, Hart, Belfrage, Webster and Eaves, 2003) is the most used procedure in Canada and Sweden and has now been introduced in Italy and Greece, and it will be expanded in other European countries. This procedure is not a psychometric test providing cut-off scores, but is a guideline helping clinicians, police, social workers, probation officers, judges or who ever is entitled to assess risk of recidivism, that has proved to be reliable and accurate in predicting recidivism in the long and short term.

The second part of the workshop will be practical oriented. Video-recorded true cases will be presented to participants who will have to proceed in risk assessment. Role playing will also be used as a method to acquire specific skills.