An overview of partner violence risk assessment and the potential role of female victim risk appraisals

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 214-226

  Bowen, Erica ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Risk assessment; Spouse abuse; Victims

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BATTERED WOMAN; BRIEF SPOUSAL ASSAULT FORM FOR THE EVALUATION OF RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DANGER ASSESSMENT SCALE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCREENING INSTRUMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; OFFENDER; ONTARIO DOMESTIC ASSAULT RISK ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPOUSAL ASSAULT RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VICTIM;

EID: 79954416164     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.02.007     Document Type: Review

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