Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Assessing the risk of domestic violence reoffending: a validation study
Other Titles:	Law and human behavior
Authors:	Houghton, Amy Barry Williams, Kirk R
Keywords:	Screening;Perpetrators;Risk assessment
Year:	2004
Publisher:	Plenum Pub. Corp
Citation:	28 (4), August 2004
Notes:	This article presents a US study which used a prospective design to assess the reliability and validity of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI). Literature review on the debate around risk assessment of future violence, in prediction research on mental disorder and violent behaviour, and the utility and predictive validity of clinical judgment versus actuarial risk assessment instruments, is provided. Analysis of the findings is based on a sample of 1,465 male domestic violence offenders selected consecutively over a 9-month period. Data on re-offending were collected in a 6-month follow-up from a sub-sample of 125 victims and from official records for all perpetrators during an 18-month follow-up period. The results suggest that the DVSI was administered reliably and give evidence of the concurrent, discriminant and predictive validity of the DVSI. Implications for further research and use of the DVSI are discussed.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13484
ISSN:	0147-7307
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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