Annex 2. Tables on risk assessment approaches and tools and risk management interventions

• Author: European Institute for Gender Equality (EU body or agency)
• Pages: 54-59

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Table 1. Risk assessment approaches and main characteristics

Approach Main characteristics Benets Limitations Risk assessment tools

Unstructured clini-

cal decision-making

Relies on the professional judge-

ment of the practitioner in assess-

ing risk

Allows for exibility and

consideration of the perpe-

trators specic behaviours

and circumstances in the

development of specic vi-

olence prevention strategies

Completely dependent on

the individual characteristics

(training, qualications, expe-

rience) and opinion of the as-

sessor, and therefore may be

perceived as less reliable and

less accurate than structured

risk assessments

Not supported by the use

of tools

No constraints or guidelines are

involved in carrying out the assess-

ment

Can be carried out by profession-

als across sectors

Professional collects information

and renders a risk assessment

based on their own subjective

judgement and discretion, and

actions informed by these are justi-

ed by the professionals qualica-

tions and experience

Annex 2. Tables on risk assessment approaches and tools and

risk management interventions