Annex 3. Tables

• Author: European Institute for Gender Equality (EU body or agency)
• Pages: 67-79

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Risk assessment and management of intimate partner violence in the EU

Table 1. Most widely used risk assessment tools in the EU Member States

Most widely used risk assessment tools in the EU Member States

Instrument Risk assessed Intended user Characteristics Member States Goal Source of

information Adaptations

Danger assess-

ment (DA)

Lethality/reas-

sault

Health profes-

sionals, social

workers

Actuarial

Victim focused

20 items

Germany

Italy

Austria

Portugal

Sweden

Safety planning Victim

DA-I (for immi-

grant women)

DA-R (for same-

sex relationships)

Lethality screen

Spousal assault

risk assessment

(SARA)

Recidivism/reas-

sault

Clinicians, trained

professionals in

all sectors

Structured

Oender focused

20 items

Latest version

(SARA-V3) in-

cludes 24 risk

factors

Czechia (SARA

DN)

Denmark (SARA

SV)

Ireland

Spain

Italy (SARA Plus)

Portugal

Slovakia

Sweden

Safety planning,

court rulings

Victim, perpetra-

tor, case les

B-SAFER (for po-

lice ocers)

SARA Plus  Italy

SARA DN 

Czech Republic

SARA SV  Den-

mark

Ontario domestic

assault risk assess-

ment (ODARA)

Recidivism/reas-

sault

Front-line police

ocers, victim

support profes-

sionals

Actuarial

Oender focused

13 items

Germany

Slovakia

Criminal justice

decision-making Case les

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