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Lethality Screen

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A version of the Danger Assessment adapted for first responders to predict severe violence and homicide; created to identify high-risk victim/survivors

Purpose: Purpose: Risk Assessment
Number of Items: 11
Violence Mode: Emotional/Psychological, Physical
Population: Women at risk for attempted homicide and/or intimate partner homicide (IPH)
Language: English
Mode of Admin: Non-clinician-administered, Officer-administered
Time Frame: Lifetime/Any/Ever

Additional Details

Country: United States
Adaptations: N/A
Relationship Focus: Current or former romantic/dating partner
Setting: Legal/Law Enforcement
Scoring Info: High danger for lethality, Not high danger for lethality

Reference: Messing, J. T., Campbell, J., Sullivan Wilson, J., Brown, S., & Patchell, B. (2017). The lethality screen: The predictive validity of an intimate partner violence risk assessment for use by first responders. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(2), 205–226. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260515585540
Link: http://10.1177/0886260515585540

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