Richardson Jesse, Norris Kimberley
School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2020 Apr 14;28(6):785-801. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2020.1739576. eCollection 2021.
Family and domestic violence (FDV) remains a topical issue in Australia. With state incidences of FDV reaching up to 1668 victims per 100,000 persons, the need for tools assessing the likelihood of future offending and recidivism is paramount. The present study reviewed the quality and efficacy of FDV risk assessment tools currently in use by police in each Australian state/territory. The review revealed a large gap in the development and quality assessment of tools employed by Australian police officers. Additionally, when compared to international 'gold standard' risk assessment tools, it was evident that the tools currently in use are assessing for too many variables, and that key high-risk factors are absent. It is argued that Australian FDV risk assessment tools need revising, with the development of a nationwide risk assessment tool being the goal of future research in this area.
家庭和家庭暴力（FDV）在澳大利亚仍然是一个热门话题。在澳大利亚，每10万人中就有多达1668名家庭暴力受害者，因此，评估未来犯罪和再犯可能性的工具至关重要。本研究回顾了澳大利亚每个州/领地警方目前使用的家庭暴力风险评估工具的质量和效果。审查发现，澳大利亚警察使用的工具在开发和质量评估方面存在很大差距。此外，与国际“黄金标准”风险评估工具相比，目前使用的工具显然评估的变量过多，而且缺少关键的高风险因素。有人认为，澳大利亚的家庭暴力风险评估工具需要修订，开发全国性的风险评估工具是该领域未来研究的目标。
