Step 2
Consider standard and case specific
risk factors
Summarize judgments about
presence, currently and in the past
Intimate Partner Violence
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Violent Acts
Violent Threats or Thoughts
Escalation
Violation of Court Orders
Violent Attitudes
Other Considerations
Psychosocial Adjustment
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General Criminality
Intimate Relationship Problems
Employment Problems
Substance Use Problems
Mental Health Problems
Other Considerations
Step 3
Identify and target relevant risk
factors
Specify management strategies and
tactics
Strategies
Monitoring
• Surveillance or
repeated
assessment
Supervision
• Imposition of
controls or
restriction of
freedoms
Treatment
• Rehabilitation,
including
further
assessment
Victim Safety
Planning
• Enhancement
of security
resources for
identifiable
targets
Step 4
Communicate summary judgments
clearly and simply
Identify important limitations on
opinions
Issues
Case
Prioritization
• Degree of
effort or
intervention
required
Serious
Physical Harm
• Risk for lifethreatening
violence
Immediate
Action
• Urgent
intervention
taken or
needed
Case Review
• Date for
regular
review and
triggers for
emergency
review
Beyond Perpetrator Risk Factors
Victim Vulnerability Factors
 Problems with victims’ ability to care for their
own safety
 Physical isolation
 Social isolation
 Employment and financial problems
 Concerns with dependents
 Health problems
 Substance use problems
Community Support Factors
 Does the community provide victims with
services – formal or informal – that are:
 Available?
 Accessible?
 Acceptable?
 Affordable?
 Appropriate?
SPJ Guidelines
B-SAFER
+
ASAP
Conclusions
Preventive
focus
Holistic
perspective
Coordinated
response
Common
language
Accountability
mechanisms
Contact Information
Department of Psychology
ProActive ReSolutions Inc.
Simon Fraser University
#142-1020 Mainland Street
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC
Canada V5A 1S6
Canada V6B 2T4
+1 (604) 291-5485
+1 (877) 595-9933
hart@sfu.ca
shart@proactive-resolutions.com
www.sfu.ca/psyc/faculty/hart
www.proactive-resolutions.com