Citation

Dinwiddie K, Zawadzki S, Ristau K, Luneburg AF, Earley TA, Ruiz M, Talley D, Iaccino J, Coker KL. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): 1077801219848485.

Affiliation

University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219848485

PMID

31179864

Abstract

One area of significant concern for researchers of domestic violence is identifying the utility of objective risk assessment tools on diverse samples. This study included a sample of predominately African American women ( n = 57) living in a domestic violence shelter. The study compared the Danger Assessment (DA) and the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) to evaluate their responses of their risk for re-abuse.

RESULTS revealed a moderate to strong correlation between the DA and ODARA ( r =.73). Offender's age, habitation, and pregnancy status were not related to the victim's perceptions of risk for future abuse. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

battered women; domestic violence; risk assessments