specific threat or detailed 2. More specific assessment plan to kill? of level of risk Has ever harmed or Need to have very specific More specific assessment of level threatened to harm differentiation between harm of risk victim* and threat to harm Specify nature of harm caused in physical violence – serious or minor injury, miscarriage? Has ever harmed or Need to have very specific More specific assessment of level threatened to harm differentiation between harm of risk or kill children* and threat to harm Has ever harmed or Need to have very specific More specific assessment of level threatened to harm differentiation between harm of risk or kill family and threat to harm members Has ever harmed or Need to have very specific More specific assessment of level threatened to harm differentiation between harm of risk or kill pets or other and threat to harm animals* Specify nature of harm and threat to animal harm to – current pets, harmed pets in the past, killed pet or animal? Has ever Specify whether suicide More specific assessment of threatened or tried threatened or attempted of risk to commit suicide* Stalking of victim* The use of technology to has emerged as major factor stalk should be specifically in family violence since the indicted development of the CRAF in 2007 Sexual assault of Forced to have unprotected Pertinent for LGTBIQ victim sex Previous or current breach of Intervention Order Drug and/or alcohol What type of drugs? Different drugs may indicate misuse/abuse* different threat levels. For example, ice may indicate a higher level of risk than marijuana. Obsession/jealous Risk factors associated with Should be included even when behaviour towards the perpetrator’s state of other risks might seem not to be victim* mind, propensity to use present e.g. the perpetrator is not severe/lethal violence, and in regular contact intent to punish/enact revenge on the victim for defying him
specific threat or detailed plan to kill? 2. More specific assessment of level of risk Has ever harmed or threatened to harm victim* Need to have very specific differentiation between harm and threat to harm Specify nature of harm caused in physical violence – serious or minor injury, miscarriage? More specific assessment of level of risk Has ever harmed or threatened to harm or kill children* Need to have very specific differentiation between harm and threat to harm More specific assessment of level of risk Has ever harmed or threatened to harm or kill family members Need to have very specific differentiation between harm and threat to harm More specific assessment of level of risk Has ever harmed or threatened to harm or kill pets or other animals* Need to have very specific differentiation between harm and threat to harm Specify nature of harm and threat to animal – harm to current pets, harmed pets in the past, killed pet or animal? More specific assessment of level of risk Has ever threatened or tried to commit suicide* Specify whether suicide threatened or attempted More specific assessment of of risk Stalking of victim* The use of technology to stalk should be specifically indicted has emerged as major factor in family violence since the development of the CRAF in 2007 Sexual assault of victim Forced to have unprotected sex Pertinent for LGTBIQ Previous or current breach of Intervention Order Drug and/or alcohol misuse/abuse* What type of drugs? Different drugs may indicate different threat levels. For example, ice may indicate a higher level of risk than marijuana. Obsession/jealous behaviour towards victim* Risk factors associated with the perpetrator’s state of mind, propensity to use severe/lethal violence, and intent to punish/enact revenge on the victim for defying him Should be included even when other risks might seem not to be present e.g. the perpetrator is not in regular contact
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