What is it about?
We illustrate how the ODARA can be used to inform a three-tiered categorical system of low, medium, and high treatment intensity.
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Why is it important?
The ODARA is a valuable tool for domestic violence treatment programs, in order to prioritize the highest risk cases for the most immediate or more intense treatment.
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This page is a summary of: Determining Batterer Intervention Program Treatment Intensities: An Illustration Using the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment, Partner Abuse, June 2019, Springer Publishing Company,
DOI: 10.1891/1946-6560.10.3.269.
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Resources
Domestic Violence Risk Assessment: Tools for Effective Prediction and Management
The second edition of this authoritative text helps professionals charged with curbing domestic violence to assess and manage offenders and their risk of recidivism.
Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Research Lab
This lab studies risk factors and risk management approaches for domestic violence (intimate partner violence), including the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) and other tools.
ODARA 101
Free online training in the ODARA for professionals responding to domestic violence
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