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This report contains analyses of the Domestic Violence Screening Instrument (DVSI), indicating that the instrument is accurately classifying offenders based on risk.

This Sanctions Update focuses on the DVSI-R: what it is, how it is used in the courts, how it benefits system players and victims, and what the next steps are for refining it even further.

This report shares findings that support the concurrent and predictive validity of the DVSI-R and show that it is robust in its applicability. The findings further show that incidents involving multiple victims are highly associated with DVSI-R risk scores and recidivistic violence.

The findings reported here indicate that the Danger Assessment tool can assist in assessing battered women who may be at risk of being killed as well as those who are not.

The Danger Assessment (DA) was originally developed by Co-Investigator Campbell (1986) with consultation and content validity support from battered women, shelter workers, law enforcement officials, and other clinical experts on battering.