Validations and applications of the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment.

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-119
Author(s):  
N. Zoe Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Domestic Assault

scholarly journals Predictive Properties of the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) in a Northern Canadian Prairie Sample

2021 ◽  
pp. 009385482110336
Author(s):  
Jennifer hegel ◽  
Karen D. Pelletier ◽  
Mark E. Olver
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Criminal Records ◽  
Canadian Prairie ◽  
Domestic Assault ◽  
Royal Canadian Mounted Police ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Police Records

This study examined the predictive properties of the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) in a large Canadian, predominantly Indigenous, sample from a geographic region with the highest rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in the country. A random stratified sample of 300 men (92.7% Indigenous) court adjudicated for an IPV offense was drawn from six Northern Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachment regions. The ODARA was rated from police records and recidivism data were obtained via official criminal records over a mean 4.7-year follow-up. ODARA scores had small to moderate predictive accuracy (AUC/C = .58–.67) for IPV and other recidivism outcomes in the aggregate sample and Indigenous subsample. E/O index analyses demonstrated that the ODARA Ontario norms overpredicted IPV recidivism at high scores but underpredicted it at lower mid-range scores. Implications for use of the ODARA to assist frontline police personnel in IPV risk assessment and management are discussed.

Risk Assessment Among Batterers Arrested for Domestic Assault

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 1190-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAUREN BENNETT ◽  
LISA GOODMAN ◽  
MARY ANN DUTTON
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Domestic Assault

Determining Batterer Intervention Program Treatment Intensities: An Illustration Using the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment

Partner Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana L. Radatz ◽  
N. Zoe Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Treatment Intensity ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Domestic Assault ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Risk Principle

To incorporate evidence-based practices into batterer intervention programs (BIPs), some intimate partner violence (IPV) researchers have begun to explore the integration of the principles of effective intervention (PEI) into BIPs. The PEI risk principle states that programs should assess offenders' risk for recidivism, and then match offenders' risk levels to the intensity of treatment and other interventions. Therefore, this study demonstrates how BIPs can use the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) to guide treatment intensity decisions for IPV offenders. Using data from men with criminal charges for IPV incidents in the original ODARA construction and validation research (N = 970), we illustrate how low, medium, and high categories can be created and used to inform BIP treatment intensity decisions (as outlined by the risk principle). Results indicate the ODARA can be used to inform a three-tiered categorical system for BIPs, in accordance with the risk principle of the PEI. Study results provide an avenue for BIP service providers to consider when determining treatment intensity for its IPV offenders. Suggestions for future research are also provided.

Evaluating the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment in an Australian Frontline Police Setting

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 1545-1558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilana Lauria ◽  
Troy E. McEwan ◽  
Stefan Luebbers ◽  
Melanie Simmons ◽  
James R. P. Ogloff
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Domestic Assault ◽  
History Of ◽  
Australian Sample

This article describes a prospective validation of the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) in an Australian sample of 854 family violence cases presenting to police over a 5-month period in 2015. Two hundred cases met inclusion criteria for administration of the ODARA (male-to-female intimate partner violence with a history of assault and cohabitation). The ODARA performed well in predicting further intimate partner physical assault (area under the curve [AUC] = .68), and in predicting the outcome of any further police contact for nonphysical intimate partner abuse (AUC = .72). Despite these positive results, the instrument’s restrictive inclusion criteria meant that it could be appropriately applied in only 23% of family violence cases reported to police during the data collection period, limiting its practicality in this setting.

The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment: Predicting Violence Among Men With a Police Record of Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 009385482110358
Author(s):  
Dana L. Radatz ◽  
N. Zoe Hilton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Area Under The Curve ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Domestic Assault ◽  
Violent Recidivism

The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) is an actuarial risk assessment tool for intimate partner violence (IPV) recidivism. Despite its international use, there is no published validation of the ODARA’s predictive accuracy in a U.S. sample. We studied 356 men in New York police records of IPV against a female partner to examine the ODARA’s predictive accuracy for IPV recidivism (base rate 35%), non-IPV violent recidivism (against a nonpartner; 16%), any violent recidivism (49%), and nonviolent recidivism (50%), in a fixed 2-year follow-up. Using 11 scorable ODARA items, area under the curve values were significant and ranged from .590 to .630, indicating small to medium effects. Expected/Observed indices revealed poor calibration with 2-year IPV recidivism rates in ODARA construction and cross-validation samples. Findings support the generalization of the ODARA’s predictive accuracy in different populations and outcomes, but a need for new norm development for higher risk populations.

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