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The conflict tactics scale (CTS), created by Murray A. Straus in 1979, [1] is used in the research of family violence." [2] There are two versions of the CTS; the CTS2 (an expanded and modified version of the original CTS) [3] and the CTSPC (CTS Parent-Child).
SAPROF was developed in the Netherlands in 2007 as an instrument for the structured assessment of protective factors for violence risk. Following the structured professional judgment model, the SAPROF was designed as a positive addition to other SPJ risk assessment tools, such as the HCR-20, [1] which at the time was considered the most widely used tool for structured professional judgement.
The FAVT is a brief self-report assessment tool established on the principle that one's thought processes influence one's potential for violent behavior. [5] Psychologists Robert W. Firestone and Lisa Firestone developed the concept of an inner "voice" within a person's mind which commentatates and criticizes the individual and others, and this ...
[1] [5] [7] He founded the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire. [8] Straus served as president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems (1989–90) and the Eastern Sociological Society (1991–92). [9] He was also a founding editor of the peer-review academic journals Teaching Sociology and Journal of Family ...
The COMPAS software uses an algorithm to assess potential recidivism risk. Northpointe created risk scales for general and violent recidivism, and for pretrial misconduct. According to the COMPAS Practitioner's Guide, the scales were designed using behavioral and psychological constructs "of very high relevance to recidivism and criminal ...
MOSAIC threat assessment systems (MOSAIC) is a method developed by Gavin de Becker and Associates to assess and screen threats and inappropriate communications. Walt Risler of Indiana University assisted in the early development of the method, and Robert Martin, founding commander of the Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management Unit played a role in later development and enhancements.
NCFAS-R stands for the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale for Reunification. It is intended as a tool for helping to determine the risk of out-of-home placement or successful reunification for a family in the context of family strengths and problems.
In 1985, Campbell developed the Danger Assessment, a questionnaire that is among the first tools designed to assess a woman's risk of being killed by an abusive partner. [5] It is also designed to give women more of a role in planning their own safety, and to give them more personalized help. [ 6 ]