Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment Tools: A Review Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment Tools: A Review Melissa Northcott Research and Statistics Division Department of Justice Canada rr12-08e The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice Canada or the Government of Canada. [...] First, because the final evaluation of risk is left to the assessor, the approach is more subjective than basing the decision of risk on a total score (as is the case in the actuarial approach) (Helmus and Bourgon 2011). [...] The two most commonly used actuarial risk assessment tools for intimate partner violence in Canada, the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) and the Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (DVRAG), are described in Appendix A. 6.4 Other Approaches In addition to the above mentioned types of tools, there are other methods and tools that are used for the purposes of predicting intimate pa [...] If the purpose of the assessment is to determine the likelihood of intimate partner violence recidivism, the evaluator could choose such tools as the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA) or the Domestic Violence Screening Inventory (DVSI). [...] It is also important for the assessor to keep in mind the various strengths and limitations of the specific risk assessment tools, and of risk assessment tools more generally.