Investigating the use of the Danger Assessment (DA) Questionnaire to assess risk at Aoibhneas Domestic Abuse Support for Women and Children
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2023Author
Gannon, Robyn
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Gannon, Robyn. (2023). Investigating the use of the Danger Assessment (DA) Questionnaire to assess risk at Aoibhneas Domestic Abuse Support for Women and Children. Dearcadh: Graduate Journal of Gender, Globalisation and Rights, 4. https://doi.org/10.13025/w6t0-re89
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Abstract
Risk assessment is a key facet in supporting victims of
domestic abuse and preventing outcomes such as re-assault or domestic
homicide. Campbell’s Danger Assessment questionnaire is a risk
assessment tool that is used specifically to estimate the risk of reassault or domestic homicide. This article will investigate the use of the
Danger Assessment at Aoibhneas Domestic Abuse Support for Women
and Children. A literature review will examine the topics of domestic
abuse, domestic homicide, Campbell’s Danger Assessment, and
domestic abuse risk assessment in Ireland. A sample of 20 danger
assessments was taken and analysed for trends from the 162 that were
conducted by Aoibhneas in 2021. The results showed that Irish
nationals in the sample were more likely to score within a higher risk
category than foreign nationals. Furthermore, many clients in the
sample reported experiencing controlling, stalking and jealous
behaviours from their partners. Though the data analysis is based on a
small non-representative sample, the results indicate a likely need for
further research into the development of a danger assessment variation
that takes into account contextual and cultural differences between
Ireland and the country of the danger assessment’s origin, the USA.