The Inter-Rater Reliability of Violence Risk Assessment Tools Used by Police Employees in Swedish Police Settings

Abstract Risk assessments are used by the police in order to identify the need for victim protection. The aim of this study was to examine the inter-rater reliability of two violence risk assessment tools; the Police Screening Tool for Violent Crimes (PST-VC) and the Brief Spousal Assault Form for t...

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Main Authors: Klara Svalin, Caroline Mellgren, Marie Torstensson Levander, Sten Levander
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Scandinavian University Press (Universitetsforlaget) 2017-01-01
Series:Nordisk Politiforskning
Online Access:https://www.idunn.no/nordisk_politiforskning/2017/01/the_inter-rater_reliability_of_violence_risk_assessment_too