JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Lethality Assessment Program 2.0: Adjusting intimate partner violence risk assessment to account for strangulation risk.

  • Published In: Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice, 2024, v. 18. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Messing, Jill Theresa; Campbell, Jacquelyn; Holly, Darrell; Corwin, Dave 3 of 3

Abstract

This article evaluates revisions to the Lethality Screen, a risk assessment tool used within the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) that aids police in identifying high-risk victims of intimate partner violence and connecting them with advocates. The study focuses on prioritizing strangulation as a key risk factor that automatically categorizes survivors as high danger, using data from the Oklahoma Lethality Assessment Study (n=234). The revised Lethality Screen demonstrated high sensitivity but low specificity in predicting near-fatal and severe intimate partner violence over a seven-month follow-up. These findings informed further adaptations to the LAP, culminating in the development of LAP 2.0.

Additional Information

  • Source:Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice. 2024/01, Vol. 18, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1752-4512
  • DOI:10.1093/police/paae060
  • Accession Number:184072913
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