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spousal assault risk assessment  

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  • Given the increasing number of spousal assaulters coming before the justice system, there is a growing need for risk assessment instruments to assist in making appropriate decisions at various stages of the proceedings. The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA) guide is a manual that presents a set of recommendations for the assessment of spousal assault risk and includes a checklist of risk factors. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA)]

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