Core Principles of Threat Assessment and Management

This section covers the key principles of threat assessment and management, and also outlines the differences between this field and risk assessment. It covers the theoretical constructs that underpin TAM, including the assessment of more general threats of violence, and offers practice advice including guidance on information gathering, (investigative) interviewing, ethical issues, fear management, etc.

Tools

  • HCR-20 v3 (Historical Clinical Risk Management-20)
  • FAM (Female Additional Manual) – to be used in conjunction with HCR-20
  • SVR-20 v2 (Sexual Violence Risk-20)
  • MLG v2 (Multi-Level Guidelines)
  • AVRT (Aid for Violence Risk Triage)
  • SAVRY (Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth)
  • SAPROF (Structured Assessment of Protective Factors for Violence Risk)
  • OCTAGON v.3 (intervention need assessment, actually only in German, new version coming out in French & German: OCTAGON 40R)
  • Pyramid of Risk Factors (triage tool used mainly by Swiss police forces, versions in French & German. Existing English translation)
  • QuAIC (Online screening tool determining the level of concern and corresponding response)
  • JACA (Justification, Alternatives, Ability, Consequences)

Training

… coming soon …