Table 2.
Descriptive Summaries of All Included Studies on the Psychometric Properties of the SARA Measures.
| Study | SARA Version | Sample Size | Mean (SD) | Country | Sample Type | Study Design | Risk Evaluator | Information Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres-Pueyo et al. (2008) | SARA | 102 | 19.58 (6.88) | Spain | Court cases | Retrospective | Researchers | Case files |
| Arbach and Folino (2021) | SARA | 125 | 14.11 (6.69) | Argentina | Court assessment | Prospective | Professionals | Interview and file review |
| Belfrage et al. (2012) | SARA | 429 | 11.48 (6.08) | Sweden | Community police contact | Prospective | Police officers | Police records |
| Callan-Bartkiw (2012) | SARA | 43 | 14.14 (7.87) | New Zealand | Community treatment program | Prospective | Researchers | Interview |
| Cunha and Gonçalves (2015) | SARA | 45 | — | Portugal | Treatment program | Prospective | — | Interview |
| Cunha and Gonçalves (2019) | SARA | 172 | — | Portugal | Inmates and community | Retrospective | Researchers | Interview and case files |
| Ennis et al. (2017) | SARA | 105 | — | Canada | Cases referred for threat assessment | Retrospective | Researchers | Police records |
| Glackman and Buchanan (2004a, 2004b) | SARA | 2044 | — | Canada | Corrections | Prospective | — | — |
| Grann and Wedin (2002) | SARA | 88 | 20.47 (4.66) | Sweden | Forensic psychiatry | Retrospective | Researchers | Case files |
| Gray (2012) | SARA | 94 | 18.15 (5.91) | Canada | Federal inmates referred for treatment | Prospective | Parole officers | Interview, informants, police reports, and criminal records |
| Heckert and Gondolf (2004) | SARA | 499 | — | United States | Treatment program (court-mandated) | Prospective | Researchers | Questionnaire and victim interview |
| Hilton et al. (2004) | SARA | 589;100 | 3.11 (4.14) | Canada | Community police contact | Retrospective | Researchers | Police records |
| Hilton et al. (2008) | SARA | 649 | 4.63 (4.94) | Canada | Community police contact | Retrospective | Researchers | Police records |
| Hilton et al. (2021) | SARA-V3 | 238 | 48.31 (14.28) | Canada | Charged cases referred for threat assessment | Cross-sectional | Researchers | Case files |
| SARA | 238 | 22.87 (5.77) | Canada | Charged cases referred for threat assessment | Cross-sectional | Researchers | Case files | |
| Kropp and Hart (1997) | SARA | 226 | — | Canada | Community forensic treatment | Cross-sectional | Professionals | Interview |
| Kropp and Hart (2000) | SARA | 2,681 | — | Canada | Probationers and federal inmates | Retrospective | Correctional, mental health, and research staff | Interview and file review |
| Olver and Jung (2017) a | SARA | 300 | 12.00 (5.53) | Canada | Community police contact | Retrospective | Researchers | Police records |
| Jung and Buro (2017) | SARA | 238 | 10.9 (5.00) | Canada | Community police contact | Retrospective | Researchers | Police records |
| Jung et al. (2022) | SARA | 246 | 9.29 (4.77) | Canada | Community police contact (all with stalking history) | Retrospective | Researchers | Police records |
| Ryan (2016) | SARA-V3 | 97 | 24.88 (4.90) | Canada | Presentencing assessment | Retrospective | Researchers | Case files |
| SARA | 84 | 20.06 (6.21) | Canada | Presentencing assessment | Retrospective | Psychologists | Court assessment | |
| Schafers et al. (2021) | SARA-V3 | 88 | 14.8 (5.24) | Canada | Treatment program (court-mandated) | Prospective | Researchers | Case files |
| Skilling and Nonemaker (2010) | SARA | 498 | — | United States | Misdemeanor offenders | Prospective | — | Court records |
| Williams and Houghton (2004) | SARA | 434 | 9.40 (6.20) | United States | Arrested perpetrators | Prospective | Probation officers | Perpetrator and victim interview, criminal records |
| Wong and Hisashima (2008) b | SARA | 196 | 10.40 (3.21) | United States | Probationers | Prospective | — | — |
| Wong (2008) | SARA | 196 | United States | Probationers | Prospective | — | — | |
| Wong (2010) | SARA | 103 | — | United States | Probationers | Prospective | — | — |
| Wong and Sadaya (2011) | SARA | 198 | 10.03 (6.10) | United States | Probationers | Prospective | — | — |
Note. SARA = Spousal Assault Risk Assessment.