Table 5.

Variables included for comparison to Australian FDV risk assessment tools and ‘gold standard’ tools they derive from.

Item	Tool
Previous assault (domestic/non-domestic).	ODARA/SARA
Previous jail term ≥30 days.	ODARA
Failed to adhere to previous conditional release.	ODARA/SARA
Threats to harm/kill in current offence.	ODARA
Unlawful restraint of victim during current offence.	ODARA
Victim fears continued violence.	ODARA
Multiple children together.	ODARA
Offender is stepfather to the children.	ODARA
Non-domestically violent.	ODARA
Multiple indications of drug/alcohol abuse.	ODARA
Victim assaulted when pregnant.	ODARA
Barriers to victim receiving support.	ODARA
Personality disorder with unstable behaviours.	SARA
Minimisation or denial of spousal assault.	SARA
Abuser unemployed.	DA
Abuser access to firearm.	DA
Separation from previously cohabitated relationship.	DA
Includes ≤20 items.	ODARA/SARA/DA
Research demonstrating modest predictive utility (AUC ≥ .7).

Note: FDV = family and domestic violence; ODARA = Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment; SARA = Spousal Assault Risk Assessment; DA = Danger Assessment; AUC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.