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    DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LETHALITY

    SCREEN FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT

    Officer: Date: Case #:


    Victim: Offender:
    Check here if victim declined to be screened
    Check here if the officer could not administer the screen

    A “Yes” response to any of Questions #1-3 is an automatic High-Danger assessment


    1. Has he/she/they ever used a weapon against you or threatened you with a Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    weapon?
    2. Has he/she/they threatened to kill you or your children? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    3. Do you think he/she/they might try to kill you? Yes No Not Ans/Unk

    "Yes" responses to at least four of Questions #4-11 is an automatic High-Danger Assessment


    4. Does he/she/they have a gun or can they easily get one? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    5. Has he/she/they ever tried to choke you? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    6. Is he/she/they violently or constantly jealous or does he/she/they control most of Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    your daily activities?
    7. Have you left him/her/them or separated after living together or being married? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    8. Is he/she/they unemployed? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    9. Has he/she/they ever tried to kill himself/herself/themself? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    10. Do you have a child that he/she/they knows is not his/hers/theirs? Yes No Not Ans/Unk
    11. Does he/she/they follow or spy on you or leave threatening messages? Yes No Not Ans/Unk

    Is there anything else that worries you about your safety? (If "yes") What worries you?

    An officer may make a High-Danger Assessment if the officer believes the victim is in a potentially lethal
    situation.
    Check one: Victim is High-Danger based on score
    Victim is High-Danger based on officer belief
    Victim is not assessed as High-Danger
    If victim is High-Danger, did officer make a call to the hotline? Yes No
    Did the victim speak with the hotline advocate? Yes No
    Note: The questions above and the criteria for determining the level of risk a person faces is based on the best available research on factors
    associated with lethal violence by a current or former intimate partner. However, each situation may present unique factors that influence risk for
    lethal violence that are not captured by this screen. Although most victims who are assessed as “High-Danger” would not be expected to be killed,
    these victims face much higher risk than that of other victims of intimate partner violence. All domestic violence is serious. This Screen should not be
    used to determine whether someone is a victim or is at risk of re-assault.
    This project was supported by Grant No. 2011-TA-AX-K111 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings,
    conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office
    on Violence Against Women.

    © Lethality Assessment Program, a project of the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV). Use of the Lethality Screen
    without training approved by MNADV is prohibited.
    August 2016

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