Those in bold may indicate an increased risk of the victim being killed or almost killed.
Reference:
MARAM practice guidance foundation knowledge, https://www.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-07/MARAM-practice-guides-foundation-knowledge.pdf
Risk factors for adult or child victims caused by perpetrator behaviours
- Controlling behaviours
- Access to weapons
- Use of weapon in most recent event
- Has ever harmed or threatened to harm victim or family members
- Has ever tried to strangle or choke the victim
- Has ever threatened to kill victim
- Has ever harmed or threatened to harm or kill pets or other animals
- Has ever threatened or tried to self-harm or commit suicide
- Stalking of victim
- Sexual assault of victim
- Previous or current breach of court orders/Intervention Order
- History of family violence
- History of violent behaviour (not family violence)
- Obsession/ jealous behaviour towards victim
- Unemployed/ disengaged from education
- Drug and/ or alcohol misuse/ abuse
- Mental illness/ depression
- Isolation
- Physical harm
- Emotional abuse
- Property damage
Risk factors specific to children caused by perpetrator behaviours
- Exposure to family violence
- Sexualised behaviours towards a child by the perpetrator
- Child intervention in violence
- Behaviour indicating non-return of child
- Undermining the child-parent relationship
- Professional and statutory intervention.
Risk factors specific to children’s circumstances
- History of professional involvement and/ or statutory intervention
- Change in behaviour not explained by other causes
- Child as victim in other forms of harm.
Risk factors relevant to an adult victim’s circumstances
- Physical assault whilst pregnant/ following new birth
- Self-assessed level of risk
- Planning to leave or recent separation
- Escalation -increase in severity and/ or frequency of violence
- Financial abuse/ difficulties