Which statement about the Danger Assessment (DA) is true?

Which statement about the Danger Assessment (DA) is true?

• A. It assesses the frequency of all types of aggression
• B. It is a brief screening tool for general safety
• C. It measures access to financial resources
• D. It assesses lethality risk

Answer: (D)

The Danger Assessment is specifically designed to gauge the risk that intimate partner violence could escalate to lethal harm. It looks at factors linked to lethality—such as prior threats with weapons, access to firearms, escalation of violence, fear for personal or children’s safety, and past homicide threats—and uses those responses to estimate danger levels and guide safety planning. It is not a general safety screen for everyday abuse, nor does it focus on counting how often different forms of aggression occur or measuring financial resources. Those are not the primary purposes of the tool, while lethality risk assessment is.

The Danger Assessment is specifically designed to gauge the risk that intimate partner violence could escalate to lethal harm. It looks at factors linked to lethality—such as prior threats with weapons, access to firearms, escalation of violence, fear for personal or children’s safety, and past homicide threats—and uses those responses to estimate danger levels and guide safety planning. It is not a general safety screen for everyday abuse, nor does it focus on counting how often different forms of aggression occur or measuring financial resources. Those are not the primary purposes of the tool, while lethality risk assessment is.