In the present study, a structured risk assessment instrument for intimate partner violence, the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER), was coded for 146 files of spousal assault cases from the Dutch probation service, dating from 2004 and 2005. This program focuses on the use of the Spousal Assault Risk AssessmentGuide Version 3 (SARA-V3) and the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER) to assess and manage risk for intimate partner violence in law enforcement settings. The case illustrations will highlight both promising practices and challenging issues related Kropp P, Hart S (2015) The spousal assault risk assessment guide version 3 (SARA-V3). ProActive ReSolutions Inc, Vancouver. Google Scholar Kropp P, Hart S, Webster C, Eaves D (1994) Manual for the spousal assault risk assessment guide. The British Columbia Institute Against Family Violence, Vancouver He has published extensively in the area of spousal assault and risk, and in addition to joining the authorship group on HCR-20 (Version 3), he is co-author of the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER), sometimes referred to as the Short Version of the SARA, and the lead author of the PATRIARCH,a new tool for assessing The B-SAFER is a structured professional guideline for assessing risk for spousal assault. It is an abbreviated version of SARA which is relatively long and time-consuming (Appendix: Kropp et al. 2005). The B-SAFER consists of ten basic risk factors comprising the basic elements of a comprehensive spousal assault risk assessment. The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA), a set of structured professional guidelines for assessing risk of spousal violence, has been used for many years by criminal justice professionals, including police. It comprises 20 risk factors that reflect various aspects of criminal history, social functioning, and mental health. Relatedly, the risk assessment literature views "distorted thinking about IPV" as a perpetrator risk factors for repeat intimate partner violence (Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide [SARA] V3; Kropp & Hart, p. 68). SARA-V3: User Manual for Version 3 of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide: P. Randall Kropp and Stephen D. Hart: Protect International | Spiral Bound | 2016 | X65177: Violence: price: $73.50 (in stock!) SARA-V3: Worksheet for Version 3 of the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide | Package of 50: of SPJ guidelines-the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide, or SARA (Kropp, Hart, Webster, & Eaves, 1994)- was published. (The SARA survived through a second and, most recently, a A Norwegian translation of the original Swedish version of the B-SAFER was Manual for the spousal assault risk assessment guide—SARA-V3. 3rd ed: Proactive Resolutions; 2015. Hart SD, Belfrage H. Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER): User manual. 2nd ed: ProActive ReSolutions; 2010. Nøttestad JA, Lynum C The HCR-20 V3 is a comprehensive set of professional guidelines for the assessment and management of violence risk. Features and benefits Built on the solid foundation laid by Versions 1 and 2, the HCR-20 V3 embodies and exemplifies the structured professional judgment (SPJ) model of violen