Invitation to take part in international research on structured risk assessment tools for violence or offending

We are reaching out from the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute and Douglas Research Lab at Simon Fraser University in Canada to invite members of your organization to take part in an international research initiative examining the implementation of structured risk assessment tools for violence or offending in mental health, forensic, and criminal justice contexts.

Professionals who use or oversee the use of such tools are invited to take part in a short (~30-minute), anonymous online survey. The goal is to better understand how risk assessment instruments are applied in practice around the world, including challenges, adaptations, and implementation processes.

We have identified your organization as one whose members may use relevant risk assessment tools, and we believe your network could make an important contribution to this research. We would therefore greatly appreciate it if you would consider sharing information about the survey with your members or professional networks (e.g., emailing your members with a brief description of the project or posting the description on your website or internal platform).

Further information about the project, including access to the survey and contact details, can be found on our website:  https://www.sfuiraise.com/  

The project has been reviewed and approved by the Simon Fraser University Research Ethics Board (REB) and is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).