Desperately seeking certainty
Subtitle: assessing and reducing the risk of harm for women who are abused
Contributors: Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues
Publisher: Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [Edmonton]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 67
Subjects: Abused women; Marital violence; Risk assessment; Crime prevention; Wife abuse
Notes: "October 1995".

"A discussion paper prepared for the Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues".

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Recommendations; title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: What do we know about factors that increase the risk of danger?; title: Are risk assessment tools the answer?; title: Shifting our attention to shared responsibility for safety; title: What do we know about increasing the safety of women who are abused?; title: Are there programs in Alberta that put these ideas into practice?; title: How can we share responsibility for managing safety and reducing risk of serious harm?; title: Conclusion.