Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG)

Autorisierte deutsche Übersetzung

Rossegger, A., Urbaniok, F., Danielsson, C. und Endrass, J., 2009)
In: Fortschritte der Neurologie-Psychiatrie. 77(10):577-584

Die Übersetzung vom Englischen ins Deutsche erfolgte durch oben genannte Autoren. Die deutsche Übersetzung wurde von einem Native Speaker ins Englische rückübersetzt, der blind für die englische Originalversion war. Die deutsche Übersetzung und die englische Rückübersetzung wurden den Autoren des VRAG sowie dem Verlag, in dem das Buch erschienen ist, zur Prüfung vorgelegt und von diesen freigegeben.

Assessment

Missing items
Items may be treated as unknown or missing when the available documentation indicates that the item might be present but the information is unclear or incomplete.

This assessment applies to Name / surrogate name / case ID:

After the assessment is completed, this Name / surrogate name / case ID will be irrevocably deleted.

Lived with both biological parents to age 16 (except for death of parent)

Score no if offender did not live continuously with both biological parents until age 16, except if one or both parents died. In the case of parent death, score as for yes.

Yes[-2] No[3] Unclear or incomplete information

Elementary school maladjustment

(up to and including Grade 8)

No problems[-1] Slight or moderate discipline or attendance problems[2] Severe (i.e., frequent or serious) behavior or attendance problems (e.g., truancy or disruptive behavior that persisted over several years or resulted in expulsion)[5] Unclear or incomplete information

History of alcohol problems

Allot one point for each of the following: alcohol abuse in biological parent, teenage alcohol problem, adult alcohol problem, alcohol involved in a prior offense, alcohol involved in the index offense.

0 points[-1] 1 or 2 points[0] 3 points[1] 4 or 5 points[2] Unclear or incomplete information

Marital status

(at time of index offense)

Ever married (or lived common law in the same home for at least 6 months)[-2] Never married[1] Unclear or incomplete information

Criminal history score for convictions and charges for nonviolent offenses prior to the index offense

(from the Cormier-Lang system shown in Table A.l)

Unclear or incomplete information

use Cormier-Lang system

Score of 0[-2]

Score of 1 or 2[0]

Score of 3 or above[3]

Offense	(Score) / Number
Robbery (bank, store)	(7)
Robbery (purse snatching)	(3)
Arson and fire setting (church, house, barn)	(5)
Arson and fire setting (garbage can)	(1)
Threatening with a weapon, dangerous use of or pointing firearm	(3)
Threatening (Uttering threats)	(2)
Grand larceny/theft based on the value of the stolen property over $5,000.00^* (includes car theft and possession of stolen property)	(5)
Grand mischief to public or private property over $5000.00^*	(5)
Break and enter and commit indictable offense (burglary)	(2)
Larceny/theft based on the value of the stolen property under $5000.00^* (includes break and enter with intent to commit an offense)	(1)
Mischief to public or private property under $5000.00^*	(1)
Break and enter (includes break and enter with intent to commit an offense)	(1)
Fraud (extortion, embezzlement)	(5)
Fraud (forged check, impersonation)	(1)
Possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon	(1)
Procuring a person for or living on the avails of prostitution	(1)
Trafficking in narcotics	(1)
Dangerous driving, impaired driving (driving while intoxicated)	(1)
Obstructing a peace officer (including resisting arrest)	(1)
Causing a disturbance	(1)
Wearing a disguise with the intent to commit an offense	(1)
Indecent exposure	(2)

^* The value of the stolen property-as of 2003, over $5,000.00 (1 Euro=1.43 USD, 1 Euro=1.42 CAD, Stand Okt. 2007)

Score and then total all charges and convictions for all counts of non-violent criminal offenses, including from the juvenile record. Do not count both a charge and a conviction if they are known to pertain to the same incident. In a case where sufficient information is known and there is a discrepancy between the charge and the conviction, use the more serious of the two, which almost exclusively will be the charge.

As the offense elements are based on the Criminal Code of Canada, a certain evaluation ability will be required in order to assess the offenses within other jurisdictions.

Failure on prior conditional release

(includes parole violation or revocation, breach of or failure to comply with recognizance or probation, bail violation, and any new charges, including the index offense, while on a conditional release)

No[0] Yes[3] Unclear or incomplete information

Age at index offense

(at most recent birthday)

≥ 39[-5] 34-38[-2] 28-33[-1] 27[0] ≤ 26[2] Unclear or incomplete information

Victim injury

(index offense only; most serious injury is scored)

Death[-2] Hospitalized[0] Treated and released[1] None or slight (includes no victim)[2] Unclear or incomplete information

Any female victim

(for index offense)

Yes[-1] No (includes no victim)[1] Unclear or incomplete information

Meets DSM-IIl criteria for any personality disorder

No[-2] Yes[3] Substituted using DSM-IV or other DSM revision for diagnosis of personality disorder Unclear or incomplete information

Meets DSM-III criteria for schizophrenia

Yes[-3] Substituted using DSM-IV or other DSM revision for diagnosis of schizophrenia No[1] Unclear or incomplete information