Forensic Risk Assessments

Whether you are a local authority social worker or a solicitor, we offer you the high quality forensic risk assessments you need.

“Very high standard – I have had approximately 5 reports prepared for me by Willis Palmer and they are all of a good quality.” Charity, London

Our forensic risk assessments stand out because:

  • They are based on structured professional judgement, self-report questionnaires, actuarial matrices and psychometric testing
  • All our consultants have specific post-qualifying training in forensic risk assessment models
  • Our consultants have backgrounds relevant to the forensic risk assessment you need – including experience in children and family social work, probation, the Prison Service and the NSPCC.

To learn more, choose the type of forensic risk assessment you need from the list below.

Forensic Violence Risk Assessment

We can assess the risk of violence by different individuals in a range of situations, including:

  • Domestically violent individuals
  • People at risk of being aggressive towards adults and/or children
  • High-risk child protection/physical abuse cases
  • Parents with serious forensic histories

WillisPalmer has developed a formalised, structured forensic risk assessment protocol for assessment in cases of proven or alleged domestic violence. Download it here (pdf).

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Forensic Sexual Abuse Risk Assessment

We can assess adults who pose a potential sexual risk to children, or young people who may display sexually harmful behaviour.

We assess adults using the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP), a validated set of  professional guidelines containing 22 risk factors. We can also undertake assessment of adults who have viewed child abuse images on the internet – and can also assess the ability of an offender’s partner to protect children from any risk.

We use the Estimate of Risk of Adolescent Sexual Offence Recidivism (ERASOR) clinical judgement tool to assess young people against 25 risk factors. This allows us to assess an adolescent’s likelihood or predisposition to behave in sexually harmful ways.

Although an emerging area of work, our consultants have specific experience in evaluating children’s sexual behaviour. We have developed practice experience and training packages and we also use the Assessment Intervention Moving on (AIM) model to help in our evaluation of sexual behaviour.

For further information click here (pdf)

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Substance Misuse Risk Assessment

We have a team of specialists available to conduct community based assessment and treatment programmes for parents who have misused alcohol or drugs.

Our programme includes home visiting, hair strand testing, psychometric assessment and community support. All our professionals have experience in substance misuse and child protection work – so they offer a holistic, integrated assessment.

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