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Research Assistance
October 2007
Recently your POAO Executive was asked by Simon Fraser University masters student, Kim Reeves, to provide her with some assistance in conducting research into cases where either stalking or intimate partner violence is suspected or known to have occurred.
Ms. Reeves' request to POAO members is captured below.
Your POAO Executive encourages you to assist Ms. Reeves if you can.
"Dear Madam/Sir,
I am a Master's student in the Department of Psychology at Simon Fraser University currently working on my thesis under the supervision of Dr. Kevin Douglas and Dr. Stephen Hart.
I am recruiting criminal justice and mental health professionals who work with cases where either stalking or intimate partner violence is suspected or known to have occurred, and who can read and write in English, to participate in an on-line research project. The focus of the study is on the process of decision-making in risk assessment cases involving stalking or intimate partner violence. Participation in this study will involve reading one case history and making a series of risk estimates and case management decisions.
The study can be completed on-line and will require approximately 60 minutes of your time.
A free Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute (SFU) publication is available for first 150 participants to complete the survey (e.g. Stalking Assessment and Management Guide, HCR-20, HCR-20 Companion Guide, Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol).
If you are interested in participating in this study or would like to obtain further information, please contact Kim Reeves at kreeves@sfu.ca.
This study has been approved by the Simon Fraser University Office of Research Ethics.
Sincerely,
Kim Reeves"
