DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INVENTORY

The Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) test is designed for adult (male and female) domestic violence offender assessment and is a state-of-the-art domestic violence perpetrator test.

The DVI is a valid, reliable and accurate test which correlates at the .001 significance level with other tests. DVI scale reliability coefficient alphas are .85 and higher for all scales. The professionally accepted reliability coefficient standard is .80. DVI scale scores have impressively demonstrated accuracy and this test meets and exceeds professionally accepted criteria for test reliability, validity and accuracy.

The DVI is used in courts, probation departments, community corrections, clinics, treatment programs, etc. The DVI has been standardized on over 75,000 domestic violence offenders. This test is appropriate for both misdemeanor and felony cases. The DVI evaluates violence (lethality) potential, assesses control issues, quantifies substance (alcohol and other drugs) abuse and measures stress handling abilities.

The DVI has 155 items, takes 30 minutes to complete and has six measures (scales):

1. Truthfulness Scale 2. Violence (Lethality) Scale 3. Control Scale 4. Alcohol Scale 5. Drugs Scale 6. Stress Coping Abilities Scale

The Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) is especially useful when evaluating substance abusers, violent defendants and felony offenders. The DVI is a popular court and probation assessment instrument or test.