Sexual Violence Risk–20, Version 2 (SVR–20 V2)

The Sexual Violence Risk–20, Version 2 (SVR–20 V2) is an updated 20-item checklist of risk factors for sexual violence that were identified by a review of the literature on sex offenders.

Key Features

• Specifies which risk factors should be assessed and how the risk assessment should be conducted
• Features and updated list of risk factors and remains empirically related to future sexual violence
• Useful in making decisions about the management of sex offenders, is nondiscriminatory, and is comprehensive without being redundant
• Appropriate for use in cases in which an individual has committed, or is alleged to have committed, an act of sexual violence, including pretrial release decisions, presentence assistance to judges, development of treatment programs at correctional intake, prior to discharge to assist in postrelease management, custody/access assessment, determination of need for a community warning, quality assurance or critical incident reviews, and education and training.