KC Poulin. (2023). Enhancing workplace safety: the importance of utilizing outside  experienced experts and the WAVR-21 assessment. Critical Intervention Services.  https://www.cisworldservices.org/category/wprkplace-violence-featured-article/

CIS is an independent firm that consults to organizations on community-based public safety strategies, including workplace and school violence prevention. In this piece the president of CIS describes the necessity of engaging impartial experts who include the WAVR-21 in their assessments: “One of the key tools these experts leverage is the Workplace Assessment of Violence Risk (WAVR-21), an empirically based structured professional judgement instrument (SPJ) designed to evaluate the risk of violence within a workplace environment. Developed by leading experts in threat assessment, the WAVR 21 is a comprehensive approach to workplace violence, incorporating 21 dynamic and static factors relevant to this issue. The WAVR-21’s methodical approach ensures a balanced and accurate evaluation by encouraging the consideration of multiple information sources. It aids in identifying the context and nature of the threat, as well as the personality and situational factors influencing an individual’s behaviors. Crucially, the tool guides the development of effective management and intervention strategies.”