Flawed immigration detention risk assessment tool can’t be upgraded as ABF data ‘riddled with errors’

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The secretive risk assessment tool used in Australia's immigration detention centres could not be replaced by a better model due to insufficient data collection by Australian Border Force, documents reveal.

The security risk assessment tool (SRAT) is meant to determine whether someone is low, medium, high or extreme risk for escape or violence. It calculates risk ratings based on factors including pre-detention history and episodes that can occur in detention, such as possessing contraband or refusing food or fluids.

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