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Results for batterer intervention programs
5 results foundAuthor: MacLeod, Dag Title: Batterer Intervention Systems in California: An Evaluation Summary: The study encompasses five California counties, 53 batterer intervention programs that provided client data, and over 1,000 men enrolled in batterer intervention programs. The study found that the strongest predictors of success in treating offenders convicted of a criminal domestic violence offense were the individual characteristics of the offenders, not the features of batterer intervention programs of the attributes of the court jurisdiction. Details: Sacramento: Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Office of Court Research, 2008. 136p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 119376 Keywords: Battered WomenBatterer Intervention ProgramsDomestic Violence |
Author: Feder, Lynette Title: Court-Mandated Interventions for Individuals Convicted of Domestic Violence Summary: Survey research and analysis of police records, hospital emergency rooms and women’s shelters have clearly established the severity of the domestic violence problem and the need to find programs to address this issue. Today, court-mandated batterer intervention programs (BIPs) are being implemented throughout the United States as one of the leading methods to address this problem. These programs emerged from the women’s shelter movement and therefore contained a strong feminist orientation. They developed as group-based programs, typically using psychoeductional methods. Their aim was to get men to take responsibility for their sexist beliefs and stop abusing their partners by teaching them alternative responses for handling their anger. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effects of post-arrest court-mandated interventions (including pre-trial diversion programs) for domestic violence offenders that target, in part or exclusively, batterers with the aim of reducing their future likelihood of re-assaulting above and beyond what would have been expected by routine legal procedures. Details: Oslo: Cambell Collaboration, 2008. 49p. Source: Internet Resource: Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2008:12: Acccessed September 16, 2010 at: http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/lib/download/218/ Year: 2008 Country: International URL: http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/lib/download/218/ Shelf Number: 119822 Keywords: Battered WomenBatterer Intervention ProgramsDomestic ViolenceSpouse Abuse |
Author: Ventura, Lois A. Title: An Exploratory Study of Court-Referred Batterer Intervention Programs in Ohio Summary: Batterer intervention programs (BIP) have been the subject of considerable research over the past 20 years. What emerges is a growing recognition that static variables, such as batterer profiles and demographics, or the particular length, design or approach of batterer intervention programs, have not yielded significant findings of effectiveness, such as the reduced likelihood to re-offend or increased safety of abused women. While prior research shows a modest positive effect, little evidence exists to support the effectiveness of one BIP over another. One of the few consistent findings in prior research is that the success of batterer intervention programs depends, to some degree, on how embedded they are within the community response to domestic violence. Consequently, there is a growing interest to examine programs in context, as part of a larger and more elaborate intervention system, including courts, law enforcement, victim services, socio-medicolegal and other community resources. This study created an inventory of court-referred batterer intervention programs in Ohio and gathered general descriptive information about them. The following highlights emerged from the study: Probation officers reported that a substantial number of their probationers have a history of domestic violence; More than three-quarters of all batterer intervention programs operate as part of a larger agency. Most programs are part of a larger mental health agency or community service organization; The surveyed batterer intervention programs predominantly served Caucasian male offenders between the ages of 28 and 35. Some or most of the program’s participants are parents; More than 80 percent of the batterer invention programs surveyed employ elements of the Duluth and/or cognitive-behavioral models; More than 90 percent of the surveyed programs reportedly address power and control, personal responsibility, male socialization, social responsibility, sexism, patriarchy, and anger management as a standard part of their curriculum; More than half of the programs report a completion rate of 76 percent or better. Analysis of factors associated with program completion suggests that the less rigorous the demands on the participant, the greater the program’s completion rate. This study is the precursor to future studies that will examine more closely the extent to which courtreferred batterer intervention programs in Ohio are integrated into larger domestic violence intervention systems and what effect that integration has on victim safety and violence reduction. The goal of future investigation will be to develop evidence-based policies for integrated batterer intervention systems in Ohio. Details: Columbus, OH: Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, 2006. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 5, 2010 at: http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/ocjs_BIPfull.pdf Year: 2006 Country: United States URL: http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/links/ocjs_BIPfull.pdf Shelf Number: 120197 Keywords: Battered Women (Ohio)Batterer Intervention ProgramsDomestic ViolenceViolence Against Women |
Author: Day, Andrew Title: Integrated Responses to Domestic Violence: Legally Mandated Intervention Programs for Male Perpetrators Summary: International surveys have suggested that around one-third of all adult women will, at some point in their lifetime, experience abuse perpetrated by an intimate male partner. Domestic violence is considered to be one of the major risk factors affecting women’s health in Australia and there is a need for the community to respond in ways that reduce the likelihood of further violence occurring. One way of doing this is to deliver programs that aim to reduce the risk of known perpetrators committing further offences. This paper describes the outcomes of a Gold Coast program delivered to men who perpetrate domestic violence and who are legally obliged to participate. The data show that this type of program can produce positive changes in participants. However, the extent to which such changes lead to direct behavioural change is less clear and further research and evaluation is required to develop the evidence base that is needed to ensure that programs for perpetrators produce significant and enduring improvements to community safety. Details: Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 2010. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, No. 404: Accessed December 8, 2010 at: http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/8/E/4/%7B8E459B9D-346C-4C5E-ABDA-1CA83ABE7377%7Dtandi404.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.aic.gov.au/documents/8/E/4/%7B8E459B9D-346C-4C5E-ABDA-1CA83ABE7377%7Dtandi404.pdf Shelf Number: 120414 Keywords: Battered WomenBatterer Intervention ProgramsDomestic Violence (Australia) |
Author: Mills, Linda Title: An In-Depth Examination of Batterer Intervention and Alternative Treatment Approaches for Domestic Violence Offenders Summary: The criminal justice system is the most important response to domestic violence (DV) in the United States (US). Every state currently criminalizes DV and most courts rely on Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs) as their primary form of treatment to address this crime and minimize future incidents of violence among intimate partners and/or family members (Crockett et al., 2015). This study addresses one of the most significant developments in the system's response to DV - the 2,500 or so BIPs to which hundreds of thousands of convicted offenders are mandated to treatment each year by US judges (Boal & Mankowski, 2014). BIPs claim that their focus is on changing sexist attitudes and related behaviors and holding offenders accountable for their crimes. Rigorous studies of BIPs have shown high attrition rates (Aaron & Beaulaurier, 2017; Babcock, Green, & Robie, 2004; Price & Rosenbaum, 2009; Jewell & Wormith, 2010), little evidence of attitudinal and behavioral change (Gondolf, 2000; Jackson et al. 2003), and inconsistent contact with victims (Mills, Grauwiler, & Pezold, 2006; Price & Rosenbaum, 2009). Despite this growing acknowledgement and acceptance that BIPs are minimally effective, our study is the first to use a rigorous research design (a randomized controlled trial) complemented by an in-depth qualitative study in examining the effectiveness of an alternative treatment approach using restorative justice (RJ). In an attempt to address the shortcomings of BIP treatment programs, a number of states now allow alternative approaches, aside from the standard BIP, for DV crimes (Barocas, Emery, & Mills, 2016). These alternatives include restorative justice and conjoint or couples treatments. Some states require that these alternative programs be offered after a period of BIP treatment (e.g., Utah); other states allow these alternative options to be offered instead of BIP treatment (e.g., Arizona). This National Institute of Justice (NIJ)-funded study was designed to provide an in-depth examination of BIP and an alternative treatment approach using RJ for DV offenders. The study design provides an in-depth content analysis to complement a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded randomized controlled trial (RCT) in Salt Lake City, Utah that uses an intention to treat method of analysis to determine which treatment program has the lowest arrest outcomes: a traditional BIP or a BIP plus RJ approach called Circles of Peace (CP). Utah requires a minimum of 16 weeks of treatment for domestic violence offenders mandated to treatment. BIP, a 16-week group-based treatment approach for offenders only, is largely didactic (as opposed to interactive) and focuses on changing sexist attitudes for the purpose of altering the behavior of offenders. BIP plus CP provides 12 weeks of offender-only group sessions (with RJ principles infused throughout), encouraging offenders to focus on behavioral and attitudinal change. Following the initial 12 group sessions, offenders participate in four weeks of individual circles with a willing victim or a victim advocate (if the victim does not want to participate), family members or other support people, and trained community volunteers. The NSF study is a two-part study; this NIJ study builds on Part II. Part I of the NSF study compared BIP only and BIP plus CP for all DV cases (intimate partner and family violence). Part II of the NSF study and the NIJ study focused on intimate partner violence cases only. Using a variety of data collection methods, this NIJ study offers critical findings that go beyond what the NSF quantitative study can provide (results from Part II of the NSF study are still pending). Interviews with offenders and victims over multiple points in time, video-recordings and observations of treatment sessions, and a case record review allowed the researchers to test emerging theories that BIP plus CP may be a viable alternative to treatment, while ensuring that safety concerns are addressed when using this approach. Details: NYC: New York University, 2018. 17p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 18, 2018 at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/252265.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/252265.pdf Shelf Number: 154067 Keywords: Alternative ApproachesBatterer Intervention ProgramsCircles of PeaceCouples TreatmentDomestic ViolenceFamily ViolenceRestorative JusticeSexist AttitudesUtahViolence Against Women |