In the United States, generations of young Black males, ages 15 to 24 years, are prematurely dying from homicide and suicide. Between 1950 and 2010, the average death rate for young Black males due to homicide was 81.7 per 100,000 and suicide was 11.8 per 100,000. Ages 15 to 24 years are the intersecting developmental stages of adolescence and young adulthood when premature death should not be expected. The trauma and ceased procreation prospects stemming from Black males’ premature deaths represent a public health crisis in America. Heightened public health approaches are needed to bring attention to a young racial-gender group that is dying five to six decades prior to their life expectancy. The mass suicide-homicide killings, premature deaths, and death disparities among young Black males, ages 15 to 24, in the United States is not a paranoid propaganda. It is undeniably a disturbing public health crisis that requires an urgent national response to reverse and ultimately eradicate the premature death of young Black males.
Addressing the needs of domestic violence perpetrators is complex. Many would like to place the perpetrator in jail and forget about him. Yet survivors of domestic violence often maintain a connection with the perpetrator for many reasons: Perhaps they have children together, she may not want the relationship to end as much as she wants the abuse to stop, they may live in the same community and see each other often, or they may find themselves at community and family gatherings that place them in proximity to each other (Tubbs & Williams, 2007). In addition, even if the man is no longer involved with the woman against whom he has perpetrated violence, he will likely move on to another relationship and potentially place other women at risk. Consequently, failing to provide early, effective treatment services for perpetrators of abuse imposes a high toll on individual women, children, and society. The ways in which we consider and engage perpetrators of abuse are critically important and a vital element of responding to and reducing violence against women and girls. This chapter provides a critical examination of what we know about batterers' intervention programs (BIPs) and emerging issues and challenges, and offers recommendations to advance the work.
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