“…In many cases, isolation and stigma are exacerbated by intervening agencies, which non-offending partners perceive to be judgmental, insensitive, and ignorant ( Duncan et al, 2020 ; Liddell & Taylor, 2015 ). For example, some support services appear to prioritize the “value” ( Duff et al, 2017 , p . 293) that non-offending partners hold in decreasing their partner’s recidivism risk (e.g., Duff et al, 2017 ; Shannon et al, 2013 ; Wager et al, 2015 ; see Hanson & Morton-Bourgon, 2005 and Larson et al, 2016 for research linking relationship breakdown and conflict to recidivism).…”