Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs in Europe, Part II

Akoensi, Thomas D.; Koehler, Johann; Lösel, Friedrich; Humphreys, David K.

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“…A one-size-fits-all approach intervention is not tenable because of offender population diversity (Healey et al, 1998). Furthermore, Akoensi, Koehler, Lösel, and Humphreys (2013) indicate "treatment effectiveness can be increased when program delivery is tailored to participants learning styles and behavioral profiles" (p. 1218). Lehmann and Simmons (2009) proposed that facilitators could consider a strengths-based approach to intervention.…”

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Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs: A Proposal for Evidence-Based Standards in the United States

Armenti²,

et al. 2016

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In the United States, the judicial system response to violence between intimate partners, or intimate partner violence (IPV), typically mandates that adjudicated perpetrators complete a batterer intervention program (BIP). The social science data has found that these programs, on the whole, are only minimally effective in reducing rates of IPV. The authors examined the social science literature on the characteristics and efficacy of BIPs. More than 400 studies were considered, including a sweeping, recently conducted survey of BIP directors across the United States and Canada. Results of this review indicate that the limitations of BIPs are due, in large part, to the limitations of current state standards regulating these programs and, furthermore, that these standards are not grounded in the body of empirical research evidence or best practices. The authors, all of whom have considerable expertise in the area of domestic violence perpetrator treatment, conducted an exhaustive investigation of the following key intervention areas: overall effectiveness of BIPs; length of treatment/length of group sessions; number of group participants and number of facilitators; group format and curriculum; assessment protocol and instruments; victim contact; modality of treatment; differential treatment; working with female perpetrators; working with perpetrators in racial and ethnic minority groups; working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) perpetrators; perpetrator treatment and practitioner–client relationships; and required practitioner education and training. Recommendations for evidence-based national BIP standards were made based on findings from this review.

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Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs: A Proposal for Evidence-Based Standards in the United States

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“…The Duluth model seems to have experienced an "immunity" from having to answer to any external empirical evaluation; the political concerns are given more weight than the science (Corvo, Dutton & Chen, 2008;p.112). Furthermore, critics caution that programs cannot necessarily be lifted out of one political and cultural context and placed effectively within another (Akoensi, et al, 2012) …”

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A Review of Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs in the United Kingdom

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Usage of any items from the University of Cumbria's institutional repository 'Insight' must conform to the following fair usage guidelines.Any item and its associated metadata held in the University of Cumbria's institutional repository Insight (unless stated otherwise on the metadata record) may be copied, displayed or performed, and stored in line with the JISC fair dealing guidelines (available here) for educational and not-for-profit activities provided that• the authors, title and full bibliographic details of the item are cited clearly when any part of the work is referred to verbally or in the written form• a hyperlink/URL to the original Insight record of that item is included in any citations of the work • the content is not changed in any way• all files required for usage of the item are kept together with the main item file. You may not• sell any part of an item• refer to any part of an item without citation • amend any item or contextualise it in a way that will impugn the creator's reputation• remove or alter the copyright statement on an item.The full policy can be found here. Alternatively contact the University of Cumbria Repository Editor by emailing insight@cumbria.ac.uk. The aim of the current study was to conduct a review of current intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrator provision within the UK. The objective of the review was to explore the characteristics of intervention programs currently within the UK. Using a questionnaire based design we explored characteristics of current programs including program structure, program logistics, facilitator characteristics and facilitator insights around the programs. A number of organisations completed the questionnaire (N = 21) and a review of existing literature was performed to explore the general characteristics of programs being delivered within the UK. Within the sample we found the feminist approach was still influential but that facilitators also reported a need to ensure programs are more inclusive in their service provision to represent the diversity of perpetrators found. An unexpected finding from this study was the resistance of many organisations to engage with the research through an apparent suspicion of the agenda and motivation of the research team. program therefore focused on re-educating partner violent men. Re-education (rather than treatment) was deemed appropriate as men's violence to their intimate partners was understood as not "stemming from individual pathology, but rather from a socially reinforced sense of entitlement." (Paymar & Barnes, ND). Using the "Power and Control Wheel" was central as partner violence was understood as being motivated men's need for power and control over women. Women's aggression was understood as self defensive.The authors of the model omitted to acknowledge the problems that are associated with generalising from such a small and unrepresentative sample (Dutton & Corvo, 2006). Ellen Pence did however write prior to her death "By determining that the need or desire for power was the motivatin...

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“…To date, research from Europe and North America has failed to discern which treatment approaches work better than others because many programmes use a mix of treatment methods, making any kind of robust evaluation difficult in terms of identifying the effects of the different programme components (Akoensi et al, 2012).…”

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Nordic Countries Overview of Work with Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

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Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs in Europe, Part II

Cited by 97 publications

References 30 publications

Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs: A Proposal for Evidence-Based Standards in the United States

Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs: A Proposal for Evidence-Based Standards in the United States

A Review of Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programs in the United Kingdom

Nordic Countries Overview of Work with Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

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