Batterer Intervention Programs: A Report From the Field

Price, Bethany J.; Rosenbaum, Alan

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.24.6.757

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“…Assuming that some letters were undeliverable or unopened, the response rate was probably somewhat higher. Even so, it is comparable to that of other mail surveys that involved a one-time mailing without follow-up or group incentive (Dillman et al, 2009;Price and Rosenbaum, 2009). The response rate might have been higher had we been able to send reminder letters to nonresponding groups (Asch et al, 1997).…”

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Al-Anon Family Groups: Newcomers and Members

Timko

Cronkite

Kaskutas

et al. 2013

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Empirical knowledge is lacking about AlAnon Family Groups (Al-Anon), the most widely used form of help by people concerned about another's drinking, partly because conducting research on 12-step groups is challenging. Our purpose was to describe a new method of obtaining survey data from 12-step group attendees and to examine infl uences on initial Al-Anon attendance and attendees' recent life contexts and functioning. Method: Al-Anon's World Service Offi ce sent a mailing to a random sample of groups, which subsequently yielded surveys from newcomers (n = 359) and stable members (n = 264). Results: Reasons for groups' nonparticipation included having infrequent newcomers and the study being seen as either contrary to the 12 Traditions or too uncomfortable for newcomers. Main concerns prompting initial Al-Anon attendance were problems with overall quality of life and with the Al-Anon trigger (a signifi cant drinking individual), and being stressed and angry. Goals for Al-Anon attendance were related to the following concerns: better quality of life, fewer trigger-related problems, and less stress. Members reported better functioning in some of these domains (quality of life, relationship with the trigger) but did not differ from newcomers on physical and psychological health. Newcomers were more likely to have recently drunk alcohol and to have obtained treatment for their own substance misuse problems. Conclusions: This method of collecting data from 12-step group attendees yielded valid data and also was seen by many in Al-Anon as consistent with the Traditions. Both newcomers and members had aimed to improve their overall quality of life and well-being through Al-Anon, and, indeed, members were more satisfi ed with their quality of life than were newcomers. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 74, 965-976, 2013)

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Al-Anon Family Groups: Newcomers and Members

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Kaskutas

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J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Furthermore, perpetrators are 60% less likely to be convicted in mandatory arrest and pro-arrest states in comparison to those that have kept discretionary arrest policies (Hirschel, 2008). Also troubling is the disproportionate arrest and prosecution of men (Shernock & Russell, 2012) and the fact that men account for 83%-90% of individuals enrolled in BIPs (Cannon, Hamel, Buttell, & Ferreira, 2016;Price & Rosenbaum, 2009), a percentage that does not reflect prevalence rates of partner violence in the general population.…”

Section: Policies On Intimate Partner Violence Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From an ecological perspective (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), this model is focused on macrolevel social factors, patriarchal cultural norms, and how they influence behavior at the family and individual levels. A web-based survey of 276 perpetrator programs in 45 different states, 53% of them indicated that they operate under a Duluth philosophy (Price & Rosenbaum, 2009). In the United States, Cannon et al (2016) reported that the Duluth model is the primary treatment approach reported by 35.6% of programs, and the secondary treatment approach reported by 11.7% of programs.…”

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“…Although 26% of the perpetrator program directors surveyed by Price and Rosenbaum (2009) characterized their approach as "therapeutic," the distinction between these programs and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is not very clear. Saunders (1996) reported on an outcome study finding a process-oriented group to significantly reduce rates of recidivism among men diagnosed with depression.…”

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“…In most cases, two co-facilitators are responsible for leading these groups (Price & Rosenbaum, 2009). The most common arrangement (approximately one-third of programs) that Price and Rosenbaum (2009) identified in their survey of perpetrator programs in the United States was a male-female co-leader team.…”

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

Armenti²,

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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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Court‐mandated interventions for individuals convicted of domestic violence: An updated Campbell systematic review

Wilson

Feder

Olaghere

2021

Campbell Systematic Reviews

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Executive Summary/Abstract Background Survey research and analysis of police records, hospital emergency rooms, and women's shelters have clearly established the severity of the intimate partner violence problem and the need to find programs to address this issue. Roughly 1 in 4 women in an intimate relationship is a victim of intimate partner violence. Court‐mandated batterer intervention programs (BIPs) have been implemented throughout the United States as a leading method to address this problem. These programs are also now implemented in Canada and Europe. These programs emerged from the women's shelter movement leading to programs with a strong feminist orientation, such as the Duluth Model. The programs that were developed were group‐based and relied on psychoeducational 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. More recent programs draw from cognitive‐behavioral therapeutic principles or a mix of the latter with feminist components as well. Objectives This is an update of our prior review. The aim was to assess the effects of postarrest court‐mandated interventions for intimate partner violence offenders that target, in part or exclusively, male batterers. Our focus was on studies aimed at reducing intimate partner violence, above and beyond what would have been expected by routine legal procedures (e.g., probation monitoring, etc.). Search Methods We searched numerous databases and websites, bibliographies of published reviews of related literature, and a scrutiny of annotated bibliographies of related literature. Our goal was to identify all published and unpublished literature that met our selection criteria. The original review identified nine eligible studies. The updated search identified two new studies. The total sample size across these 11 studies was 4824. Selection Criteria We included experimental (random assignment) and quasi‐experimental evaluations of court‐mandated BIPs that measured official or victim reports of future intimate partner violence. Rigorous quasi‐experimental designs were defined as those that either used matching or statistical controls to improve the comparability of the treated (program) and untreated (comparison) groups. The original review also included quasi‐experimental designs that used treatment drop‐outs as the comparison group. Given the serious selection bias of such studies, these have not been included in this update. Data Collection and Analysis We coded characteristics of the treatment, sample, outcomes, and research methods. Findings were extracted in the form of an effect size and effect sizes were analyzed using the inverse‐variance weight method of meta‐analysis. Official report and victim report outcomes were analyzed separately as were the different design types (i.e., random assignment and quasi‐experimental designs with a no treatment comparison). Results The mean effect for official reports of intimate partner violen...

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Batterer Intervention Programs: A Report From the Field

Cited by 132 publications

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Al-Anon Family Groups: Newcomers and Members

Al-Anon Family Groups: Newcomers and Members

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

Court‐mandated interventions for individuals convicted of domestic violence: An updated Campbell systematic review

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