Identifying Key Predictors of Recidivism among Offenders Attending a Batterer Intervention Program: A Survival Analysis

Lila, Marisol; Martín-Fernández, Manuel; Gracia, Enrique; López-Ossorio, Juan José; González, José Luís

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“…No significant differences were found between the Spanish batterers and the Latin American immigrant batterers for risk of recidivism. At the end of treatment, a lower risk of recidivism was obtained for both groups (the sum of risk factors and the global risk assessment of both), which is consistent with previous research showing a reduction in the risk of recidivism for BIP completers (Echauri et al, 2013;Lila, Martín-Fernández, Gracia, López-Ossorio & González, 2019).…”

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Differences between Latin American and Spanish men in a batterer intervention programme: proximal and final outcomes

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El objetivo de este estudio es comprobar si existen diferencias en la efectividad de un programa de intervención para hombres condenados por violencia de género, en función del lugar de procedencia de los participantes (i.e., españoles e inmigrantes latinoamericanos). Se utilizó una muestra de 425 hombres penados por violencia de género que participaban en un programa estándar de intervención en España. Se consideraron como variables finales la reincidencia oficial y el riesgo de reincidencia y como variables proximales la intención de cambio, la asunción de responsabilidad, la adherencia al tratamiento y el compromiso con la intervención. No se encontraron diferencias entre participantes españoles y latinoamericanos en las variables riesgo de reincidencia, intención de cambio, asunción de responsabilidad al sistema legal y a la víctima. Únicamente se encontraron diferencias significativas entre estos dos grupos en la variable compromiso con la intervención. Los resultados sugieren que, al menos para los inmigrantes latinoamericanos que se encuentran participando en programas de intervención con hombres condenados por violencia de género en España, no parece necesario ajustar la intervención en función de las diferencias culturales, siendo suficiente el uso de estrategias motivacionales para promover el cambio. The aim of this study was to test whether there are differences in the effectiveness of a Batterer Intervention Programme (BIP) for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetrators depending on the participants’ countries of origin (i.e., Spanish or Latin American immigrants). The sample included 425 male offenders who participated in a court-mandated standard BIP in Spain. Official recidivism and risk of recidivism were considered the final outcomes. Intention to change, responsibility attribution, adherence to treatment and treatment compliance were taken as the proximal outcomes. No differences were found in risk of recidivism, intention to change, responsibility attribution to the legal system and to the victim between the Spanish and Latin American participants. Significant differences between both groups were found for the variable treatment compliance. The results suggest that, at least for the Latin American immigrants participating in BIPs in Spain, it is apparently not necessary to adjust BIPs to cultural differences as adopting motivational strategies to promote change suffices.

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Differences between Latin American and Spanish men in a batterer intervention programme: proximal and final outcomes

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“…This body of evidence highlights the importance of incorporating motivational strategies to significantly increase treatment compliance among IPV offenders (Miller & Rollnick, 2002;Musser et al, 2008;Soleymani et al, 2018). These findings have important practical implications, especially considering high dropout rates in IPV offender programs and the link between dropout and higher rates of recidivism reported (Jewell & Wormith, 2010;Lila et al, 2020;Lila et al, 2019;Olver et al, 2011;Stoops et al, 2010). For example, Lila et al (2019) analyzed official recidivism from an IPV offender program and found that dropout was the most predictive variable of official recidivism.…”

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Motivational Strategies in Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Offenders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Psychosocial Intervention

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“…Several meta-analyses conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs (BIPs) have indicated that the effect size of these interventions on reducing recidivism tends to be small (Arce et al, 2020;Babcock et al, 2004;Cheng et al, 2019;Eckhardt et al, 2013;Feder & Wilson, 2005;Smedslund et al, 2011). This limited success of BIPs in reducing recidivism has been attributed to different factors such as low treatment compliance and high dropout rates (Bennett et al, 2007;Daly & Pelowski, 2000;Jewell & Wormith, 2010;Lila et al, 2019;Olver et al, 2011), lack of motivation for change Crane et al, 2015;Eckhardt et al, 2008;Zalmanowitz et al, 2013), problems in building the working alliance (Cadsky et al, 1996;DiGiuseppe et al, 1994;Murphy & Baxter, 1997;Taft et al, 2004), and poor engagement in program activities (Musser et al, 2008;Taft et al, 2003).…”

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Motivational Strategies, Working Alliance, and Protherapeutic Behaviors in Batterer Intervention Programs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Lila

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2020

The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context

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Motivational strategies are among the most promising approaches to improve the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs (BIPs). An individualized motivational plan (IMP) is one of these motivational strategies. The present study aimed to explore whether adding an IMP to a standard BIP improved the participant-facilitator working alliance and participants' protherapeutic behaviors. To this end a randomized controlled trial was conducted. One hundred fifty-three men convicted of intimate partner violence were randomly assigned to either a standard BIP (control condition, n = 79) or a standard BIP plus IMP (experimental condition, n = 74). Working alliance (i.e., general working alliance, agreement, and bond) was assessed with the Working Alliance Inventory-Observer, short version. Protherapeutic behaviors (i.e., assumption of responsibility, participant role behavior, and group value) were assessed with the Observational Coding of Protherapeutic Group Behavior. Both working alliance and protherapeutic behaviors were assessed by an external observer early and late in intervention. Our results showed that both general working alliance and agreement and bond, were significantly higher in the standard BIP plus IMP intervention condition, both early and late in intervention. All protherapeutic behaviors were significantly higher in the standard BIP plus IMP early in intervention, and also late in intervention for assumption of responsibility and group value. Our findings have important practical implications as our results clearly showed that a motivational strategy tool such as the IMP improves key intervention processes (i.e., working alliance and protherapeutic behaviors) in BIPs, therefore increasing their effectiveness. Palabras clave: Programas de intervención con maltratadores Estrategias motivacionales Alianza de trabajo Conductas proterapéuticas Ensayo clínico aleatorizado

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Identifying Key Predictors of Recidivism among Offenders Attending a Batterer Intervention Program: A Survival Analysis

Abstract: Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is a social and public health problem worldwide (

Cited by 57 publications

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Differences between Latin American and Spanish men in a batterer intervention programme: proximal and final outcomes

Differences between Latin American and Spanish men in a batterer intervention programme: proximal and final outcomes

Motivational Strategies in Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence Offenders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Motivational Strategies, Working Alliance, and Protherapeutic Behaviors in Batterer Intervention Programs: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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