Batterer intervention systems : issues, outcomes and recommendations
Gondolf, Edward W.
Batterer intervention systems : issues, outcomes and recommendations Gondolf, Edward W. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2002 - 253 p. - Sage series on violence against women .
Evaluates the effectiveness of batterer programs and examines the measures needed for their improvement. It critiques current experimental evaluations, exposes the complex issue of evaluation and presents alternatives to assessing effectiveness. A four-year follow-up of program participants reveals results which includes de-escalation of abuse, a subgroup of unresponsive repeat assaulters and the difficulty in identifying high-risk batterer types.
0761916628
ABUSIVE MEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES
VICTIMS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
362.8292 BAT
Batterer intervention systems : issues, outcomes and recommendations Gondolf, Edward W. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2002 - 253 p. - Sage series on violence against women .
Evaluates the effectiveness of batterer programs and examines the measures needed for their improvement. It critiques current experimental evaluations, exposes the complex issue of evaluation and presents alternatives to assessing effectiveness. A four-year follow-up of program participants reveals results which includes de-escalation of abuse, a subgroup of unresponsive repeat assaulters and the difficulty in identifying high-risk batterer types.
0761916628
ABUSIVE MEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES
VICTIMS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
362.8292 BAT