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040			_aAFVC
100			_aManning, Sean _97402
245			_aIncreasing the effectiveness of Stopping Violence Dunedin programmes _cSean Manning, Tanya-Maree Felton, Cinnamon Boreham and Jacob Ashdown
260			_aDunedin, New Zealand : _bStopping Violence Dunedin, _c2017
300			_aelectronic document (54 pages) ; PDF file
520			_aThis document pulls together five strands of research. The first is a collection of demographic data concerning 502 participants who were referred to and attended programmes at Stopping Violence Dunedin (SVD) between July 2014 and July 2015. The second project involved following up all Corrections Department referrals that could be traced through the appropriate systems by asking the Department for data on re-offending in the year following July 2015. The third strand is a focus group project describing conclusions gleaned from discussion in four focus groups drawn from the participants and facilitated by an external group leader. Fourth, a series of phone interviews using a structured interview template was conducted with a random sample of participants. The results were analysed for themes by an external researcher, who also designed the template. The fifth element is a clinical picture, obtained by using a Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire, of participants who attended programmes during Monday-Friday 14-18 November 2016. This latter was not part of the original research design, but deepens and adds to the significance of the results from the four other projects. Overall, stopping violence programmes seem to be effective in that lower recidivism rates are associated with programme completion. Specifically, participants report reduced anger and violence, better self-control, greater capacity for empathy and improvements in communication associated with social functioning and family relationships. The clinical data obtained from the one-week ‘snapshot’ suggests elevated levels of distress above population norms. There are questions about alternative interpretations of results, and improved design for further study is suggested. (Authors' abstract). Record #5781
610			_aStopping Violence Dunedin _97403
650		0	_aBEHAVIOUR CHANGE _93724
650		0	_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650			_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650			_aPERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES _92951
650			_aPERPETRATORS _92644
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
651			_aDUNEDIN _93398
700			_aFelton, Tanya-Maree _97404
710			_aBoreham, Cinnamon _97405
710			_aAshdown, Jacob _97406
856			_uhttp://www.communityresearch.org.nz/research/increasing-the-effectiveness-of-stopping-violence-dunedin-programmes/
942			_2ddc _cREPORT