Offender Interventions

“Anger management has not been found to be effective in reducing recidivism in those who batter” – Bocko, S., C. Cicchetti, L. Lempicki, and A. Powell (Nov. 2004).

Source: https://www.biscmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BIP-Effectiveness-1.pdf

“Anger Management Programs and practices place blame on the victim; …diminishing [the abusive partner’s] full accountability and responsibility for [their] behavior…Anger Management practices collude with the abusive partner by disregarding and/or rejecting sexist, misogynist, entitlement, privileged attitudes and beliefs, which perpetuate abuse…Anger Management does not take into account an [abusive partner’s] premeditated controlling behaviors which inflict increasing fear and terror in [their] partner over time…”. – Moshe Rozdzial, NOMAS 2017.

Source: https://nomas.org/position-statement-anger-management-response-mens-violence-women/

“Nationally, research repeatedly indicates that recidivism rates are reduced for those who complete a [domestic violence] intervention program (DVIP).” – (Bocko, S., C. Cicchetti, L. Lempicki, and A. Powell | Nov. 2004), (Eckhardt, C. | Aug. 2003), (Bennett, L., C. Stoops, C. Call, and H. Flett | 2007), Feder, L., and L. Dugan | 2004), (Gondolf, E. | 2002), Klein, A. | June 2009).

Source: https://www.biscmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/BIP-Effectiveness-1.pdf

“Shown to be effective in reduced official reports of re-arrests, victim reports of reduced re-assaults, and self-reported improvements in women’s lives (Dutton 1986; Chen et al., 1989; Hamberger and Hastings 1990; Palmer, Brown and Berrera 1992; Dobash & Dobash 1999; Gondolf 2004; Kelly & Westmarland 2015; Snow Jones, D’Aagostino, Gondolf & Heckert 2004; Bennett et al. 2007; Boots et al. 2016) “

“Ordering men to attend DVIP can result in ‘gradual but meaningful improvement, in men’s respectful communications, reduced restrictions on women’s liberty, safety and freedom from violence, shared parenting, awareness of self and others, and safer, healthier childhood’ (Kelly & Westmarland, 2015).”

“At least one research report that included children reported that the children of men ordered to attend DVIP had ‘…much more positive relationships with their fathers, reduced fears, and increased feelings of safety after their fathers completed domestic abuse programs’ (Alderson, Westmarland, & Kelly, 2013).

“Stewart, Gabora, Kropp and Lee (2014) evaluated a domestic violence offender program based on RNR and found high levels of change in attitudes about violence against women, in pro-social beliefs and reductions in domestic violence and other violent crime.”