Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies (Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement and Corrections)

Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies......Page 3
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Foreword......Page 11
Acknowledgements......Page 13
The Nature of the Problem......Page 15
The Causes of Domestic Violence......Page 16
Current Trends in Batterer Intervention......Page 17
Criminal Justice Response......Page 18
Sources of Help and Information......Page 19
Key Points......Page 21
The Nature of the Problem......Page 23
The Impact of Battering of Victims and Society......Page 33
What Works: Do Interventions Stop Battering?......Page 34
References......Page 37
Key Points......Page 43
The Language of Batterer Intervention......Page 46
Overview of Theories and Related Interventions......Page 48
Attachment Abuse......Page 56
Controversial Approaches to Batterer Intervention......Page 58
Compatibility of the Models with Criminal Justice Goals......Page 61
Conclusion: Multidimensional Models Dominate the Field......Page 64
References......Page 65
Key Points......Page 71
Program Procedures......Page 73
Selection of Programs Studied......Page 74
The Impact of State Standards on Intervention Strategies......Page 78
Ongoing Lethality Assessment......Page 84
Program Content: Established Interventions using Weekly Groups......Page 89
Advantages of Open-Ended Group Interventions......Page 90
Program Summaries for Three Mainstream Batterer Intervention Models......Page 94
Conclusion......Page 102
References......Page 103
Key Points......Page 105
Interventions Based on Batterer Typologies......Page 107
Typologies Focusing on Rage......Page 109
The Domestic Violence Behavioral Checklist......Page 112
Cultural Specificity: The Influence of Class, Race, and Subculture......Page 113
Gay and Lesbian Batterer Intervention......Page 128
Countering the Specialized Programming Trend: The Compassion Workshop......Page 131
Conclusion......Page 134
References......Page 135
Key Points......Page 139
Key Components of an Integrated Criminal Justice Response to Battering......Page 142
Criminal Justice System Issues Affecting Batterer Intervention......Page 146
Pittsburgh\'s Domestic Abuse Counseling Center (DACC): Short-Term Programming with Strong Criminal Justice and Community Links......Page 147
Determining the Primary Physical Aggressor: A Knotty Issue for Law Enforcement......Page 151
Diversion Sends the Wrong Message......Page 155
The Key Role of Probation: Batterer Supervision......Page 158
Collaboration Among Community Partners......Page 160
References......Page 164
Key Points......Page 165
Batterer Intervention Training and Materials......Page 166
Criminal Justice Materials and Information......Page 167
National Organizations Concerned with Domestic Violence......Page 169
State Coalitions on Domestic Violence......Page 171
Selected Bibliography......Page 180
Appendix A. State Standards Matrix......Page 185
Appendix A.2......Page 198
Appendix A.3......Page 210
Appendix A.4......Page 224
Appendix B. Program Personnel and Criminal Justice Professionals Interviewed for This Book......Page 235
Index......Page 247