Predicting dropout of court-mandated treatment in a British sample of domestic violence offenders

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Bowen ◽  
Elizabeth Gilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
British Sample

Court Dispositions and Rearrest for Intimate Assault

2005 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Wooldredge ◽  
Amy Thistlethwaite
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Residential Stability ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Entire Sample ◽  
Offender Characteristics ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Court Dispositions ◽  
Incidence Prevalence ◽  
Hamilton County

Researchers examining court dispositions and domestic violence recidivism have argued that disposition effectiveness varies by offender characteristics. We extended this research with analyses of 3,662persons arrested for misdemeanor assaults on intimates in Hamilton County, Ohio. The incidence, prevalence, and time to rearrest are examined for arrestees with no filed charges, subsequently dropped charges, court-mandated treatment, probation, jail, and split sentences. No filed charges and probation correspond with significant differences in all outcomes across the entire sample. Moreover, every disposition coincides with differences in rearrest for particular subgroups of arrestees (distinguished by violent histories, substance abuse, cohabitation, race, education, residential stability, and characteristics of neighborhood populations).

Domestic Violence Reforms: Empty Promises or Fulfilled Expectations?

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. Davis ◽  
Barbara Smith
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Domestic Court ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Restraining Orders ◽  
Court Mandated

During the past few decades, criminal justice agencies have radically changed the way that they respond to domestic violence incidents. Arrest had become the preferred police response to domestic incidents, prosecutors have acted to reduce the control of victims over domestic court cases, restraining orders have become more widely used, and court-mandated treatment for batterers has become common. The authors review what is known about the efficacy of these major reforms and conclude that the criminal justice system remains for from developing a set of tools that work well across a variety of situations in reducing the likelihood of future violence.

scholarly journals Incarcerated older persons’ motivation to engage in criminal court-mandated treatment: Findings from a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
pp. 100057
Author(s):  
Helene Seaward ◽  
Tenzin Wangmo ◽  
Monika Egli-Alge ◽  
Lutz-Peter Hiersemenzel ◽  
Marc Graf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Court Mandated

Legal and Ethical Issues in the Court-Mandated Treatment of Batterers

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 279-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rosenbaum ◽  
William J. Warnken ◽  
Albert J. Grudzinskas
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Mandated Treatment ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Legal And Ethical Issues

Acceptability of a Stage-Matched Expert System Intervention for Domestic Violence Offenders

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah A. Levesque ◽  
Mary-Margaret Driskell ◽  
Janice M. Prochaska ◽  
James O. Prochaska
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Decisional Balance ◽  
Agency Staff ◽  
System Intervention ◽  
Male Batterer ◽  
Court Mandated

Most interventions for men who batter are standardized and “one-size-fits-all,” neglecting individual differences in readiness to change. A multimedia expert system intervention based on the transtheoretical model (the “stage model”) was developed as an adjunct to traditional court-mandated programs. The expert system assesses stage of change, decisional balance, self-efficacy, and processes of change and provides immediate individualized stage-matched feedback designed to increase readiness to end the violence. Fifty-eight male batterer intervention program clients were invited by agency staff to complete an expert system session and an evaluation of the program; 33 men were recruited at program intake and the remainder from ongoing groups. Responses to the intervention were very positive. For example, 87% of participants reported that they found the program to be easy to use, and 98% said it could probably or definitely help them change their attitudes or behaviors. Findings provide encouraging evidence of the acceptability of this stage-matched approach to intervention for domestic violence offenders.

A Comparison of Domestic Violence Recidivism Rates of Defendant-Initiated Diversion and Court-Mandated Treatment

Partner Abuse ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 444-462
Author(s):  
Thomas E. McClure
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Court System ◽  
Diversion Program ◽  
Recidivism Rates ◽  
Court Records ◽  
Complete Treatment ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Case Closure

This study examines court records of 244 defendants assigned to court-connected treatment to determine whether “defendant-initiated diversion” offenders recidivated less than defendants who were mandated by the court to undergo treatment. The study population consisted of 140 defendants who voluntarily opted to participate in a domestic violence (DV) court diversion program and 104 convicted offenders who were ordered by the court to complete treatment as part of their sentence of probation. Defendants who had prior felony or DV convictions were not accepted into the diversion program. A logit model analysis revealed a statistically significant negative relationship between diversion completion and DV recidivism during the 24 months after treatment completion or case closure. These results illustrate the importance of including defendant-initiated diversion for low risk offenders as part of a court system strategy to address DV.

Deconstructing the “Power and Control Motive”: Moving Beyond a Unidimensional View of Power in Domestic Violence Theory

Partner Abuse ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly M. Wagers
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
Persistent Problem ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Power Motive ◽  
Court Mandated ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
And Control ◽  
Sense Of Power

Despite the increased social recognition, law and policy changes within the criminal justice system, and the widespread use of court mandated batterer intervention programs (BIPs) domestic violence continues to be a persistent problem. The lack of significant decline in incidence rates along with a growing body of empirical evidence that indicates BIPs are, at best, only moderately effective raises serious concern. Effective policies and programs should be based on empirically tested theory. The assertion “the batterer’s motive is power and control” has become fundamental to many of the currently used BIPs and accepted mainstream theoretical explanations regarding domestic violence. However, the domestic violence literature has not yet advanced any specific conceptualizations of power, it has not produced a theoretical model of power that articulates why or how power specifically acts as a motive for a batterer, nor has it empirically tested this fundamental assertion. The main goal of this article is to take a step toward addressing this gap and advance our current understanding of an individual’s sense of power and control as a motive for using violence against an intimate partner. Specifically, it will review the pertinent literature regarding power and domestic violence, propose a new theoretical construct calledinternal power, and discuss internal power’s application to understanding a batterer’s “power motive.”

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