Applying the Good Lives Model to Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Langlands ◽  
Tony Ward ◽  
Elizabeth Gilchrist
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Good Lives Model ◽  
Male Perpetrators ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Domestically Violent ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Violent Men ◽  
Good Lives

AbstractDomestic violence is a pervasive social problem that has devastating emotional, physical, psychological, and financial costs for individuals, families, and communities. Despite the widespread use of current intervention programmes, recent reviews have demonstrated that these have only a small impact on the reduction of recidivism. In this article, we briefly summarise the features identified in the literature that distinguish domestically violent men from those who do not engage in such behaviours. We then explore the most common interventions used to treat domestic violence offenders and discuss the limitations of these interventions, before outlining the assumptions of the Good Lives Model (GLM), a strength-based approach to the treatment of offenders. We discuss the advantages of using the GLM compared to existing approaches and finally, we consider future directions for the use of the GLM in domestic violence interventions.

Comparison of Impulsive and Premeditated Female Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence

Partner Abuse ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Lake ◽  
Matthew S. Stanford
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Male Perpetrators ◽  
Female Perpetrators

A bimodal classification of aggression has been shown to be useful among male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV; Stanford, Houston, & Baldridge, 2008). To extend this research, this study attempts to replicate this result in a female population. The Impulsive/Premeditated Aggression Scale (IPAS) was used to classify (N = 87) females who were convicted of domestic violence and court ordered into an intervention program as being predominately impulsive–aggressive (IA) or predominately premeditated–aggressive (PM). The results of this study demonstrate that female IPV perpetrators (both IA and PM) tend to be similar to male IA batterers, with low psychopathic traits and higher levels of psychopathology. Implications and future directions are discussed.

scholarly journals Facilitators of probation-based domestic violence perpetrator programmes: ‘Who’s in the room?’

2021 ◽  
pp. 026455052110250
Author(s):  
Nicole Renehan
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Domestically Violent ◽  
Violent Men ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge

The role that probation practitioners play in the desistance process has begun to receive much needed attention. Yet, the experiences of facilitators of probation-based, domestic violence perpetrator programmes have long been neglected. This article explores the experiences and wellbeing of eight facilitators from one cohort of the Building Better Relationships (BBR) programme in England. Drawing upon five-months’ observations and in-depth interviews, I demonstrate how working with domestically violent men with insufficient knowledge, experience, or support, exacerbated within the context of Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, impacted significantly on facilitator well-being, professional identities, and practice. Practice implications are discussed.

The Role of Personal Resilience and Interpersonal Support in Building Fulfilling and Prosocial Lives: Examining the Good Lives Model among Young Women Four Years after Youth Detention

2021 ◽  
pp. 0306624X2199405
Author(s):  
Lore Van Damme ◽  
Clare-Ann Fortune ◽  
Machteld Hoeve ◽  
Wouter Vanderplasschen ◽  
Olivier F. Colins
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Good Lives Model ◽  
External Resources ◽  
Interpersonal Support ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Personal Resilience ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Good Lives

Despite growing interest in strength-based rehabilitation frameworks, relevant internal/external resources that are likely to facilitate the rehabilitation of detained female adolescents (DFA) have been understudied. This study aims to fill this gap by studying the role of young women’s personal resilience and interpersonal support in building fulfilling and prosocial lives 4 years after youth detention, thereby examining the strength-based good lives model (GLM). Forty-nine former DFA ( Mage = 20.75) completed questionnaires about resilience, support, Quality of Life (QoL), and offending. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that young women with more resilience displayed higher QoL and less offending, while more support was associated with higher QoL only. The relationship between resilience and QoL/offending did not depend upon the level of support. Overall, our results support the applicability of the GLM to former DFA, showing evidence for the importance of both internal and external resources in building fulfilling and prosocial lives.

The Good Lives Model and therapeutic environments in forensic settings

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare-Ann Fortune ◽  
Tony Ward ◽  
Devon L.L. Polaschek
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Offender Rehabilitation ◽  
Therapeutic Communities ◽  
Good Lives Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Therapeutic Environment ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Good Lives

Purpose – There is increasing interest in applying strength-based approaches to offender rehabilitation. The purpose of this paper is to use the Good Lives Model (GLM) as an example to illustrate the fit that exists between strength-based approaches to offender rehabilitation and therapeutic communities. Design/methodology/approach – The authors briefly describe the GLM before discussing the key themes that link the two perspectives; the authors argue they naturally fit together in a number of areas. Findings – Both perspectives emphasise the importance of creating a safe and trusting therapeutic environment in which capacities (e.g. skills) can be developed that assist individuals to go on to live lives which are personally meaningful, and in which all their needs are met, enabling them to live offence free. Both also place importance on the role of personal responsibility. Originality/value – The authors conclude the GLM could usefully contribute to improving outcomes for those transitioning into the community after leaving a Therapeutic Community, through developing clear life goals that are personally meaningful, and identifying practical steps for achieving these goals.

Exploiting the ‘good mother’ as a tactic of coercive control

Affilia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 374-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Heward-Belle
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Domestically Violent ◽  
Good Mother ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Violent Men ◽  
And Control ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article examines the ways that domestically violent men assault women as mothers and their mothering. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 17 Australian men who had perpetrated domestic violence, this article reports their accounts of using this tactic. This tactic was found to be particularly pernicious and grounded in hegemonic representations of the “good mother.” Domestically violent men deployed this tactic instrumentally to exert power and control over women and children. Raising awareness of private and public assaults on women as mothers and their mothering is a critical step toward countering oppressive constructions of women mothering through domestic violence.

Future Directions in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 215-225
Author(s):  
Tony Ward ◽  
Stephen M. Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Problem Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Women And Children

Sexual offences against women and children constitute a serious and distressingly prevalent social problem. The psychological and emotional costs to victims and their families, the high reoffending rates of some types of offenders, and the financial costs of incarceration all highlight the urgent need for effective research and treatment of this problem behaviour. In the past two decades, a number of innovations have led to improved treatment of these difficult men. In addition, theories and models have been developed with the aim of furthering our understanding of sex offenders. In this paper we identify a number of issues within the broad areas of assessment and treatment that we believe to be problematic, and make some suggestions about ways of resolving these problems in the future.

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