Male IPV Perpetrators’ Self-Reports of Accountability: A Content Analysis of Exit Letters Written by Clients Who Completed a Batterer Intervention Program Between 1990 and 2015

Partner Abuse ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. PA-2020-0041
Author(s):  
Penelope K. Morrison ◽  
Alyssa Stewart ◽  
Jesse Cenci ◽  
Judy C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs ◽  
Abusive Behavior ◽  
Male Perpetrators ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Global Coding

Batterer intervention programs (BIPs) continue to be the primary mode of intervention for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). The extent, however, to which BIPs are effective remains unclear. In particular, studies are needed that can provide detailed information on how accountability is promoted during the BIP process, and if clients leave a BIP with a clear sense of what it means to be responsible for their behaviors. The present study seeks to expand our knowledge of accountability as it is understood in the BIP context through an exploration of clients’ written reflections on their experiences with such a program. A random sample of 555 exit letters were collected from a participating BIP in 2015 and analyzed to understand clients’ perceptions on accountability. A three-coder iterative approach to analysis, focusing on content and global coding of broad thematic and subthematic categories was used. Our findings show that many clients admitted to the use of some type of abusive behavior as the precipitating factor for their involvement in the BIP, and that additionally, they generally recognized the need to be responsible for their behaviors and the consequences associated with their abuse. However, we also found that an increased emphasis on accountability in BIPs may be warranted. In particular, more research is needed to explore how BIPs promote accountability among their clients, and how individuals who complete a BIP understand and interpret their role in perpetrating abuse.

Male IPV Perpetrators' Perspectives on Facilitation of Batterer Intervention Program: Results From a 2-Year Study

Partner Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope K. Morrison ◽  
Patricia A. Cluss ◽  
Lynn Hawker ◽  
Elizabeth Miller ◽  
Donna George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Partner Violence ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs ◽  
High Degree

As part of a two-year ethnographic study of batterer intervention programs (BIPs) we interviewed 76 male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) on their perspectives regarding BIP facilitators. Participants endorsed a number of characteristics of facilitators that helped to reduce their resistance to the group process and assisted in engaging them in the learning process, including facilitators who were invested in the program and its mission, and displayed a non-judgmental demeanor. At the same time, they also endorsed facilitators who were honest with them and challenged them on their behavior, and who exhibited a high degree of experience in IPV. Additionally, participants endorsed the need to have a female facilitator as part of the group to further promote engagement and learning. This study has implications for thinking about what components of BIP facilitation might be important for reducing some of the resistance that may lead to client attrition, and how BIPs can better engage clients in prosocial behavioral changes.

More Likely to Dropout, but What if They Don’t? Partner Violence Offenders With Alcohol Abuse Problems Completing Batterer Intervention Programs

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1958-1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisol Lila ◽  
Enrique Gracia ◽  
Alba Catalá-Miñana
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention Program

There is general consensus that alcohol abuse is a risk factor to be considered in batterer intervention programs. Intimate partner violence perpetrators with alcohol abuse problems are more likely to dropout of batterer intervention programs. However, there is little research on intimate partner violence perpetrators with alcohol abuse problems completing batterer intervention programs. In this study, we analyze drop-out rates among perpetrators with alcohol abuse problems and explore whether perpetrators with alcohol abuse problems completing a batterer intervention program differ from those who do not have alcohol abuse problems in a number of outcomes. The sample was 286 males convicted for intimate partner violence against women, attending a community-based batterer intervention program. Final (i.e., recidivism) and proximal (i.e., risk of recidivism, responsibility attributions, attitudes toward violence, sexism, psychological adjustment, and social integration) intervention outcomes were analyzed. Chi-square test, binary logistic regression, and one-way ANOVA were conducted. Results confirmed higher dropout rates among perpetrators with alcohol abuse problems. Results also showed a reduction in alcohol abuse among perpetrators with alcohol abuse problems completing the batterer intervention program. Finally, results showed that, regardless of alcohol abuse problems, perpetrators who completed the batterer intervention program showed improvements in all intervention outcomes analyzed. Perpetrators both with and without alcohol abuse problems can show positive changes after completing an intervention program and, in this regard, the present study highlights the need to design more effective adherence strategies for intimate partner violence perpetrators, especially for those with alcohol abuse problems.

Theorizing on the Roots of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 110-132
Author(s):  
Adam M. Messinger
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs ◽  
Vital Importance ◽  
Treatment Services

Intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention education, batterer intervention programs, and victim treatment services are often designed in part to help participants identify and undermine the causes of IPV so as to facilitate rehabilitation and limit future perpetration. Thus, understanding the causes of transgender IPV (T-IPV) is of vital importance to ending it. By drawing on both the T-IPV and the broader cisgender IPV research literatures, this chapter reviews emerging theories of the causes of T-IPV. These theorized causes include many that also have been identified in the cisgender IPV literature—including rationalizing abuse, socialization into IPV-condoning attitudes, and power imbalances—in addition to several causes unique to T-IPV, including transphobia-related perpetration theories and transphobia-related victimization vulnerability theories. Supporting evidence for and gaps in our knowledge about these causes also are reviewed.

Batterer Intervention Programs

Criminology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Maxwell
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Spouse Abuse ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Court Order ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Recent Developments

Since the mid-1970s, Western-leaning nations have focused on measuring and responding swiftly and punitively to domestic violence in all of its many forms (e.g., child abuse, spouse abuse, elder mistreatment). Within this arena, many advocates, academics, governmental staff, and legislatures have focused their attention on addressing what is now generally labeled intimate partner violence (a.k.a., wife abuse, domestic violence, spouse assault, batterer). While significant resources have gone toward understanding the victims’ experiences and providing them with both justice and comprehensive services, a similar focus has not existed for understanding and effectively intervening with the perpetrators of this violence. Within this space, just two questions have garnered the most interest among scholars and advocates. The first question is whether criminal sanctions, particularly the use of arrest, specifically deter future violence. The second is whether the perpetrators’ participation in a therapeutic batterer intervention program (BIP), particularly following a court order, reduces their likelihood of future violence. This bibliography focuses on studies that assess BIPs, specifically those designed to test whether BIPs reduce violence between intimate partners. It provides a general overview of BIPs, a section describing the development of the Duluth BIP, a review of BIP outcome and attrition studies, and a discussion of recent developments regarding the nature of these interventions.

scholarly journals Motivations for Intimate Partner Violence in Men and Women Arrested for Domestic Violence and Court Referred to Batterer Intervention Programs

Partner Abuse ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
JoAnna Elmquist ◽  
John Hamel ◽  
Ryan C. Shorey ◽  
Lindsay Labrecque ◽  
Andrew Ninnemann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs

Research has attempted to elucidate men and women’s proximal motivations for perpetrating intimate partner violence (IPV). However, previous research has yet to clarify and resolve contention regarding whether motives for IPV are gender-neutral or gender-specific. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare motives for physical IPV perpetration among a sample of men (n = 90) and women (n = 87) arrested for domestic violence and court referred to batterer intervention programs. Results demonstrated that the most frequently endorsed motives for IPV by both men and women were self-defense, expression of negative emotions, and communication difficulties. With the exception of expression of negative emotions and retaliation, with women endorsing these motives more often than men, there were no significant differences between men and women’s self-reported reasons for perpetrating physical aggression. The implications of these findings for future research and intervention programs are discussed.

Elements Needed for Quality Batterer Intervention Programs: Perspectives of Professionals Who Deal with Intimate Partner Violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope K. Morrison ◽  
Patricia A. Cluss ◽  
Elizabeth P. Miller ◽  
Rhonda Fleming ◽  
Lynn Hawker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Batterer Intervention ◽  
Batterer Intervention Programs
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