Integrated responses to domestic violence: legally mandated intervention programmes for male perpetrators
Integrated responses to domestic violence: legally mandated intervention programmes for male perpetrators
International surveys have suggested that around one-third of all adult women will, at some point in their lifetime, experience abuse perpetrated by an intimate male partner. Domestic violence is considered to be one of the major risk factors affecting women’s health in Australia and there is a need for the community to respond in ways that reduce the likelihood of further violence occurring. One way of doing this is to deliver programs that aim to reduce the risk of known perpetrators committing further offences. This paper describes the outcomes of a Gold Coast program delivered to men who perpetrate domestic violence and who are legally obliged to participate. The data show that this type of program can produce positive changes in participants. However, the extent to which such changes lead to direct behavioural change is less clear and further research and evaluation is required to develop the evidence base that is needed to ensure that programs for perpetrators produce significant and enduring improvements to community safety.
Day, Andrew
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Chung, Donna
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O'Leary, Patrick
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Justo, Donna
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Moore, Susan
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Carson, Ed
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Gerace, Adam
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2010
Day, Andrew
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Chung, Donna
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O'Leary, Patrick
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Justo, Donna
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Moore, Susan
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Carson, Ed
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Gerace, Adam
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Day, Andrew, Chung, Donna, O'Leary, Patrick, Justo, Donna, Moore, Susan, Carson, Ed and Gerace, Adam
(2010)
Integrated responses to domestic violence: legally mandated intervention programmes for male perpetrators.
Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, 404.
Abstract
International surveys have suggested that around one-third of all adult women will, at some point in their lifetime, experience abuse perpetrated by an intimate male partner. Domestic violence is considered to be one of the major risk factors affecting women’s health in Australia and there is a need for the community to respond in ways that reduce the likelihood of further violence occurring. One way of doing this is to deliver programs that aim to reduce the risk of known perpetrators committing further offences. This paper describes the outcomes of a Gold Coast program delivered to men who perpetrate domestic violence and who are legally obliged to participate. The data show that this type of program can produce positive changes in participants. However, the extent to which such changes lead to direct behavioural change is less clear and further research and evaluation is required to develop the evidence base that is needed to ensure that programs for perpetrators produce significant and enduring improvements to community safety.
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Published date: 2010
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