Batterer Intervention:
Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies

Series: Issues and Practices
Author: Kerry Healey, Christine Smith, with Chris O'Sullivan Published: February 1998 Subject: domestic violence  211 pages 407,000 bytes 

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Table of Contents 
Foreword - Batterer intervention  - Acknowledgements - Executive - Summary 

Chapter1 - Batterer intervention : Introduction -- Key Points -- The Nature of the Problem -- What Is Domestic Violence? -- Who Batters? -- Who Are the Victims? -- The Impact of Battering on Victims and Society -- What Works: Do Interventions Stop Battering? -- Conclusion -- Endnotes

Chapter 2 - Batterer interventionThe Causes of Domestic Violence: From Theory to Intervention -- Key Points -- Overview of Theories and Related Interventions -- Feminist Approaches: The Social Problem Approach -- The Family Systems Model -- Psychological Approaches: A Focus on Individual Problems -- Compatibility of the Models With Criminal Justice Goals -- Conclusion: Multidimensional Models Dominate the Field -- Endnotes

Chapter 3 - Batterer intervention Pioneers in Batterer Intervention: Program Models -- Key Points -- Program Procedures -- Intake and Assessment -- Victim Contacts -- Raising Victim Awareness -- Ongoing Advocacy and Safety Planning -- Orientation -- Leaving the Program -- Program Content: Established Interventions Using Weekly Groups -- Accountability as the Foremost Goal -- Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques -- The Duluth Curriculum: Issues of Power and Control as Primary Targets -- EMERGE and AMEND: More In-depth Group Counseling -- Conclusion -- Endnotes

Chapter 4 - Batterer intervention  Current Trends in Batterer Intervention: Innovations From the Field and the Research Community -- Key Points -- Interventions Based on Batterer Typologies -- Mounting Evidence of the Need for Typologies -- Typology in Action: Colorado's 18th Judicial District -- Cultural Specificity: The Influence of Class, Race, and Subculture -- Adapting Interventions to Accommodate Differences in Socioeconomic Status -- Culturally Competent Interventions: Addressing Race, Ethnicity, and Subculture -- Countering the Specialized Programming Trend: The Compassion Workshop -- Advantages and Criticisms of the Compassion Workshop Approach  -- Conclusion -- Endnotes

 Chapter 5 - Batterer intervention   Criminal Justice Response -- Key Points -- Criminal Justice System Issues Affecting Batterer Intervention -- Enrollment in a Batterer Intervention Should Occur Quickly -- Centralization Improves Service Delivery -- Prosecutors and Judges Need Accurate and Complete Defendant Information -- Intervention Is Needed for All Batterers -- State Service Provider Standards Help Control Abuses but May Block Program  -- Diversity -- The Key Role of Probation: Batterer Supervision -- Collaboration Among Community Partners -- Informal Cooperation Between Probation and Program Staff -- Local Domestic Violence Coordinating Committees -- State-Level Domestic Violence Committees and Task Forces -- Conclusion -- Endnotes 

Chapter 6: Sources of Help and Information
A number of resources are available to batterer intervention program staff and criminal justice professionals who work with batterer programs.

Appendixes Appendix A -- State Standards Matrix  Appendix B -- Program Personnel and Criminal Justice Professionals Interviewed for This Report Appendix C -- Results of Program Survey Appendix D -- Sample Program Forms.

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice
Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies
by
Kerry Healey, Ph. D. Christine Smith with Chris O'Sullivan, Ph.D.
February 1998
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Issues and Practices in Criminal Justice is a publication series of the National Institute of Justice. Each report presents the program options and management issues in a topic area, based on a review of research and evaluation findings, operational experience, and expert opinion on the subject. The intent is to provide information to make informed choices in planning, implementing, and improving programs and practice in criminal justice.
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Carolyn Peake Program Monitor
National Institute of Justice

Jeremy Travis Director
Advisory Panel
Robert A. Foster, M.S.W., C.E.O. Domestic Abuse Counseling Center  411 Boggs Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15211
Adele Harrell, Ph.D. The Urban Institute 2100 M Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20037
Daniel Saunders, Ph.D. University of Michigan  School of Social Work 1065 Frieze Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1284

Richard M. Tolman, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Michigan  School of Social Work 1065 Frieze Boulevard Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1284

Oliver Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor University of Minnesota Graduate School of Social Work Ford Hall, Room 400 2224 Church Street Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Prepared for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice by Abt Associates Inc., under contract #OJP-94-C-007. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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