Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Variables associated with attrition from domestic violence treatment programs targeting male batterers: a meta-analysis
Other Titles:	Criminal Justice and Behavior
Authors:	Jewell, Lisa M Wormith, J. Stephen
Keywords:	Perpetrator programs
Population:	People with drug and/or alcohol issues
Year:	2010
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	37 (10), October 2010
Notes:	Attrition from domestic violence treatment programs is of concern to correctional treatment providers because batterers who do not complete treatment are at higher risk for recidivism. This meta-analysis was conducted to determine the extent to which various demographic, violence-related, and intrapersonal variables predict attrition from domestic violence treatment programs for male batterers. A total of 30 studies that focused on in-program attrition and were published in English between 1985 and 2010 were included in the meta-analysis. Several variables distinguished treatment completers from dropouts, including employment, age, income, education, marital status, race, referral source, previous domestic violence offenses, criminal history, and alcohol and drug use. Furthermore, the theoretical orientation of the treatment program (i.e., feminist psychoeducational vs. cognitive-behavioral therapy) was found to be an important moderating variable. Findings suggest that the variables that predict attrition tend to be the same variables that predict recidivism and are discussed in relation to the responsivity principle. [?2010 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12227
ISSN:	0093-8548
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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