Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The effects of batterer intervention programs: the battered women's perspectives
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Gregory, Carol Erez, Edna
Keywords:	Prevention;Perpetrators
Year:	2002
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	8 (2), February 2002
Notes:	General Overview: :This journal article reports on a study of 33 women in Ohio, United States, whose partners were referred to a batterer program. Objective: :The study sought to investigate the experiences of victims of domestic violence to explore their reaction to their partners’ participation in batterer programs, victims’ perception of program success and its affects on them and their families. Methods: :Interviews were conducted with 33 women who were victims of domestic violence and whose partners were referred to a batterer intervention program. About one quarter of the women were married and living with the partner at the time of interview, one quarter were married but separated, one quarter were divorced and one quarter were never married. Findings: :Respondents estimated an average of 119 incidents of violence occurred since the first time the partner was violent until the incident resulting in referral to a program (over an average of seven and a half years). The majority reported a decrease in the frequency of violent incidents while the abuser participated in treatment and half reported that physical abuse was eliminated. The report details the fears and apprehensions that the women experienced in relation to the treatment program. About 45% of the women thought the program “works”, while 39% thought it did not and 26% did not know or did not answer.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12543
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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