Type:	Journal Article
Title:	A comparison of four batterer intervention systems: do court referral, program length, and services matter?
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Gondolf, Edward W
Keywords:	Perpetrator programs;Perpetrators
Year:	1999
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	14 (1), January 1999
Notes:	Outlines the methodology and results of a comparative multi-site evaluation, conducted in four US cities, aimed at ascertaining the relative effectiveness, in terms of re-assault rates, of different perpetrator programmes. Major variables identified were differences in court referral procedures (pre-trial or post-conviction), differences in programme duration and the un/availability of additional services such as in-house alcohol treatment. Although the study found close to equivalent re-assault rates across each site, it is argued that these results do not necessarily support arguments for brief therapy and managed care. Emphasising the importance of the context in which a service is delivered and the adaptation of programmes to their particular locale, suggestions for future research, practice and policy are made.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13065
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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