Web resource:	http://new.vawnet.org/Assoc_Files_VAWnet/AR_bip.pdf
Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Controversies and recent studies of batterer intervention program effectivenessApplied Research Paper Series
Authors:	Williams, Oliver Bennett, Larry W
Keywords:	Service provision;Perpetrator programs;Perpetrators
Year:	2001
Publisher:	VAWnet Library
Notes:	Succinct yet comprehensive overview of the issues and outcomes in evaluation of the effectiveness of perpetrator programmes. Describes three types of research design used to evaluate these programmes: non-experimental, quasi-experimental and experimental and identifies two key questions. The first is whether batterer programmes are effective when compared to customary interventions, such as probation. To answer this, the paper briefly reviews the outcomes of the four evaluations which used an experimental (control group) design, finding that the results of these types of studies are inconclusive. Concludes from the currently available evidence that batterer programmes make a small but important contribution to violence prevention, and argues that it is unwise to try to separate the impact of batterer programmes from the co-ordinated interagency response of which they should form a part. Also finds that batterer programmes are more effective for some men than for others, according to ‘stake in conformity’ variables, cultural congruity and mental health status. The second question is whether some approaches – in terms of length, content and structure – are more effective than others. Finds that there is little evidence to answer this question at this stage, although longer programmes have the benefit of enhancing accountability. Contains an appendix of selected quasi-experimental and experimental evaluations and a brief summary of the paper.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14010
Physical description:	15 p.
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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