Web resource:	http://www.courtinnovation.org/_uploads/documents/Court_Responses_March2007.pdf
Type:	Electronic publication
Title:	Court responses to batterer program noncompliance : a national perspective
Authors:	Rempel, Michael Finkelstein, Rachel Frank, Phyllis Labriola, Melissa McDowell, Jim O'Sullivan, Chris
Keywords:	Perpetrators;Criminal justice responses
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Center for Court Innovation
Notes:	Overview: This is a detailed report from the US presenting the results of a study examining the potential of batterer programs to achieve the goal of 'accountability' rather than of 'rehabilitation'. The paper states that studies have shown that batterer programs have not achieved significant outcomes in reducing re-occurrence of abusive behaviour, however, the function of accountability has been promoted as a potential outcome. The study was implemented as a researcher/practitioner partnership, with practitioners leading the framing of research questions and premises. Accountability is understood to be achieved when courts enforce non-compliance in batterer programs by the imposition of meaningful consequences up to and including jail. Barriers to accountability include the widespread belief that batterer programs have a therapeutic effect and the absence of formal protocols to facilitate enforcement efforts.<
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/21292
Physical description:	116 p.
Appears in Collections:	Online resource

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