While offender programs have typically looked at how batterers use violence to control their victims–or counseled them on how to manage “out of control” anger–staffers at Travis say this program ...

This meta-analysis updates the literature on the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs (BIPs) in decreasing recidivism of domestic violence (DV) by focusing on studies with nontreated ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)- In the late 1970’s, women’s advocates started the battered women shelter movement. It spread across the nation and evolved into family justice centers and batterers intervention ...

Batterers are much less likely to return to abusing their partners if they complete an intervention program required by the courts, according to the California State Auditor, but many of them do not ...

Over the past year, Northwest Montana has begun making inroads to address domestic violence through a legislative proposal aimed at protecting victims and the addition of three victim advocates in ...

The New York City Council’s Committee on Women and Gender Equity and Committee on the Justice System held a joint hearing on Wednesday to examine the effectiveness of the city’s programs meant to ...

Almost half of the people attending batterer intervention programs in 2018 didn't finish. Program coordinators say cost, transportation and waiting lists are among the barriers to completion. Almost ...

For decades, U.S. states have fought male violence against spouses and partners on two fronts: with mandatory arrests and prosecutions, and through programs focused on reeducating men about their ...