Abstract
In this study, data is presented from a sample of 52 male domestic violence offenders who were court mandated to attend a profeminist psycho-educational rehabilitation program in the West Midlands. The extent of both statistically and clinically significant psychological change achieved across a variety of measures (pro-domestic- violence attitudes, anger, locus of control, interpersonal dependency) assessed pre- and post-treatment, and their association with post-treatment re-offending within an 11-month follow-up period is examined. The results indicate that program completers achieved limited significant psychological change. However, the level of psychological change achieved had no association with re-offending.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 598-614 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- criminogenic need
- batterer intervention
- What Works
- domestic violence
- clinically significant change