Consumer” Recommendations for Batterers Programs

Bibliographic Data

ID12435529
AuthorsEdward W Gondolf (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), Robert J White (0000-0002-7967-5769, Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Year2000
Volume6
Issue2
Pages198-217
Publication date2000-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778010022181796
OpenAlexW2119304253
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited12

This exploratory “consumer” study summarizes the responses of batterers and their female partners to an open-ended question asking for recommendations for batterer programs. As part of a multisite evaluation (N = 840 men), 594 men and 616 female partners responded 3 and 6 months after—program intake. Nearly half of the men (42%) and half of the women (54%) made no recommendations, suggesting acceptance of the programs' approaches and formats. However, 14% of the men and 13% of the women did recommend modifications. Men's recommendations were more likely to call for more supportive counseling, and women's recommendations were more likely to relate to safety and information. Only a very small percentage (6%) of women recommended couples or coeducational counseling. Men with higher education and White women were more likely to offer recommendations. Recommendations significantly varied by program site, but no association existed for program dropouts

Domestic violence · Exploratory research · Family medicine · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Program evaluation · Suicide prevention · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Homelessness and Social Issues · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub