Citation

Boots DP, Wareham J, Bartula A, Canas R. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(9): 1134-1157.

Affiliation

Dallas County Court No. 10, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215618806

PMID

26683096

Abstract

Studies of batterer intervention and prevention programs (BIPPs) offer mixed results regarding their effect on recidivism. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of BIPP for cases assigned to a misdemeanor family court. This study focused on determining whether BIPP cases, compared with alternative sanctions, had significantly lower recidivism rates 12 months after program involvement.

FINDINGS indicated that BIPP was more effective than jail or regular dismissal in reducing the likelihood of future arrests, but not plea deferred adjudication and conditional dismissal.

RESULTS argue toward the efficacy of some form of treatment versus simply receiving jail time.

Language: en