Citation

Radatz DL, Richards TN, Murphy CM, Nitsch LJ, Green-Manning A, Brokmeier AM, Holliday CN. Am. J. Crim. Justice 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, College of Law Enforcement, Eastern Kentucky University, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12103-021-09627-8

PMID

34276179

Abstract

Several evaluations and meta-analytic reviews have suggested that domestic violence (DV) treatment programs have only a modest impact on reducing DV recidivism. In response, a growing number of scholars and practitioners have called for the integration of evidence-based practices into DV treatment programming. In recent years, one leading approach has been to explore the infusion of the 'principles of effective intervention (PEI),' the prevailing evidence- based practice in correctional programming, into DV treatment.

FINDINGS from initial empirical studies from scholars and practitioners working to infuse the PEI into DV treatment programs have shown promise. This article provides an overview of the PEI and research exploring the integration of the PEI into DV treatment; a discussion on how these research findings can inform DV treatment programs interested in adopting a PEI framework; and practitioners' perspectives on implementing programmatic changes and collaborating on evaluation research while also continuing to provide DV treatment.

Language: en

Keywords

Domestic violence; Batterer intervention treatment; Principles of effective intervention; Risk assessments