Batterer Intervention Programs

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Which batterer intervention program is best suited for the first-time offender? Why?

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I would say that it is difficult to decide which batterer intervention program is best suited for the first-time offender. As unfortunately, the statistics show that these programs are not very reliable, and they often fail to prove any long-term effect on recidivism. There is evidence to support that for the most part these programs can eliminate violence in the men who complete them, but this is only clear in some studies. The extent to which these programs work tends to rely on the length of the follow up programs after completion. These programs primarily concentrate on building relational skills that are nonviolent and nonabusive, accepting responsibility for the abusive behavior, and identifying the social and emotional antecedents of the perpetrator’s coercion and violence, (Miller-Perrin, 245). According to studies the greatest positive change is detected when researches compared people who completed the program against those who did not using police reports of re-arrest for a period, however the success rate of BIP’s declined when they used victim reports. My reasoning between saying there is no program that is best suited for the first offender more so is that while some studies find that most people who participated in them did not end up reoffended others find that as time passed the majority of participants in the study were arrested for reoffending or other crimes.

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Batterer Intervention Programs are a result of a “batterer” who is someone that inflects violent physical abuse against either a child, spouse or other person. These programs are the reinforcing “second chance” for many first time offenders. These programs are either attended voluntarily by that person who knows they need help or it is a court order sent to help educate and possibly rehabilitate a batterer. The soul purpose of this is to give learning skills of nonviolence for those who have built up anger inside of themselves. These programs want the batterer leaving and knowing they can control themself and be able to make smart decisions of how to act around others that fear when brutality occurs.

One of the most successful programs developed in the 1980’s to reduce domestic violence was “The Duluth Model.” It was a “feminist, psycho-educational approach to ending domestic violence,” Males were the subject being studied to see how their behaviors were creating power and control which led to the threats/abuse of women. This practice was striving to reduce recidivism in violent offenses and aiming to reduce victimization. Communities were a big part of making this dream come true by implementing a Duluth Model BIP to help achieve less violence, which consisted of 4 key components:

1.” Prioritize the voice of women who experienced battering”

2. “Believe that battering is a pattern of actions used to control an intimate partner and actively work to change men’s tactical power to control women”

3. “Offer change to offenders through court ordered educational programs for batterers”

4. “Have constant discussions between criminal and civil agencies, community members, and victims to close and improve the communities response to battering”

This method above all seemed to have the most effectiveness since it was a community wide used program to help achieve this goal to get rid of any negativity built up from a batterer to their loved ones. If this program relied on individual effort than maybe it would not have been as dominant as it could be, because people strive better in groups than by themselves. This method created a butterfly effect that spread onto many to make a lasting change for those who had a tough time speaking out about their problems with an aggressive individual.

Source

http://www.stopvaw.org/batterers_intervention_programs

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Battery Intervention Programs can be very usual to the offender by teaching them new ways, and skills to deal with their anger. These programs are mandatory in the state of Florida as a form of their probation for anyone who is found guilty for a domestic violence charge. For a first-time offender, I believe these programs really work. The offender may have just lost it one day, and took it out on their significant other. Everyone deals with anger sometimes, but it is how you handle it. That is where I believe these programs come in, and help the offender deal with these situations.

I believe the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from would work the best for a first-time offender. This model is used to change the behavior in the offender’s mind about violence. This model will teach them other ways to take out their anger, and they will be able to control it. This model tries to find out where the violence thought process came from so it can be changed. Therapists teach them many skills to deal with anger such as behavior, and communication skills. This is used to change their mind about violence. This type of treatment as well addresses their emotions, and why they would ever think it’s okay to use violent acts against their partner. According to www.crimesolutions.gov (Links to an external site.), This therapy takes place in 6 phases usually. These phases consist of assessment, reconceptualization, skills acquisition, skills consolidation and application, generalization, and maintenance, and follow up treatment. These take place in group setting which I think works the best, because the offenders have other people to talk to, and they might learn something from that person on how to handle situations better. They use demonstrations, which helps because it is always easier when you see something visually in front of you being demonstrated. They as well teach them relaxation techniques so they are calmer, and have more peace at mind. They as well give them homework, and graded assignments which is great because it forces the offenders to do work outside of the therapy which will only make the final outcome better.

Interventions for Domestic Violence Offenders: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.crimesolutions.gov/PracticeDetails.aspx?ID=16