BEHAVIOR DATA SYSTEMS

U.S. Courts adjudicate domestic violence cases daily. Judges may mandate domestic violence treatment (e.g., anger management, individual or group counseling and psychotherapy). Or domestic violence treatment may be a condition or requirement of probation. And mental health professionals refer domestic violence offenders for treatment... In the past, domestic violence offenders were assumed to have been rehabilitated, cured or positively changed by virtue of having completed their assigned treatment. Research has shown (Lipsey, 1999; Eckhardt, 2004; Mechanic et. al., 2000; and Broome, et. al. 2007) that this is not necessarily the case. Some domestic violence perpetrators do not benefit from treatment. These findings underscore the need for objective domestic violence treatment outcome measures. Expecting all domestic violence perpetrators to want to change may be unrealistic, especially when treatment is court ordered or required by one's probation officer... The Domestic Violence..

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