Objectives <p>This study examined a hybrid treatment approach that integrates a traditional batterer intervention program (BIP) with a restorative justice (RJ) component, Circles of Peace (CP), to address domestic violence (DV) crimes in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV).</p> Methods <p>In Utah, 274 offenders (both male and female), court-mandated to treatment for misdemeanor DV offenses in IPV cases, were randomly assigned to treatment. A parallel randomized controlled trial compared a standard 16-week BIP (BIP-only; <i>n</i> = 138) with a 12-week BIP followed by four weeks of CP (BIP-plus-CP; <i>n</i> = 136). Poisson regression models were used to examine group differences in new offenses and crime severity scores.</p> Results <p>Offenders assigned to BIP-plus-CP demonstrated statistically significant reductions in both the number of new offenses and the severity of those offenses.</p> Conclusions <p>Combining BIP and RJ components showed greater effectiveness in reducing recidivism and the severity of offenses among DV offenders.</p>

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A randomized controlled trial of a restorative justice intervention for domestic violence crimes in cases of intimate partner violence

  • Briana Barocas,
  • Rei Shimizu,
  • Sejung Yang,
  • Eleanor Neyroud

摘要

Objectives

This study examined a hybrid treatment approach that integrates a traditional batterer intervention program (BIP) with a restorative justice (RJ) component, Circles of Peace (CP), to address domestic violence (DV) crimes in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Methods

In Utah, 274 offenders (both male and female), court-mandated to treatment for misdemeanor DV offenses in IPV cases, were randomly assigned to treatment. A parallel randomized controlled trial compared a standard 16-week BIP (BIP-only; n = 138) with a 12-week BIP followed by four weeks of CP (BIP-plus-CP; n = 136). Poisson regression models were used to examine group differences in new offenses and crime severity scores.

Results

Offenders assigned to BIP-plus-CP demonstrated statistically significant reductions in both the number of new offenses and the severity of those offenses.

Conclusions

Combining BIP and RJ components showed greater effectiveness in reducing recidivism and the severity of offenses among DV offenders.