A randomized controlled trial of a restorative justice intervention for domestic violence crimes in cases of intimate partner violence
摘要
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).
MethodsIn 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.
ResultsOffenders assigned to BIP-plus-CP demonstrated statistically significant reductions in both the number of new offenses and the severity of those offenses.
ConclusionsCombining BIP and RJ components showed greater effectiveness in reducing recidivism and the severity of offenses among DV offenders.