Domestic Violence Experiment in King's County (Brooklyn), New York, 1995-1997
Description
The researchers sought to add to the incipient literature
on randomized studies of batterer treatment, by conducting an
experimental study that compared batterers assigned to treatment to
batterers assigned to a community service program irrelevant to the
problem of violence. The study was conducted using a true experimental
design and consisted of 376 spousal assault cases drawn from the Kings
County (New York) Criminal Court which were adjudicated between
February 19, 1995, and March 1, 1996. Batterers were mandated to
attend a 40-hour batterer treatment program or to complete 40 hours of
community service. The random assignment was made at sentencing, after
all parties (judge, prosecutor, and defense) had agreed that batterer
treatment was appropriate, the defendant agreed to treatment and was
accepted by the Alternatives to Violence (ATV) program, and the
program was available based on the random assignment process.
Interviews were also conducted with both the batterer and the victim
at sentencing as well as 6 months post-sentence and 12 months
post-sentence. These interviews collected data in areas regarding
demographics (first interview only), recidivism, beliefs about
domestic violence, conflict management strategies, locus of control,
and for victims, self esteem. Administrative records were also used to
obtain data regarding any new crimes committed.
Resources
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ICPSR04307.v1 |
https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04307.v1 |
Tags
- treatment-outcome
- recidivism
- domestic-assault
- treatment
- violence-against-women
- domestic-violence
- offenders