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Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 14, No. 4, 249-258 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731503262223
© 2004 SAGE Publications

A Multidimensional Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Female Batterers: A Pilot Study

Michelle M. Carney

University of South Carolina, michelle.carney{at}sc.edu

Frederick P. Buttell

Tulane University

The purpose of the study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a batterer intervention program by investigating changes in psychological variables related to abuse (i.e., truthfulness, violence, lethality, control, and stress coping abilities) between pretreatment and posttreatment assessments in a sample of women involuntarily placed in treatment. This study evaluated arrest records for a period of 12 months following treatment completion to determine the association between changes on these psychological variables and recidivism. The study employed a secondary analysis of 26 treatment completers involuntarily referred into treatment for domestic violence offenses. Analysis indicated that treatment completers were less passive/aggressive and less likely to use physical force on their partners at the conclusion of the treatment program. Implications of the findings for social workers providing treatment services to female domestic violence offenders are explored and discussed.

Key Words: women offenders • court-ordered batterers


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