Citation

Klein AR, Crowe A. Violence Against Women 2008; 14(2): 226-246.

Affiliation

Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801207312633

PMID

18212342

Abstract

An examination of specialized domestic violence probation supervision compared to traditional mixed case supervision of domestic violence probationers finds significant differences in several areas, including victim satisfaction, probationer accountability, and reabuse and rearrest rates. Lower-risk abusers, constituting almost half of the probation abuser caseload supervised by the specialized unit, were significantly less likely to be rearrested for domestic violence and nondomestic violence crimes than were those supervised in the traditional mixed caseloads. Victims' satisfaction appeared to be higher, and abusers were held more accountable. Researchers suggest what may account for these different outcomes and the limits of the specialized supervision program in affecting the behavior of high-risk abusers.

Language: en