Citation

Gondolf EW. J. Fam. Violence 1987; 2(1): 95-108.

Affiliation

Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, 15213 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF00976373

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The uncertainty and controversy that surround batterer programs beg more systematic evaluation of program effectiveness. The current national surveys and limited evaluations of batterer programs point to several methodological improvements that include comparisons of program modalities, observation study of the group interaction, and more sensitive measures of abuse. Therefore, suggestions for future evaluations are posed, and continuing problematic areas, such as access to the victim, sensitized responses, selectivity of clients, and community context, are discussed.