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Citation

Morrison PK, Hawker L, Miller EP, Cluss PA, George D, Fleming R, Bicehouse T, Wright K, Burke J, Chang JC. J. Interpers. Violence 2019; 34(13): 2674-2696.

Affiliation

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, PA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260516662307

PMID

27561744

Abstract

Batterers intervention programs (BIPs) constitute a primary intervention for perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). There is little understanding as to what operational, or program-level, challenges BIPs face that can impede their effectiveness and adherence to state standards. As part of a 2-year ethnographic study, we conducted 36 individual semistructured interviews with professionals working with BIPs and identified five themes related to program-level challenges for BIPs: (a) information barriers, (b) safety issues, (c) facilitator retention and training, (d) the need for monitoring, and (e) funding constraints. We conclude that continued work needs to be done at both the state and local level, and in coordination with community judicial, mental health, human services, and other agencies to help provide resources that support BIPs in sustained, safe, and as effective as possible work.

© The Author(s) 2016.


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