TY - JOUR PY - 1999// TI - The relationship between treatment, incarceration, and recidivism of battering: A program evaluation of Seattle's coordinated community response to domestic violence JO - Journal of family psychology A1 - Babcock, Julia Caroline A1 - Steiner, Ramalina SP - 46 EP - 59 VL - 13 IS - 1 N2 - Men who batter ( N = 387) were followed over 2 years using a quasi-experimental design. "Batterers" were court-mandated into domestic violence (DV) group treatment, DV treatment plus chemical dependency treatment, or were incarcerated in lieu of treatment. Official criminal records of treatment completers, treatment noncompleters, and incarcerated batters were compared 2 years after sentencing. Batterers who completed DV group treatment had fewer DV reoffenses at follow-up, and incarcerated batterers had a greater number, as compared with DV treatment noncompleters, after controlling for criminal record and demographics. The number of DV sessions attended was negatively correlated with recidivism. This study provides suggestive evidence that the coordinated domestic violence intervention may have a statistically significant but small impact on reducing domestic violence. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)

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