What is it about?
We studied men assessed in a forensic psychiatric hospital. Men with a history of domestic violence (intimate partner violence, IPV) had criminogenic treatment needs. These are risk factors that research has shown to be related to general criminal offending.
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Why is it important?
Treatment programs for men who use domestic violence have typically focused on the domestic relationship rather than looking at the violence as a type of general offending. Our findings support a focus on criminogenic treatment needs, and using the wider research on criminal offending to inform domestic violence treatment.
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This page is a summary of: The Criminogenic and Noncriminogenic Treatment Needs of Intimate Partner Violence Offenders, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, November 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0306624x17740015.
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Resources
Domestic Violence Risk Assessment: Tools for Effective Prediction and Management
The second edition of this authoritative text helps professionals charged with curbing domestic violence to assess and manage offenders and their risk of recidivism.
Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Research Lab
This lab studies risk factors and risk management approaches for domestic violence (intimate partner violence), including the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment (ODARA) and other tools.
ODARA 101
Free online training in the ODARA for professionals responding to domestic violence.
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