Since people who cause harm through IPV have different needs, strengths, personal goals, and motivations for using abuse, communities should develop multiple pathways to accountability. Practitioners must acknowledge the nuances and complexities of humanity, understanding that many people who cause harm have been impacted by systems of oppression, may have experienced trauma in their own lives, and have varying levels of risks and access to basic needs. Engagement and intervention strategies should be trauma-informed and person-centered, moving away from one-size-fits-all approaches, addressing the unique needs of participants, and leveraging participants’ inherent strengths and goals to effect positive behavior change.
For materials related to trauma, women who use force, working with young people who cause harm, and fatherhood, please see the General Support around Abusive Partner Intervention page on our clearinghouse.
Additional Resources
- The Criminogenic and Noncriminogenic Treatment Needs of Intimate Partner Violence Offenders (Hilton & Radatz, 2018)
- Specific Offender Population Best Practice Guidelines (Standards For Treatment With Court Ordered Domestic Violence Offenders: Appendix B, Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board, 2016)
- Domestic Violence Perpetrators: Identifying Needs to Inform Early Intervention (Hester et. al., 2006)
- The Disability and Intersectionality Summit Opening Keynote (Mingus, 2018)
- Risk-Need-Responsivity Model for Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation (Bonta & Andrews, 2007)
- Domestic Violence Risk and Needs Assessment (DVRNA) Scoring Manual (CO Domestic Violence Offender Management Board, 2016)
- General Responsivity and Evidence-Based Treatment: Individual and Program Predictors of Treatment Outcomes During Adolescent Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment (Taylor, 2015)
- Working with DV Offenders Involved In the Military (Standards For Treatment With Court Ordered Domestic Violence Offenders: Appendix J, Colorado Domestic Violence Offender Management Board, 2016)
- Substance Abuse and Intimate Partner Abuse Perpetrators: Connections, Risk Considerations, and Treatment Protocols (Center for Court Innovation & Bennett, 2017)
- Intervention with Abuse of Alcohol, Drugs, and Women (Kaufman, Men Stopping Violence, 2001)
- Healing of Boys and Men of Color Training Curricula (Richard Smith et. al., 2020)
- Effective Interventions in Domestic Violence Cases: Context is Everything (Frederick, BWJP, 2001)
- Gender-Based Perspectives on Batterer Programs: Program Leaders on History, Approach, Research, and Development (Gondolf, 2015; Review by Karabchuk, 2016)
- Perpetrator Risk Factors for Violence Against Women (Futures Without Violence)
- Psychopathy and the Predictive Validity of the PCL-R: An International Perspective (Hare et al., 2000)
- Understanding the Risk Principle: How and Why Correctional Interventions Can Harm Low-Risk Offenders (Lowenkamp and Latessa, 2004)
- The Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (Risk tool used in Victoria, Australia)