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Factors Related to the Completion of Domestic Violence Offender Treatment: The Colorado Experience

NCJ Number
234855
Journal
Victims and Offenders Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Dated: April-June 2011 Pages: 137-156
Author(s)
Angela R. Gover; Wesley G. Jennings; Cheryl Davis; Elizabeth A. Tomsich; Richard Tewksbury
Date Published
April 2011
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This study compares domestic violence treatment completion between male and female offenders.
Abstract
The majority of prior literature examining factors related to domestic violence treatment completion has used samples of male offenders only. This study identifies specific offender demographics, risk/protective factors, and treatment-relevant variables that are related to program treatment completion among a sample of 4,095 male and female domestic violence offenders who were court ordered to attend treatment in Colorado. Findings indicate that most of the significant predictors for female offenders were similar to those of male offenders. There were, however, additional predictors for male offenders that did not impact treatment completion for female offenders. Study limitations and implications for policy and practice are discussed. (Published Abstract)