Kernsmith Poco, Kernsmith Roger
School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Soc Work. 2009 Oct;54(4):341-9. doi: 10.1093/sw/54.4.341.
Although domestic violence has historically been considered primarily a crime perpetrated by men, increasing numbers ofwomen are being arrested and mandated into batterer intervention programs. This study examined existing state policies to explore the degree to which they address the unique needs of women in batterer intervention programs. Nearly all existing standards were designed primarily to address the needs of heterosexual male clients.The goal of the study was to examine existing standards as they relate to female perpetrators and to make recommendations for future development of state standards.
尽管家庭暴力在历史上一直被主要视为男性实施的犯罪，但越来越多的女性被逮捕并被要求参加施暴者干预项目。本研究考察了现有的州政策，以探究这些政策在多大程度上满足了施暴者干预项目中女性的独特需求。几乎所有现有的标准主要是为满足异性恋男性客户的需求而设计的。该研究的目的是考察与女性施暴者相关的现有标准，并为州标准的未来发展提出建议。
