University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2021 Dec;65(16):1804-1822. doi: 10.1177/0306624X20981046. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
Recent research has emphasized the applicability of the Principles of Effective Intervention for batterer intervention treatment programs (BIPs), including using differentiated treatment models for first-time offenders compared to repeat offenders. The current study seeks to examine treatment matching across clients in two such differentiated BIPs from a mid-Atlantic state-one short-term program aimed at first-time IPV offenders ( = 121) and one program implementing BIP "as usual" ( = 125)-regarding client characteristics and recidivism. Findings indicate that clients in the short-term program were not significantly different than those referred to BIP "as usual" regarding common risk factors such as substance use, education, or employment, and while clients in the short-term program had fewer criminal history offenses, participants were rarely first-time criminal offenders. Further analyses showed no impact of the short-term program completion on client recidivism, while completion of BIP as usual was related to lower rates of reoffending among the program's clients. Findings suggest the importance of how clients are matched to their level of treatment and more education and monitoring of referral agencies regarding differentiated BIP models. Further research is needed to assess whether short-term BIP programs are associated with recidivism reduction.
最近的研究强调了有效干预原则在针对 batterer 的干预治疗计划 (BIP) 中的适用性，包括为初犯和累犯使用不同的治疗模式。本研究旨在检查来自大西洋中部一个州的两个此类差异化 BIP 中的客户的治疗匹配情况——一个针对初次 IPV 罪犯的短期计划（ = 121）和一个实施 BIP“常规”的计划（ = 125）——关于客户特征和累犯。研究结果表明，短期计划中的客户在常见风险因素（如药物使用、教育或就业）方面与被转介到 BIP“常规”的客户没有显著差异，尽管短期计划中的客户犯罪史犯罪较少，但参与者很少是初犯。进一步的分析表明，短期计划的完成对客户累犯没有影响，而 BIP 的完成与该计划客户的再犯罪率降低有关。研究结果表明，客户与治疗水平的匹配程度以及对转介机构差异化 BIP 模式的更多教育和监测的重要性。需要进一步研究来评估短期 BIP 计划是否与减少累犯有关。
