The rehabilitation of partner-violent men / / Erica Bowen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141269403321
• Autore: Bowen Erica <1976->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
• ISBN: 1-119-99610-4; 0-470-97861-9; 0-470-97860-0; 9786613373953; 1-283-37395-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.82/925; 362.82925; 365.661
• Soggetti: Abusive men - Rehabilitation; Family violence - Law and legislation; Family violence - Prevention; Women - Violence against - Prevention
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Rehabilitation of Partner-Violent Men; Contents; About the Author; Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; The Nature of ' Domestic ' or ' Intimate Partner' Violence; Official definitions; Academic definitions and debates; Are men the only perpetrators?; A typology of domestic violence; The Extent of Intimate Partner Violence; International and national surveys; British surveys; Who Are ' Those Guys? '; The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence: The Reason to Intervene; Rehabilitation and Intimate Partner Violence; Conclusion; 2: Changes to the Criminal Justice Response to Partner Violence; Attrition in the Prosecution of Partner Violence CasesPolicing partner violence; Prosecuting partner violence; Factors influencing victim support of prosecution; Summary; A Changing National Policy Context; Partner Violence within the Criminal Law; Changes to criminal law; Changes to the policing of partner - violence; Changes to Crown ; Prosecution Service (CPS) policy; Changes to sentencing guidelines; Changes to the Court System; Specialist domestic violence courts ( SDVCs); Summary; So Have These Changes Improved the Response to Partner Violence in the UK?; The impact on reporting incidents of partner violenceThe impact on policing; The effects of CPS policy and specialist domestic violence courts; The Overall Impact on Attrition; Conclusion; 3: Theories of IntimatePartner Violence; Socio - Cultural Theories; Gender roles and inequality; Power and control; Patriarchy; Criticisms of Socio - Cultural Theories; Social Learning Theory; Family Systems Theory; Attachment Theory; Personality Disorder and IPV; Anger and Hostility Models of IPV; Alcohol and Drug Models of IPV; Summary of single factor theories of IPV; Nested Ecological Theory; Summary and Conclusions4: The Development of Group - Based Programmes for Male Domestic Violence Perpetrators; Changing Perspectives on the Causes of IPV and Approaches to Intervention; The Inception of Men ' s Programmes; ' Nothing Works '; The Expansion of Men ' s Programmes; The Duluth model: a change of emphasis; Evidence that Something Works; British Developments in the Provision of Men ' s Programmes; ' What Works? ' and the Move Towards Accredited Programmes; Accreditation criteria; The ' What Works ' Movement and Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes; Conclusion; 5: Current Practice:The Risk Assessment and Management ContextThe Multi- Agency Risk Management Context: MAPPAs and MARACs; Multi- agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA); Multi- agency risk assessment conferences ( MARACs); The intersection of MAPPA and MARAC; Risk and Risk Assessment; The nature of IPV risk; Risk factors for non- lethal IPV; Risk factors for lethal IPV; Current Approaches to IPV Risk Assessment; Actuarial IPV risk assessments; Alternative approaches; Post- treatment risk appraisal; 6: Current Practice: Programmes for Partner - Violent Men; Overview of IDAP; Programme eligibility criteria
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on an extensive body of literature, The Rehabilitation of Partner-Violent Men presents an historical account of the policy changes that have led to rehabilitation programmes for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence within the criminal justice system.Presents a review of the current state of male partner-violence theory and related intervention programmes in the UKDraws on both national and international literature within the fieldProvides an overview of the theoretical foundation behind current approaches to the rehabilitation of partner-violent men