Domestic Violence: The Psychology Behind Male Battery and the Future of Batterer Intervention Programs

• Main Author: Livingston, Lauren
• Format: Others
• Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2018
• Subjects: domestic violence; batterer intervention programs; male batterers; intimate partner violence; criminal justice system; Psychology
• Online Access: http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1788; http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2829&context=cmc_theses

In this paper, we try to understand the high prevalence rates of domestic violence in the United States. Using the history behind domestic violence, the psychology behind male batterers and batterer intervention programs we discover solutions to help reduce battery recidivism rates. An analysis of the criminal justice system regarding police intervention and Family Court result in future policy implications. In addition, the proposed solutions are creating lasting impact in either batterer intervention programs or policies. Lastly, policy and future implications are discussed without reducing batterer responsibility.