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53 J. Offender Rehab. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/wjor53 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 53:1-18, 2014 1 Routledge Copyright @ Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Taylor&Francis Group ISSN: 1050-9674 print/1540-8558 online DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2013.861316 Outcomes From a Duluth Model Batterer Intervention Program at Completion and Long Term Follow-Up KATHARINE HERMAN University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA ROBERT ROTUNDA University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA GAIL WILLIAMSON State Attorney's Office, Pensacola, Florida, USA STEPHEN VODANOVICH University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA This study examined changes in the beliefs and behaviors of 156 offenders who participated in a Duluth model batterer interven- tion program. Sixty-seven percent of the participants completed both baseline and post intervention assessments of verbal, emo- tional, and physical aggression. Archivalfollow-up data, acquired approximately 9 years after completion of the program, were obtained from public records and were used to compare recidivism among program completers and noncompleters. Program comple- tion was not associated with decreased levels of recidivism, which was defined as any violent crime. The results revealed that over one third of the participants from this batterer intervention program eventually reoffended. This finding is consistent with most exist- ing research in this area, and suggests the need for more effective and coordinated individual, group, and community-wide inter- ventions as well as more randomized controlled trials. Batterers who completed the 24-week program, howeve did report decreases in physical and verbal aggression at the postassessment period. Portions of the present study were presented at the annual meeting of the 2008 and 2009 Southeastern Psychological Association. Address correspondence to Robert Rotunda, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of West Florida, 11000 University Drive, Pensacola, FL 32514, USA. E-mail: rrounda@uwf.edu 1

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