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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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An Evaluation of a Group Treatment Program for Incarcerated Male Batterers

Beverly Wolfus

Ontario Correctional Institute, Box 1888, Brampton, Ontario L6V 2P1, Canada

Ralph Bierman

55 Harbour Square, Suite 1612, Toronto, Ontario M5I 2L1, Canada

This study evaluated a treatment program, Relating Without Violence (RWV), designed to (a) ameliorate psychological and emotional factors believed to contribute to domestic violence and (b) strengthen conflict resolution skills in perpetrators of domestic violence. Subjects were 57 perpetrators who participated in RWV, 20 perpetrators who did not, and 24 offenders with no history of any violence. Measures included the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS), the Personality Research Form (PRF), and the Adapted Conflict Tactics Scale (ACTS). The abusive-treatment group demonstrated greater improvement on the ACTS and the PRF Aggression and Defendance Scales than the untreated abusive group. All three groups improved on the TSCS, PRF Impulsivity, and PRF Nurturance. It was concluded that the program met its treatment objectives. However, a limitation of the study was the lack of postrelease follow-up to examine effects on domestic violence in the community.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 40, No. 4, 318-333 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X96404007
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