Batterer Intervention
Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies

Batterer intervention programs are an integral part of any comprehensive approach to domestic violence. This title provides judges, prosecutors, and probation officers with the information they need to better understand batterer intervention and make appropriate decisions regarding programming.

Batterer intervention programs are an integral part of any comprehensive approach to domestic violence. However, because intervention programs are relatively new, there is a need for increased communication between programming providers and criminal justice professionals. The latest publication in NIJ's "Issues and Practices" series, "Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies" provides judges, prosecutors, and probation officers with the information they need to better understand batterer intervention and make appropriate decisions regarding programming.

Preface
Introduction
The Causes of Domestic Violence: From Theory to Intervention
Pioneers in Batterer Intervention: Program Models
Current Trends in Batterer Intervention: Innovations From the Field and the Research Community
Criminal Justice Response
Sources of Help and Information
Index.