Offenders / Perpetrators Content Topic Results

In 2020, the Urban Institute was funded to conduct an implementation assessment of the Respect and Responsibility (R&R) demonstration project, a free nonmandated program for people who cause intimate partner violence. This report (1) delves into literature describing the state of IPV interventions for people who cause harm and the need for nonmandated interventions, (2) describes the R&R program’s background, (3) illustrates the methods Urban used to conduct its assessment, (4) shares findings from the research, and (5) concludes with discussions and recommendations for future R&R programs.

Are you a father or father figure who has hurt your family and wants to make things better? This workbook includes practical exercises informed by conversations with children whose fathers have been abusive and mothers who experienced abuse.

This webinar series from Safe Havens was designed for advocates and faith leaders (clergy and lay) to participate in together. This webinar focused on how to create safe congregations and have accountability for abusers in congregations.

In this podcast episode, host Juan Carlos Areán from Futures Without Violence speaks with Ed Heisler and Chris Godsey from Men As Peacemakers and Kourou Pich from HarborCOV Communities Overcoming Violence about restorative practices in abusive partner intervention as well as intimate partner violence cases more broadly.

Survivors in contact with a partner or parent who is abusive cannot rely on leaving a relationship or physical separation to end the violence, abuse, or control. For them to be safer, the violent behavior must be reduced, and they’ll need options to meet basic need and be well. This webinar features Jacquelyn Boggess, Lisa Nitsch, Juan Carlos Areán, and Jill Davies in an important conversation about supporting behavior change, safety planning, and our advocacy.

In this podcast episode from the Center for Court Innovation, presenters discuss the importance of engaging and partnering with faith leaders in the community response against domestic violence, highlighting several faith leaders who have used their platform to engage with people who use violence as well as a new toolkit on the topic.

Faith communities have a key role to play in supporting accountability for those who cause harm. In NRCDV's July 2020 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), guest writers Rev. Dr. Anne Marie Hunter, Director and Dr. David Adams explore how partnerships between domestic violence service providers and faith communities can work to promote accountability and hope.

Safe Havens has partnered with Dr. David Adams to develop this guide for faith leaders. This resource is intended to point the way and to give faith leaders confidence that we can offer those who abuse both accountability and the compassion and support they need to end the abuse.

This report summarizes findings from the Preventing and Addressing Intimate Violence when Engaging Dads (PAIVED) research study, which examined how federal Responsible Fatherhood programs aim to prevent and address intimate partner violence through their fatherhood programming.

California police officers accused of domestic violence routinely plead down to nonviolent misdemeanors, such as disturbing the peace, vandalism or unreasonable noise, allowing them to keep their guns and badges. This is an investigation as to how this is allowed within law enforcement agencies

This paper explores strategies to reduce violent behavior, both physical violence and all other forms of abuse,  using a victim-defined approach. It recognizes that reducing violence is central to our mission, difficult, and long been a part of our advocacy to make victims safer.