Effectiveness of a Domestic Abuse Program for Australian Indigenous Offenders

The subject of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a culture-neutral domestic abuse program (DAP) developed for offenders with domestic and family violence histories, when used for Australian Indigenous offenders, serving community-based supervised orders. The study employed a retrospective...

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Main Author: Blatch, Chris (Author)
Contributors: Delaney, Jordan J. ; Goodman-Delahunty, Jane ; O'Sullivan, Kevin ; Willis, Matthew
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
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Keywords:
Aboriginal
Domestic violence
Group intervention
Indigenous
Offender rehabilitation
Program evaluation
Recidivism
Reconviction rates
Risk factors
Survival

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