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Human Services Utilization Among Male IPV Perpetrators: Relationship to Timing and Completion of Batterer
Penelope K Morrison1, Kelley Jones2, Elizabeth Miller3
1Department of Biobehavioral Health, Penn State New Kensington, New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
Violence and Victims
|August 17, 2019
Summary
Most male perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) use human services, primarily for mental health. However, service use often concluded before batterer intervention programs (BIPs), and completers used fewer services.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Public Health
- Criminology
Background:
- Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetration by men is a significant public health and social issue.
- Understanding the engagement of male perpetrators with human services for co-occurring psychosocial and health issues is limited.
- Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs) aim to reduce IPV perpetration, but their integration with other human services is not well-documented.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the extent of human service engagement among male IPV perpetrators.
- To explore the relationship between human service use and the timing and completion of BIPs.
- To identify the types of human services most frequently utilized by this population.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of administrative data from a single BIP and local Department of Human Services.
- Inclusion of data for 330 adult male clients referred to the BIP between 2010 and 2015.
- Examination of service engagement patterns in relation to BIP participation.
Main Results:
- A majority (63%) of male perpetrators engaged with at least one human service program.
- Mental health services were the most common (46%), followed by child welfare services as a parent (41%).
- Service engagement typically concluded before the start of the BIP, and BIP completers showed lower overall service utilization.
Conclusions:
- Male IPV perpetrators frequently access human services, particularly for mental health and child welfare.
- Current human service engagement patterns may not align with or support BIP participation.
- Further research is needed to optimize the integration of human services with BIPs to enhance program effectiveness and reduce IPV perpetration.
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