Batterer Intervention Programs' Response to State Standards

The study entitled Batterer Intervention Programs’ Response to State Standards aims to build on previous research to better understand the impact of state legislation directed at batterer intervention programs (BIPs) and examine program directors’ responses to this policy. While many studies of intimate partner violence (IPV) focus on victims of abuse, this study aspires to inform efforts to prevent IPV, increase social justice, and avoid victim-blame by focusing on the perpetrators of abuse. This will be achieved through the investigation of interventions for offenders of IPV known as BIPs. Though studies have been conducted examining individual outcomes for participants in these programs, fewer studies have considered the context in which these individual outcomes occur. The proposed study not only aims to understand the context of BIPs by examining programs’ current practices and policies, but also attempts to understand how the larger climate of state policy affects these programs.