Adult Male Perpetrators' Perspectives on What Prevention Approaches Work Best for Young Boys at Risk of Future Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

As part of a 2-year ethnographic study, 49 adult men who had been convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration were interviewed on what they thought would have prevented them from engaging in perpetration behaviors, or rather what they believed prevention with young boys needed to inclu...

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Published in:Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma maltreatment & trauma, 2018-02, Vol.27 (2), p.179-198
Main Authors: Morrison, Penelope K., Miller, Elizabeth P., Burke, Jessica, Cluss, Patricia, Fleming, Rhonda, Hawker, Lynn, George, Donna, Bicehouse, Terry, Wright, Kalem, Chang, Judy C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anger
Battering
Boys
Child abuse & neglect
Domestic violence
exposure to violence
Females
intervention
Intimate partner violence
Men
offender/perpetrator
Prevention
Role models
Teaching
Youth
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Summary:As part of a 2-year ethnographic study, 49 adult men who had been convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration were interviewed on what they thought would have prevented them from engaging in perpetration behaviors, or rather what they believed prevention with young boys needed to include in order to prevent future IPV perpetration. The authors' open-ended interviews yielded five main themes: (a) messages about healthy relationship behaviors, (b) the need to promote respect for women, (c) teaching effective skills for communicating and managing anger, (d) programs that provide role models and are school-based, and (e) addressing the impact of experiencing violence as a child. The authors conclude that prevention efforts focused on changing both attitudes regarding IPV and behaviors might be most effective for reducing perpetration, and that greater attention needs to be paid towards prevention among youth most at risk of IPV perpetration, those experiencing violence in their homes.
ISSN:1092-6771
1545-083X
DOI:10.1080/10926771.2017.1320346