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Statewide Study of Batterer Intervention Programs Office of Court Research, Executive Office Programs Division. California Study Subject Profile. Heterosexual male Female victim (current or former wife or girlfriend)
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Statewide Study of Batterer Intervention ProgramsOffice of Court Research, Executive Office Programs Division
California Study Subject Profile • Heterosexual male • Female victim (current or former wife or girlfriend) • Convicted of criminal DV offense in one of the five study counties and referred to BIP as a condition of probation • Enrolled in a BIP between January and September 2006
Sources of subject data Data gathered by BIP Program: • Demographic data • CTS2 Survey • BIP Process Survey • Attendance data Additional data collected: • Probation • Court • CA Department of Justice
California Study Subjects: Race/Ethnicity and Education Los Santa San Angeles Riverside Clara Joaquin Solano Overall Non-white 86% 57% 78% 67% 77% 77% High school or less 73% 81% 73% 74% 87% 77%
California Study Subjects: Victim/Family Relationships Los Santa San Angeles Riverside Clara Joaquin Solano Overall Victim is current wife or girlfriend 56% 64% 58% 60% 52% 57% Victim lives with batterer 36% 47% 36% 49% 35% 38%
California Study Subjects: Majority Have Children Los Santa San Angeles Riverside Clara Joaquin Solano Overall Child(ren), living in home 27% 42% 31% 47% 35% 33% Child(ren), not living at home 45% 28% 44% 28% 39% 40% No children 28% 31% 26% 25% 26% 27% Some percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding
CAGE ScoreCAGE Questionnaire In the last year: • Have you felt you should cut down on your drinking or drug use? • Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking or drug use? • Have you felt bad or guilty about your drinking or drug use? • Have you had a drink or taken drugs first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover? CAGE Score 0 1 2 3 4 % of respondents, 46% 15% 18% 12% 10% all counties Percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding
100% 100% 75% 75% Nearly 50 weeks after intake, Nearly 50 weeks after intake, about 50% of the clients in these about 50% of the clients in these Percent Terminated from Program Percent Terminated from Program two counties have been terminated two counties have been terminated from their programs. from their programs. 50% 50% 25% 25% These three counties share These three counties share similar patterns of termination, similar patterns of termination, with about 30 with about 30 - - 40% of clients 40% of clients terminated by the 50 terminated by the 50 week. week. th th 0% 0% 0 0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50 Time from Intake (Weeks) Time from Intake (Weeks) Patterns of Early Termination, by County