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Intervention outcomes for male DV offenders. Preliminary Data Gilbert MacVaugh and Alan Rosenbaum (Unpublished). Demographics. N= 1,150 male DV offenders (Based on all 1999 DV arrests for whom data were available in Worcester District Court Age: Mean= 32.09 Years (S.D.= 9.65)
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Intervention outcomes for male DV offenders Preliminary Data Gilbert MacVaugh and Alan Rosenbaum (Unpublished)
Demographics • N= 1,150 male DV offenders (Based on all 1999 DV arrests for whom data were available in Worcester District Court • Age: Mean= 32.09 Years (S.D.= 9.65) • Race: 54% Caucasian, 19% AF-AM, 24% Hispanic, 4% Asian-AM, 2.4% Unknown origin • Included Offenses: A&B, A&B w/ dangerous weapon, Violation of restraining order, Criminal threatening (All against female partner).
Criminal Justice System Response • Arrest Only: n=540 (24.8%) • Probation: n=133 (11.5%) • Incarceration: n=164 (14.2%) • Anger Management: n= 91 (7.9%) • Certified BIP: n=74 (6.4%) • Substance Abuse Eval or Tx: n=28 (2.4%) • Other Counseling: n=19 (1.6%) • Treatment non-completers: n=106 (9.1%)
Recidivism • Overall Re-offense rate: 40% ( Between 1999 and 2004) • Type of re-offense • DV- 18% • Non DV- 15% • DV plus Non-DV- 23%
Recidivism • Compared to the criminal justice intervention only (arrest, incarceration, etc.), offenders having any type of treatment had significantly lower rates of recidivism (31.5% vs. 41.6%) and • Fewer number of re-offenses (0.46 compared to 0.79).
Recidivism by disposition • Arrest only 33.2% • Probation only 36.1% • Incarceration 56.7% • Anger Management 22.0% • Certified BIP 35.1% • Substance abuse Tx only 42.9% • Counseling unspecified 47.4% • Treatment non-completers 67.6%