Other State’s Standards

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General Information on Standards Articles

• Document review of state practice standards for batterer intervention programs in the United States
• Standards for domestic abuse perpetrator interventions (accessible): This report was commissioned by the Home Office and written by: Professor Nicole Westmarland (Durham University Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse) and Professor Liz Kelly (London Metropolitan University Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit). The research was supported by: Dr Vishal Bhavsar, Fernanda Chacon, Helen Bonnick, Professor Catherine Donovan, Professor Geetanjali Gangoli, Dr Kelly Henderson, Kate Iwi, Sara Kirkpatrick, Professor Marai Larasi, Dr Chris Newman, Dr Nicole Renehan, and Dr Hannana Siddiqui. Respect and SafeLives were the practitioner partners in this project.
• 2023 Standards for Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Interventions:  Overarching principles and practice guidelines for commissioning and delivering interventions for perpetrators of domestic abuse
  This report was Westmarland commissioned by the Home Office and written by: Professor Nicole and (Durham University Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse) Professor Liz Kelly (London Metropolitan University Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit) .
• Assessing and Monitoring Programs For Men Who Abuse Women by Lundy Bancroft
• A Review of Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs
• Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies (this is the .pdf version)
• Controversies and Recent Studies of Batterer Intervention Program Effectiveness
• Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches and Criminal Justice Strategies
• Batterer Intervention Programs: State Standards for Service Providers
• Batterer Intervention Programs: State Standards for Service Providers, Prepared by: Heather Parker, for the National Judicial Education Program
• 2022 Congressional Virtual Roundtable: Reinventing Interventions for Abusive Partners Resources list
• State Standards for Batterer Intervention Programs: A Content Analysis

Information related to online programming:

Why On-line Batterer Intervention Programs are not a suitable alternative to State Approved Partner Abuse Intervention Programs

International Standards Information:

European Standards for Perpetrator Programmes
Minimum requirements for safe and effective interventions for male perpetrators of intimate partner violence

The WWP EN European Standards for Perpetrator Programmes prioritise survivor safety and well-being, recognising the importance of integrating survivor perspectives into the work with men who use violence. They define the minimum requirements for safe and effective work with adult male perpetrators of intimate partner violence against their female partners.

Currently, the standards are a working document, which means that we are still in dialogue with partners and will continue integrating their feedback and additional research results. If you have any comments or thoughts, we invite you to reach out.

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Respect Standards information

Prepared by: Heather Parker for the National Judicial Education Program INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT: ADJUDICATING THIS HIDDEN DIMENSION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES © 2007, National Judicial Education Program

• Safety For Battered Women Monitoring Manual (Please note this is a large file. You will be able to view this file electronically but you not be able to print this file. You will also get an error message when you open the document, but you will still be able to view the contents).
• Facebook resource on battering intervention programs listed by state (all content is public)

State Standards Listing by State

As of September 2022 there are 46 States which have standards for Battering Intervention Programs
States without standards: Mississippi, New York (New York does have guidelines but NOT standards), Pennsylvania, and South Dakota
27 States have a published list approved Battering Intervention Programs

Puerto Rico: Standards
Puerto Rico: BIP Program Listing
Puerto Rico: Corrections Department

State’s Standards