Research Question
The Center of Child and Family Services (CCFS) has three treatment options for Domestic Violent Offenders (DVO). These treatments meet Virginia’s requirements for batterer treatment programs, effectively saying they are sanctioned by the state as “best-practice”. These treatments include Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) using a group format with two facilitators, a substance abuse group for offenders who struggle with addiction, and individualized therapy for select participants. This research proposal seeks to determine if Domestic Violence Offenders who participate in any form of this treatment show reduced levels of aggression as compared to the comparison group who received no treatment. Within …show more content…
Participants in the study will take the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) before and after participating in one of three forms of treatment: TF-CBT Group, Substance Abuse Group, and Individual Therapy. The DVI is an evidence-based, self-report test that is used to evaluate males and females convicted of domestic violence. In addition to the treatment group, there is also a comparison group who will take the DVI pre and post test, but will not receive treatment. This group is comprised of individuals from across the state of Virginia who has been convicted of domestic violence, but is not currently participating in any form of treatment. . The dependent variables are standardized behaviors included in the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI). The DVI evaluates an offender’s predisposition for violence based on adjunctive factors such as offender truthfulness, substance abuse, controlling tendencies, and stress coping skills. The data being collected was previously gathered from January 2014 through June …show more content…
The DVI pretests and posttests that were completed from January 2014 through June 2015, is a requirement of participants within the DVO intervention program. The data being collected is secondary, there is no risk to the participants and a letter of informed consent is unnecessary. The confidentiality and anonymity of all participants is ensured through the use of assigned identification numbers, which are assigned by the researcher. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other identifiable information of participants will not be disclosed throughout the research process and is not linked with the data collected from the research. This is ensured through the use of randomized identification numbers assigned to the participants at the beginning of the collection
The Center of Child and Family Services (CCFS) has three treatment options for Domestic Violent Offenders (DVO). These treatments meet Virginia’s requirements for batterer treatment programs, effectively saying they are sanctioned by the state as “best-practice”. These treatments include Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) using a group format with two facilitators, a substance abuse group for offenders who struggle with addiction, and individualized therapy for select participants. This research proposal seeks to determine if Domestic Violence Offenders who participate in any form of this treatment show reduced levels of aggression as compared to the comparison group who received no treatment. Within …show more content…
Participants in the study will take the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI) before and after participating in one of three forms of treatment: TF-CBT Group, Substance Abuse Group, and Individual Therapy. The DVI is an evidence-based, self-report test that is used to evaluate males and females convicted of domestic violence. In addition to the treatment group, there is also a comparison group who will take the DVI pre and post test, but will not receive treatment. This group is comprised of individuals from across the state of Virginia who has been convicted of domestic violence, but is not currently participating in any form of treatment. . The dependent variables are standardized behaviors included in the Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI). The DVI evaluates an offender’s predisposition for violence based on adjunctive factors such as offender truthfulness, substance abuse, controlling tendencies, and stress coping skills. The data being collected was previously gathered from January 2014 through June …show more content…
The DVI pretests and posttests that were completed from January 2014 through June 2015, is a requirement of participants within the DVO intervention program. The data being collected is secondary, there is no risk to the participants and a letter of informed consent is unnecessary. The confidentiality and anonymity of all participants is ensured through the use of assigned identification numbers, which are assigned by the researcher. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, and other identifiable information of participants will not be disclosed throughout the research process and is not linked with the data collected from the research. This is ensured through the use of randomized identification numbers assigned to the participants at the beginning of the collection