Understanding Participant (Dis)Engagement From Domestic Violence Perpetrator Group Programs: A Review and Qualitative Synthesis

domestic and family violence
2025

Studies of program effectiveness consistently report high attrition rates and, importantly, an association between non-completion and recidivism. These findings support the need for more nuanced analyses of program outcomes that capture the non-linear, relational process with which people engage in perpetrator programs, and behavior change more broadly.

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