I find this discussion fascinating, if highly inconclusive.

I have worked with feminist women's organizations (mostly) that have
partnered with pro-feminist men to offer re-education for batterers, using a
mix of methods but with a heavy skew toward questioning male socialization
and privilege.  I am currently working with a community where there are a
high percentage of Pacific Islanders.  The people I have worked with in the
Pacific Islander community are much more in favor of a batterer "treatment"
program that is less directly challenging of the abuse, and more focused on
the overall wellness of the men and their families, as what they see as a
more culturally-appropriate response to the violence.  (This particular
program was developed by a woman who is not of the Pacific Islander
community, but who is married to an Islander man and who apparently worked
with members of the community in developing her program.)

Does anyone know of research that evaluates the effect of batterer
intervention programs that are "holistic," or more focused on "healthy
relationships" than on directly challenging the violence and acknowledging
the socialization, etc.?  And does anyone know of research on batterer
intervention programs and/or community-based prevention programs in the
Pacific Islander communities, either in the U.S. or in the Pacific or
elsewhere?

thanks.

Janey Skinner
Oakland, CA, USA



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