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Applying the Good Lives Model to Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Robyn L. Langlands*
Affiliation:
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. robyn.langlands@vuw.ac.nz
Tony Ward
Affiliation:
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Elizabeth Gilchrist
Affiliation:
Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
*
*Address for correspondence: Robyn Langlands, School of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Abstract

Domestic violence is a pervasive social problem that has devastating emotional, physical, psychological, and financial costs for individuals, families, and communities. Despite the widespread use of current intervention programmes, recent reviews have demonstrated that these have only a small impact on the reduction of recidivism. In this article, we briefly summarise the features identified in the literature that distinguish domestically violent men from those who do not engage in such behaviours. We then explore the most common interventions used to treat domestic violence offenders and discuss the limitations of these interventions, before outlining the assumptions of the Good Lives Model (GLM), a strength-based approach to the treatment of offenders. We discuss the advantages of using the GLM compared to existing approaches and finally, we consider future directions for the use of the GLM in domestic violence interventions.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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