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Domestic Abuse In several speeches in 1989, the Uni

In several speeches in 1989, the United States Surgeon General indicated that over 2 million women are physically assaulted by their spouses or partners each year (Geffner & Rosenbaum, 1990). The O.J. Simpson trial, despite its many sideshows, managed to place the issue of domestic abuse more firmly on the center stage of public discourse. The growing awareness of the seriousness of the domestic abuse problem has resulted in the legal system taking such cases more seriously. In addition to increased incarceration and punishment, many judges have begun referring men who abuse their partners in domestic abuse intervention programs. However, few studies have been made to assess the effectiveness of such programs. Those studies that have been conducted have only drawn weak conclusions, due to their limited sample sizes. Further, there tends to be a lack of control for history, maturation, lurking variables, and other methodological concerns. This study will examine one particular intervention program, controlling for these various concerns, in order to assess both its immediate effectiveness in preventing abuse, as well as the stability and longevity of those effects.

Just as the social problem of domestic abuse has only lately gained public notice, the scholarly study of domestic abuse is a recent development. Edleson and Tolman (1992) note that most historical reviews of the subject are sketchy, touching on some ancient Roman writings, a few examples from early Judeo-Christian writings, and primarily works from this century. However, they note that "it is clear from these reviews, that, for most of recorded Western history, women have been viewed as men's property at worst or as the subjects of their rule at best" (18).

Contemporary studies of the topic fall into two general categories: investigations into the causes and implications of abuse, and assessments of various treatment or intervention programs. In the first c...

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