tervention is the other main category of research. Several different types of programs have been developed based on the developmental and causative models described above, and with increasing frequency the courts are sentencing batterers to such programs. Edleson and Tolman (1992) thoroughly review the many such studies that have been done over the past 15 years and describe the various approaches to treatment. Generally, programs are mandated by the courts, have strict rules on attendance, and vary in duration from 5 to 50 sessions (usually one or two sessions a week at two hours per session). This has provided researchers with both a large population of offenders and a wide variety of treatment approaches to examine.
The most common form of treatment is the group psychoeducational approach. The treatment is described as an ecological model that aids in decreasing the social isolation that abusers often experience (Hotaling & Sugasman, 1986). The abusers are also provided with coping skills, models (peers w
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