The study found that men who completed the programme were pulled by their desire to be with their children and pushed by their demands on themselves to be better fathers and men. The authors suggest that completing the programme may help to prepare men to participate in further restorative processes.
Working with male domestic violence perpetrators
Restorative practice typically includes offenders, survivors and their informal and formal networks. However, research by Ptacek has shown how using such practices in cases of domestic violence can be challenging because of the potential misuse of the process to reinforce coercive control.
One way of starting to address domestic violence through restorative processes is to engage men who abuse in intervention programmes that enable them to reassess their actions and change their ways of relating to others. Such programmes can help prepare them to participate safely and effectively in restorative forums.
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