Date Approved
2018
Degree Type
Open Access Senior Honors Thesis
Department or School
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
First Advisor
Paul Leighton
Second Advisor
Brian Sellers
Third Advisor
Julian Murchison
Abstract
One in four women have been a victims of Domestic Violence (DV) in their lifetime by an intimate partner. Men's violence against women is a public health issue that continues to persist today. Much of the larger conversations remains in finding the best solutions and allocating resources in order to reduce men's violence against women. Men's violence against women has impacted various families' and allowed a cycle of violence to persist.
There are a variety of treatment options for men who batter women in the literature. The most prominent ones include anger management, incarceration, couples counseling and batterer interventions programs. Through an analysis of these programs we will be able to see the advantages and disadvantages of these programs for batterers and under what circumstances these would work.
Recommended Citation
Valdez, Yeliani R., "Men's violence against women: A comparative review of which programs work best" (2018). Senior Honors Theses and Projects. 571.
https://commons.emich.edu/honors/571