BIPP MAIN

Battering Intervention and Prevention Program Groups

Family violence offenders are held accountable for

their behavior. They must acknowledge to the group

and to themselves that they and they alone, are

responsible for their violence and abuse and that

using violence is a behavioral choice. Offenders

learn about the nature of domestic violence its prevalence,

causes, and effects. Offenders plan tangible steps to

ensure their future nonviolence. Offenders must identify

their own abusive behaviors, not just physical and

sexual violence, but threatening, coercive, and manipulative

behaviors as well. Offenders must identify nonviolent,

non-abusive behaviors and practice them during the group

sessions and in the community. Offenders must actively

participate in the group and attend all the sessions.

Offenders pay fees. (although fee levels and payment

arrangements vary, indigent offenders are not turned away.)