‘They were justifying his actions’: what women say about men’s behaviour change programs

By Lauren Zeuschner, Lecturer in Social Work, Federation University Australia

Thousands of men who use violence are referred every year to men’s behaviour change programs. Sometimes this attendance is ordered by a court, other times it is voluntary. The hope is this will result in program attendance (although that is not always guaranteed), promote perpetrator accountability and, ultimately, increase the safety of women and children.

Unfortunately, program attendance is low and while researchers have tried again and again to…

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