Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
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The Duluth Model or Domestic Abuse Intervention Project was developed by Minnesota Program Development, Inc., a nonprofit agency in Duluth, Minnesota.
They hold that "women and children are vulnerable to violence because of their unequal social, economic, and political status in society".
In 1981, the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project was the first multi-disciplinary program designed to address the issue of domestic violence. This experiment, conducted in Duluth, involved coordinating the actions of a variety of agencies that deal with domestic situations. The policies and activities of diverse elements of the system, from police officers on the street, to shelters for battered women and probation officers supervising offenders, were coordinated with each other. This program has become a model for other jurisdictions seeking to deal more effectively with domestic violence. More and more jurisdictions are mandating that suspects in domestic violence incidents be arrested if there is probable cause to believe that an assault occurred. Victim advocates intervene directly with victims by providing them with counseling about the court process, how to obtain and use restraining orders and how to formulate and implement safety plans. Corrections/probation agencies in many areas supervise domestic violence offenders more closely, and pay attention to the victim's needs and safety issues.
It should be noted, however, that the Duluth framework depends on a strict "patriarchal violence" model and presumes that all violence in the home and elsewhere has a male perpetrator and female victim. It explicitly rejects any concept of mutuality or symmetry in abusive relationships.
Criticism
The focus solely on male perpetrators and the rejection of any system dynamics has been criticised from perspectives informed by psychology, education or remedial therapy.The Duluth program is widely used but clear evidence of success is limited.
See also
External links
- [Minnesota Program Development, Inc.]
- [Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project]
- [Analysis and critique of the Duluth Model] in Nuance Journal of Family Studies
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