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Devon’s response to domestic violence

& abuseas the context for the REPAIR programme

Dartington 2007

Roy Tomlinson and Rachel Martin

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Individual

Child

Perpetrator

FriendsCommunity

Family

Neighbours

Immediate Network

Primary Agency Contact

Safety Planning Process

Police CPS PPO Courts Probation Substance Misuse Agencies Perpetrator Programmes Family Support Prison Employer Housing Health

Police IDVA CPS Courts Civil Solicitor Substance Misuse Agenices Women’s Safety Worker Benefits Agency Social Services Women’s Aid Refuge Employer Housing Health

CAFCASS Schools Voluntary Sector Educational Welfare Youth Offending Team Child Protection Agencies Educational Psychology Nursery/Child Care Social Services Health

Agency Risk Assessments

CDRP LCJBC

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PC

DR

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£60m Cost in Devon

Domestic Violence and Abuse related costs• GP visits : £16,591,581• 1.2% A&E related: £3,744,952• 35-55% CP cases : £103,140• 55% of cyp in care : £162,250 a week• 26% of CIN : £123,864 a week• 898 Homeless acceptances : £177,844• 8,600 incident investigations : £1,780,000

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Meeting Need - Women

• 7.4% of annual victims supported by Women’s Aid

• 13 FTE staff support 2,000 women for £465,000

• To manage need in Devon requires 24 outreach staff and 10 idvas

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Meeting the need -

children

• 30.4% cyp in need supported by Women’s Aid

• 1.5 FTE MARAC cyp & 2.5 FTE refuge cyp at £131,000

• To meet need 6 idvas & 2.5 FTE refuge

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Why focus on men and their

behaviour?

• Historical and institutional context• Criminal Justice System : 96.4% of

dv incidents did not lead to conviction– 869 incidents, 222 arrests, 60 charged,

31 convicted, 4 custodial sentences• The CJ system treats non-domestic

violence more seriously in terms of custodial sentences (Hester)

• Men are seeking help from agencies but are not being referred to

appropriate services

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REPAIR in

DevonCommunity Perpetrator Programme

• Programme for men (risk assessment; one to one; group)

• Support for women (face to face, phone & pattern changing group work)

• Support for cyp (individual sessions)

• Supervision (fortnightly, 2 hours)

• Agency awareness (to increase referrals)

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REPAIR Programme

• 5 modules, each module has six sessions.

• The focus of the 5 modules is on the following forms of abusive behaviour:

• 1) intimidation, coercion and threats

• 2) emotional abuse • 3) male privilege• 4) sexual abuse • 5) using children and abusive

parenting• Programme flexibility enables depth .

The belief is that to generate genuine change to our identity is an emotional as well as a cognitive process.

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REPAIR key messages so

far

• Reaching men early in their cycle of abuse

• Women’s safety increases as new catchment group who continue with support

• Risk-assessment critical to measure motivation and potential success

• Inter-agency panel improves joint management of risk in the community and criminal justice system

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Implications

• The unit cost £8,000 per annum

• Is this a more cost-effective family intervention model than supporting one child in need, per year, costing £6,240?

• Potential for differential programmes/interventions based on assessment & risk

• 22% of men referred reach the full programme. What about the other 78%?

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Perpetrator ‘types’

• Group 1 – ‘one incident’ group. One dv incident recorded by police (31.4%)

• Group 2 – ‘mainly non-dv’ group. One dv incident, arrested for non-dv offences (17.4%)

• Group 3 – ‘dedicated repeat dv’ perps. A number of dv incidents recorded, but no other offences (17.4%)

• Group 4 – ‘all round repeat offenders’. Had a number of dv incidents recorded, and also been arrested for non-dv offence (33.8%)

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Contact Details

• www.adva.org.uk

• 01392 382233