CSAC Forms Domestic Violence Task Force
By Matt Cate
CSAC is creating a domestic violence task force that will hold its first conference call next week on July 18. The goal is to convene a group of experts to look at the intervention programs that offenders are required to attend. This is important, because while some progress has been made in how we treat victims of domestic violence, we have not done as well dealing with the offenders.
While it may be satisfying on some level to “lock them up and throw away the key,” the reality is that these offenders will eventually get out and the recidivism rate for domestic violence is 50 to 60 percent in some studies. That is unacceptable. We owe it to the victims of this crime to do everything possible to prevent it from happening again.