EXPERT SYSTEM INTERVENTION--DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS

男性对女性伴侣的暴力行为对妇女的身心健康构成重大威胁。评估法院授权的家庭暴力治疗效果的研究结果令人失望。强制治疗的一个主要问题是，它往往是标准化的和“一刀切”的，忽视了动机水平和改变意愿的个体差异。我们建议通过开发和试点测试计算机管理的跨理论模型（TTM）为基础的干预量身定制的个人准备结束暴力的个性化服务。干预措施将作为传统的殴打男子群体治疗的辅助手段，以提高参与治疗的准备程度，并结束对伴侣的暴力行为。该I期项目的目的是规范TTM措施，制定TTM干预措施，并通过评估研究招募率和对干预材料的反应来确定该方法的可行性。成年男性转介到一个施虐者治疗机构将完成调查措施规范（n= 100）或参与试点测试的干预材料（n=50）。如果可行性标准得到满足，下一步将是在第二阶段研究中进行随机临床试验，以评估专家系统干预对伴侣暴力停止的有效性。拟定商业应用：男性对女性伴侣的暴力行为给社会造成了巨大的个人、社会和经济损失，迄今为止，几乎没有证据表明，法院授权的殴打者待遇降低了再次殴打的可能性。有效、低成本的专家系统干预措施可以提高犯罪者从治疗中获益的意愿，并结束对伴侣的暴力行为，具有巨大的商业潜力。

Male-to-female partner violence poses a major threat to the physical and emotional wellbeing of women. Research assessing the efficacy of court- mandated domestic violence treatment has yielded disappointing results. A major problem with mandated treatment is that it tends to be standardized and "one-size-fits-all," neglecting individual differences in motivation level and readiness to change. We propose to individualize services by developing and pilot-testing a computer-administered Transtheoretical Model (TTM) based intervention tailored to individual readiness to end the violence. The intervention would be delivered as an adjunct to traditional group treatment for battering men to increase readiness to participate in treatment and end violence against a partner. The aims of this Phase I project are to norm the TTM measures, develop the TTM interventions, and determine the feasibility of this approach by assessing study recruitment rates and reactions to the intervention materials. Adult males referred to a batterer treatment agency will complete surveys for measure norming (n=l00) or participate in a pilot- test of the intervention materials (n=50). If feasibility criteria are met, the next step would be to conduct a randomized clinical trial in a Phase II study to assess the efficacy of the expert system intervention for partner violence cessation. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: Male-to-female partner violence takes an enormous personal, social and financial toll on society, and to date there is little evidence that court- mandated batterer treatment reduces the likelihood of re-assault. An effective, low-cost, expert system intervention that can increase offenders' readiness to benefit from treatment and end the violence against a partner has significant commercial potential.