Statewide Study of Batterer Intervention Programs Office of Court Research, Executive Office Programs Division

California Study Subject Profile Heterosexual male Female victim (current or former wife or girlfriend) Convicted of criminal DV offense in one of the five study counties and referred to BIP as a condition of probation Enrolled in a BIP between January and September 2006

Sources of subject data Data gathered by BIP Program: Demographic data CTS2 Survey BIP Process Survey Attendance data Additional data collected: Probation Court CA Department of Justice

California Study Subjects: Race/Ethnicity and Education Los Santa San Angeles Riverside Clara Joaquin Solano Overall Non-white 86% 57% 78% 67% 77% 77% High school or less 73% 81% 73% 74% 87% 77%

California Study Subjects: Victim/Family Relationships Los Santa San Angeles Riverside Clara Joaquin Solano Overall Victim is current wife or girlfriend 56% 64% 58% 60% 52% 57% Victim lives with batterer36% 47% 36% 49% 35% 38%

California Study Subjects: Majority Have Children Los Santa San Angeles Riverside Clara Joaquin Solano Overall Child(ren), living in home 27% 42% 31% 47% 35% 33% Child(ren), not living at home45% 28% 44% 28% 39% 40% No children28% 31% 26% 25% 26% 27% Some percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding

CAGE Score CAGE Questionnaire In the last year: Have you felt you should cut down on your drinking or drug use? Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking or drug use? Have you felt bad or guilty about your drinking or drug use? Have you had a drink or taken drugs first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover? CAGE Score % of respondents, 46% 15% 18% 12% 10% all counties Percentages do not sum to 100 due to rounding

Patterns of Early Termination, by County 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Time from Intake (Weeks) Percent Terminated from Program Nearly 50 weeks after intake, about 50% of the clients in these two counties have been terminated from their programs. These three counties share similar patterns of termination, with about 30-40% of clients terminated by the 50 th week. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Time from Intake (Weeks) Percent Terminated from Program Nearly 50 weeks after intake, about 50% of the clients in these two counties have been terminated from their programs. These three counties share similar patterns of termination, with about 30-40% of clients terminated by the 50 th week.

Termination Rates, by Program