{"__content__"=>"\n Objectives\n \n \n Methods\n \n \n Results\n \n \n Conclusions\n \n ", "p"=>[{"__content__"=>"This study examined a hybrid treatment approach that integrates a traditional batterer intervention program (BIP) with a restorative justice (RJ) component, Circles of Peace (CP), to address domestic violence (DV) crimes in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV)."}, {"__content__"=>"In Utah, 274 offenders (both male and female), court-mandated to treatment for misdemeanor DV offenses in IPV cases, were randomly assigned to treatment. A parallel randomized controlled trial compared a standard 16-week BIP (BIP-only;  = 138) with a 12-week BIP followed by four weeks of CP (BIP-plus-CP;  = 136). Poisson regression models were used to examine group differences in new offenses and crime severity scores.", "i"=>[{"__content__"=>"n"}, {"__content__"=>"n"}]}, {"__content__"=>"Offenders assigned to BIP-plus-CP demonstrated statistically significant reductions in both the number of new offenses and the severity of those offenses."}, {"__content__"=>"Combining BIP and RJ components showed greater effectiveness in reducing recidivism and the severity of offenses among DV offenders."}]}