In a bid to alter their behaviours, men who pose a high risk of domestic violence are to be given one-to-one support to promote change.
Known as ‘Drive’ the new programme will be piloted in Essex, Sussex and South Wales.
Ms Williams - a previous victim of such crimes - supports the initiative saying - “We’ve got to try and change the mindset of the perpetrator and hold them accountable for their actions.”
Although another woman who experienced a “hellish five-year marriage to an abusive man” argues that the Drive scheme would not work and that the money would be better spent on support for the victims, saying “ The majority - although not all - of serial perpetrators of domestic violence do it out of choice, not because they have a drug, alcohol, social or financial problems”.
The chief executive of Refuge - Sandra Horley seemed to agree and commented that there was “no evidence - here or abroad - that therapy programmes for violent partners work….on the face of it, it seems like a worthy thing to do. In an ideal world we would approach it from both sides. But we don’t live in an ideal world.”
The Drive programme will give individuals bespoke one-to-one sessions and it is expected that 900 offenders will be asked to take part in the scheme over the next three years.
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