Guidance for safe and effective perpetrator programmes: Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention

A comparative study and recommendations on programmes for perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence

Overview

The report examines effective programmes for perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence, as outlined in Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention. It emphasizes the importance of such programmes in ensuring perpetrators take responsibility for their actions and reduce recidivism. By addressing and changing violent behaviors, these initiatives enhance the safety and well-being of victims.

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Authors of the report

Sandra Jovanović Belotić

Sandra Jovanović Belotić is the WWP EN Training and Capacity Building Manager. One of her core tasks is to develop WWP EN child-protection practices and align them with international standards. Sandra is a psychologist with over a decade of experience in the field of domestic violence. She has provided psychological support for women and children exposed to violence, ran the first Serbian perpetrator group and founded the National Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Violence Serbia (OPNA).

Berta Vall

Berta Vall, PhD, is the WWP EN Research and Development Manager. Based in Spain, she is in charge of developing the IMPACT Outcome Monitoring Toolkit and coordinating research on it. She is also responsible for the development of other projects and research areas. Berta has great expertise in project development, and in research and data analysis in the fields of psychology and intimate partner violence.

Kieran McCartan, University of West England, Bristol

Professor McCartan completed his first degree in Psychology at the Queens University of Belfast (2001), before moving to Leicester to do an MSc in Criminology at the Scarman centre (2002), and a PhD in the Department of Psychology (2008). Kieran joined UWE as a Lecturer in 2007 and was promoted to Professor of Criminology in 2018. While at UWE Kieran has been the Criminology Program leader (2010 - 2014), Deputy Director of the Criminal Justice Unit (2010 - 2012) and the Associate Head of Department for Sociology & Criminology (2015 - 2016). Currently, Kieran is the leader of the Social Science Research Group (2013 - ongoing) and joint coordinator of the Sexual Violence Research Network (2014 - ongoing) at UWE.

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