Batterer Intervention Program (BIP)

Batterer intervention programs (BIPs) are still relatively new, but they have evolved significantly since their initial development in the late 1970s to serve perpetrators and the community better, protect victims, and decrease recidivism. BIPs are an essential part of a comprehensive approach to intimate partner violence (IPV), and many courts order perpetrators to attend these programs while on probation or during their penalty execution for domestic violence...