Perpetrator Treatment

Programs in Whatcom
County
Relationship Resources
Address: Roosevelt Neighborhood Resource
Center 2303 Moore St, Bellingham, WA
98229
Phone: (360) 393-9063

SEAMAR Domestic Violence Treatment Program

Address: 3350 Airport Dr. Bellingham, WA
98225
Phone: (360) 734-5458

Violence Intervention Professionals

Address: 2130 James St, Bellingham, WA
98225
Phone: (360) 756-9929

Domestic Violence Survivor Resources

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Breaking the Cycle

Phone: 1-800-799-7233, 1-800-787-3224

Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services of

Whatcom County
Address: 407 Commercial St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: (360) 715-1563 (24 hr hotline),
Web: http://www.dvsas.org/

Domestic Violence
Perpetrator Treatment in
Whatcom County

Hours. M-F: 9am-5pm.

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic

Violence
Address: 500 Union St. Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 389-2515, (206) 389-2900
Web: http://www.wscadv.org/
Hours: M-Th: 9am-5pm & F: 9am-12pm. Provides advocacy and action to help end domestic violence.

References

Alhabib, S., Nur, U., & Jones, R. (2010). Domestic violence

against women: Systematic review of prevalence studies. Journal of Family Violence, 25(4), 369-382.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services. (2014). Information and resources. Retrieved from: http://www.dvsas.org/
pages/Information-and-Resources
Juodis, M., Starzomski, A., Porter, S., & Woodworth, M. (2014).
What can be done about high-risk perpetrators of domestic
violence? Journal Of Family Violence, 29(4), 381-390.
Relief After Violent Encounter. (2015). Resources. Retrieved
from: http://www.raveim.org/resources.html
Washington State Legislature. (2014). Domestic violence
Official response. Retrieved from: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/
rcw/default.aspx?Cite=10.99

Facts and Resources

Domestic violence information

Perpetrator treatment overview

Treatment programs and survivor

resources in Whatcom County

Domestic Violence Information

Domestic violence against women includes all verbal, physical, and sexual assaults which violate a womans physical body, sense of self and sense of trust,
regardless of age, race, ethnicity, or country (Alhabib, Nur & Jones, p. 370, 2010).

Legal Facts
What do Washington State laws say
about Domestic Violence?
Laws concerning domestic violence can
be found in the Washington State Legislature in chapter 10.99 RCW (2014).
The purpose of the chapter is stated as
to recognize the importance of domestic
violence as a serious crime against society
and to assure the victim of domestic violence the maximum protection from abuse
which the law and those who enforce the
law can provide

What are the consequences of being

charged with Domestic Violence?

Statistics

Domestic Violence Perpetrator

Treatment Overview
The aim of domestic violence perpetrator
treatment is to change behaviors and attitudes of participating individuals in order to
stop continued violence. In theory, perpetrator
treatment works to break the cycle of domestic violence by addressing the source of the
violent behavior (Joudis, Starzomski, Porter & Woodworth,

It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will experience Domestic Violence in her lifetime

2014).

There were 44 Domestic Violence related

homicides in Washington State in 2014

(DVSAS, 2015)

(RAVE, 2105)

Last year, 1,900 Domestic Violence survivors received services at Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services of
Whatcom County (DVSAS, 2015)

Domestic Violence
Dynamics

Domestic Violence is a pattern of controlling

behavior that is used by a person against family or household members or dating partners to

Treatment Tools:

Risk Assessment
-Determines the level of danger by evaluating
acts of violence that occurred against the victim by the perpetrator.
Batterer Intervention Programs
-The perpetrator participates in either voluntary
or mandatory therapy or counseling
Adjunct Interventions for DV Perpetrators
-The perpetrator may participate in other treatment programs to address co-occurring issues (e.g.
alcoholism, mental illness).

Immediate arrest and incarceration

-Washington state law states that an ar-

rest is mandatory in all domestic violence

police responses if there is cause to believe a crime was committed (RCW
10.99.030)

Misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or a

felony
Mandated participation in a Perpetrator
treatment program

Multiple practitioners with various strengths ...are

needed for ensuring the safety of women and children, and for preventing and managing the danger
posed by ..DV perpetrators
(Joudis, Starzomski, Porter & Woodworth, 2014)