美國科羅拉多州家暴犯機構性治療方案之探究

Introducing the Institutional Treatment Programs for Domestic Violence Offenders in Colorado, US

2010年，科羅拉多州修訂了其州立標準，旨在以實證證據為基礎之研究發現，整合到家庭暴力犯罪人之治療計畫中，以求全州對於家暴犯之治療與處遇有一致性之標準。自始， 科羅拉多州建立了一個三層次的差異化治療模型（Three Tiered Differential Treatment Model），並宣稱該家暴犯治療模型是基於一般性犯罪人在犯預測的RNR模型以及機構性處遇矯正計畫中所使用的有效介入原則（PEI），進而設立家暴犯管理委員會、科際整合治療團隊以及設置18項核心能力作為評估家暴犯成功結案與否之標準。本文將介紹科羅拉多州的家暴犯機構性治療計畫與模型，期盼透過本文的介紹，對於當前臺灣家暴專監之家暴犯處遇計畫，具有啟發之效。

In 2010, Colorado revised its state standards with the aim of incorporating evidence-based research findings into domestic violence offender treatment programs. This revision sought to establish consistent treatment and intervention standards for domestic violence offenders across the state. Consequently, Colorado developed a Three-Tiered Differential Treatment Model, claiming that the model for domestic violence offenders is based on the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model used for general offender risk prediction, and the Principles of Effective Intervention (PEI) employed in institutional treatment and correctional programs. Additionally, the state established the Domestic Violence Offender Management Board, interdisciplinary treatment teams, and defined 18 core competencies as criteria for evaluating whether a domestic violence offender has successfully completed the treatment. This article introduces Colorado’s institutional treatment programs and models for domestic violence offenders. We believe that the introduction may provide insights and inspiration for improving current domestic violence offender treatment programs in Taiwan’s correctional system.