Batterer’s Intervention

424 239 6472

Monday and Tuesday night groups 

6:30-8:30pm

 in West Los Angeles and Torrance

DAZ Batterer Intervention Program 

follows ALL Los Angeles Department of Probation

Regulations and Guidelines

52 week, 2-Hour, Weekly Sessions

Quarterly Reports to Probation Officer

DV Risk Assessment

The Batterer
Characteristics of an abuser:

• Control
• Entitlements
• Selfishness
• Self-confidence
• Superiority
• Possessiveness - she's partner as “owned” object
• Confusion of love or abuse
• Manipulative
• Contrary statements and behaviors
• Denial
• Blaming
• Minimization
• Punish people who do not do what they want
• His biggest fear is abandonment
• Batterers tend to manipulate the therapeutic process
• A lot of batterers threaten suicide
• Batterers who are depressed and without hope a more dangerous
• Batterers like to try and get you committed
• Batterers have distorted thinking

Batterer

• Low self-esteem
• Believes in myths of battering relationship
• Strong belief in traditional gender roles
• Blames others for his behavior
• Pathologically jealous
• Alternates between violence and being regretful
• Has severe stress reactions, with which he copes by drinking and battering
• Uses sex as an act of aggression, often to bolster self-esteem
• Does not believe the violent behavior should have negative consequences
• Socially isolated
• Very sensitive to the nuances of other person's behavior
• Becomes paranoid under stress

Psychology of the batterer

• Unpredictable temper.
• Excessively jealous.
• Possessive of you and your time.
• Family history of abuse.
• Childhood experiences: may have witnessed a parent use violence in order to obtain what they want, which can lead to antisocial behavior.
• Some batterers are categorized as "psychopaths": the person is incapable of feeling remorse.
• They may isolate you from your friends and family as they wish to possess the majority of your time and attention.
• Manipulative when they want sex.
• Blame other for their own actions.
• Batterers that were neglected as children may never have experienced love or a sense of security and are now, as adults, incapable of showing or expressing either condition.
• Batterers may also be drug abusers, which often leads to an inability to control their own emotions.