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Article: Is anger management a remedy for batterers? ; A federal ban on using domestic violence grants to fund the programs raises some questions.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- October 10, 2004
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DAVID HENCH Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
10-10-2004
Is anger management a remedy for batterers? ; A federal ban on using domestic violence grants to fund the programs raises some questions.
Byline: DAVID HENCH Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: FRONT
Most of the 940 people now on probation for domestic violence in Maine were compelled to enroll in anger management programs. But victims' advocates question whether those programs are effective at reducing abusive behavior - and say they may actually increase the danger to victims.
Underscoring their concern, the federal Office of Violence Against Women now forbids using domestic violence grant money to place offenders in anger ...