N.Y. State Policy: Abusive Men Are Incorrigible
The state Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence forbids any state-funded batterers programs from trying to rehabilitate abusers. Anger management? Prohibited. Alcohol or drug counseling? Forbidden. Mental health therapy? Can't do it. It didn't used to be that way. The state switched about seven years ago to a philosophy that allows only what amounts to finger-wagging in the 26-week programs it funds. Instructors can only tell the abusers they were wrong and why.