Programs for the originator of domestic violence

The aim of this master thesis is to present the form and effectivity of domestic violence offender programs. The thesis is made up of two main parts. The first part is literary review, while the other one is a research related to the previous theory. The literary review part summarises the programs' goals, and their overall form (form, process, used methods and techniques). The most significant text is the chapter about the effectivity of the programs and then the segment talking about factors increasing the effectivity of those programs. The chapter about the effectivity of the programs is followed by a research, focusing mainly on subjective evaluation (perceived efficiency) of the program from the attendees' point of view. The empirical part is divided into three self-contained sections: 1. creating a network of organisations working with domestic violence offenders, 2. thematic analysis based on final evaluation questionnaires of the individual programs, 3. evaluation of program attendees' interviews. Key words Domestic violence, violence offender, domestic violence offender program, program forms, program effectivity, effectivity increasing factor