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BAG Täterarbeit Häusliche Gewalt — Germany's National Standards Network for Domestic-Violence Perpetrator Work

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Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 32% 78/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Founded in Berlin in 2007, BAG TäHG unites 86 member facilities at 118 locations in Germany around shared standards for perpetrator work, implementing Istanbul Convention Article 16. A 161-participant study found completers had lower recidivism-risk indicators than dropouts.

86
Member institutions in the network
118
Counselling locations nationwide
46
Facilities delivering direct perpetrator counselling (2024)
161
Perpetrator-work participants followed longitudinally
BAG Täterarbeit Häusliche Gewalt — Germany's National Standards Network for Domestic-Violence Perpetrator Work

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Täterarbeit Häusliche Gewalt e.V. (BAG TäHG)
Period
2007–present
Keywords
gender-based violence prevention, social work, victim protection

Context

BAG Täterarbeit Häusliche Gewalt e.V. (BAG TäHG) is a pro-feminist national umbrella association, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Berlin, uniting domestic-violence perpetrator-work facilities across Germany around shared professional standards developed with the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, implementing Article 16 of the Istanbul Convention (ratified by Germany in 2017, in force there from 1 February 2018).

Results

A peer-reviewed longitudinal evaluation (Liel, 2017) followed 161 perpetrator-work participants and found programme dropouts had a significantly higher risk of child maltreatment than completers at baseline (n=92 compared), while completers followed up (n=78) showed statistically significant improvement, with moderate effect sizes, on specialist-assessed dynamic risk indicators for further violence.

Conclusions

Because BAG TäHG is a coordinating standards body for many independently operated local programmes rather than a single uniform intervention, outcomes vary by member facility, and the cited evaluation covers only a sample from programmes affiliated with this style of standards-based work.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years)
Staffing & skills
BAG Täterarbeit Häusliche Gewalt e.V., 86 member institutions, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (standards partner)

Conditions for success

  • shared professional standards across member facilities
  • implementation of Istanbul Convention Article 16 preventive-intervention requirements

Common failure modes

  • outcomes vary by member facility since BAG TäHG coordinates independently operated local programmes rather than delivering a single uniform intervention
  • cited evaluation sample does not cover every member institution

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