A Domestic Violence Story: Reforming Offenders / Protecting Victims

In Minnesota, 38-year old Robert King is trying to make peace in his relationship with his wife. After 20 years of abusing women, Robert finally was forced into getting help through what’s now being referred to in domestic abuse circles as “The Duluth Model” - a Domestic Abuse Intervention Program – the heart of which is to get both offenders and victims to talk openly about their experiences, and to get multiple agencies to work cooperatively around the understanding gleaned from the true stories. So Robert King has been talking in these week after week sessions and learning how brutal he’s been to women and how to break the cycle of violence. We hear him tell his honest story as well as hear from the man who's been leading the sessions Robert's been attending. That's Scott Miller, system coordinator for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in Duluth, Minnesota. Also featured, Melissa Scaia, Executive Director of Advocates for Family Peace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Carol Boss and Paul Ingles host.