To reduce domestic and family violence (DFV) and intimate partner violence (IPV), interventions for perpetrators are critical. There are two key intervention types for perpetrators: behaviour change interventions and legal and policing interventions. The aim of this review study is to provide an overview of the effectiveness evidence as reported by reviews of interventions for perpetrators of DFV and IPV.

Using a systematic approach, a review of reviews was conducted to allow for evidence from a large body of research literature to be synthesised, compared and contrasted in a systematic way. Reviews assessed for inclusion were identified by systematically searching multiple sources from the period 2010 to October 2020. The review identified 41 reviews for inclusion, 36 of which assessed behaviour change interventions and five legal and policing interventions.