ABSTRACT Problematic alcohol use is common among men who perpetrate intimate partner violence (IPV). Alcohol misuse and deficits in social and cognitive skills are risk factors for IPV and general recidivism. The present study assessed data from 7781 men who had perpetrated IPV, collected using the Service Planning Instrument (SPIn). Men who reported that alcohol use had disrupted their functioning or contributed to their criminal activities were more likely to have general and violent reoffenses. We examined the interaction between alcohol use and social and cognitive risk factors and general and violent recidivism at 3‐year follow‐up. Although variables relating to alcohol use and social and cognitive risk factors were individually related to any and violent recidivism, this study found little evidence that these factors interacted together to influence reoffending rates. Recommendations for case management, including concurrent IPV and alcohol treatment programming, and future research are discussed in light of these findings.
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