Citation

Cissner AB, Labriola M, Rempel M. Violence Against Women 2015; 21(9): 1102-1122.

Affiliation

Center for Court Innovation, New York, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215589231

PMID

26056163

Abstract

FINDINGS are from an investigation of 24 criminal domestic violence courts (DVCs) across New York, testing their effect on recidivism, case processing, and case resolutions. Overall, we found a small positive impact on recidivism among convicted offenders. We further found that the sex of defendants moderated the court impact on case resolutions; that is, among male defendants only, DVCs increased conviction rates and sentences involving jail or prison. In addition, multi-level, multivariate analyses found that court policies specifically designed to increase victim safety, hold offenders accountable, and reduce offender recidivism (through deterrence or rehabilitation) were instrumental in reducing recidivism.

Language: en