Criminal charges, risk assessment, and violent recidivism in cases of domestic abuse

DA Black, J Grogger, T Kirchmaier, K Sanders - 2023 - nber.org
Domestic abuse is a pervasive global problem. Here we analyze two approaches to
reducing violent DA recidivism. One involves charging the perpetrator with a crime; the other …

Intimate partner homicide: Risk constellations in separation conflicts and points of intervention for the police

S Horn, C Vogt, C Wüller… - Policing: A Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The escalation of conflicts in intimate relationships to potentially fatal partner violence poses
a massive safety risk for victims involved. In addition, separations represent a particularly …

Designing Robots to Help Women

M Cooney, L Klasén, F Alonso-Fernandez - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Robots are being designed to help people in an increasing variety of settings--but seemingly
little attention has been given so far to the specific needs of women, who represent roughly …

Children betrayed: The unseen victims of domestic violence and how law enforcement can better protect them

S Glick, KJ Spearman - Policing: A Journal of Policy and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Domestic violence is a commonplace and serious societal problem with vast public health
and economic consequences. Childhood exposure to domestic violence can blight …

Can information save lives? Effect of a victim-focused police intervention on intimate partner homicides

V Koppa - Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024 - Elsevier
Funded by the Department of Justice, the Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) is a domestic
violence protocol that has been implemented in over 600 police agencies across the US …

[PDF][PDF] Representation Behind Closed Doors: The Effect of Electing Women Mayors on Domestic Violence

M Dalton, G Visconti - 2024 - giancarlovisconti.com
Extensive research has shown that electing women can positively impact the delivery of
various public goods, such as health and education. However, little is known about the …

Emergency calls reveal the importance of arrests in reducing repeat domestic violence

S Amaral, GB Dahl, T Hener, V Kaiser, H Rainer - EconPol Forum, 2023 - econstor.eu
Domestic violence is a pervasive threat to women's well-being worldwide and many victims
are repeatedly abused by their partners. One possible but controversial police measure to …

Essays in Labor Economics and Applied Microeconomics

Y Chen - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Domestic violence (DV) is a common yet under-reported gender-based crime. In DV
incidents, victims are largely female and offenders are largely male. One of the most …

[PDF][PDF] Confronting Prejudice: Uncovering Stereotypes Among Police Officers in India

S Amaral, K Chaney, V Kaiser, N Prakash, A Sahay - 2024 - isid.ac.in
This paper examines the effects of a psycho-social intervention aimed at addressing
plausible prejudice and bias held among police officers while handling cases of gender …

Häusliche Gewalt und die hohe Anzahl an Wiederholungstaten–ist eine vorläufige Verhaftung der Täter sinnvoll?

S Amaral, G Dahl, V Endl-Geyer, T Hener, H Rainer… - ifo Schnelldienst, 2023 - econstor.eu
Häusliche Gewalt ist eine allgegenwärtige Bedrohung für das Wohlergehen von Frauen
weltweit. Viele Opfer werden wiederholt von ihren Partnern misshandelt. Eine mögliche …