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 Testing the Effects of New York's Domestic Violence Courts: A Statewide Impact Evaluation
NCJ Number
              242583

Author(s)
          Amanda B. Cissner;
                        Melissa Labriola;
                        Michael Rempel
Date Published

February 2013
Length
              89 pages
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              This study examined the effectiveness of domestic violence courts in New York State.
Abstract
              This study on the impact of domestic violence courts in New York State found that the domestic violence courts did not reduce re-arrest rates for offenders overall, but that for convicted offenders, re-arrest rates on any charge dropped from 49 percent to 46 percent while re-arrest rates on domestic violence charges dropped from 32 percent to 29 percent. In addition, domestic violence courts that focused on deterrence significantly reduced re-arrest rates, compared to courts with less emphasis on deterrence. Other findings from the study include 1) domestic violence courts significantly reduced the average case processing time, from 260 days down to 197 days; domestic violence courts moderately increased the conviction rate compared to regular courts (65 percent compared to 61 percent); domestic violence courts increased the percentage of sentences that involved jail or prison time, compared to regular courts; and domestic violence courts significantly increased the conviction rates for male defendants. These findings suggest that domestic violence courts in New York State have a modest impact on the re-arrest rates for convicted offenders, but their impact on conviction rates and incarceration rates was moderate. Data for the report were obtained by comparing the outcomes of 24 cases processed through the domestic violence courts to 24 cases processed through conventional courts. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact that domestic violence court policies and procedures had on case outcomes and whether this impact was more significant when compared to case outcomes in conventional courts. The domestic violence courts in New York State were selected for the study because the State is home to almost one-third of the country's domestic violence courts. Tables, references, and appendixes
      
  
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        2008-WG-BX-0001


  
  
        
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        Do Domestic Violence Courts Reduce Recidivism? A Statewide Impact Evaluation in New York
    
  
  
Date Published: February 1, 2013
    
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