New York's Criminal Domestic Violence Courts
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Effectiveness

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No Effect

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Courts of justice
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a program implemented by the Problem-Solving Court to address domestic violence cases. The objective is to deter and ensure the application of sanctions in cases where the offender does not comply with restrictive measures, as well as to meet the needs of the victims.
To qualify for access to one of the 24 specialized courts, a family must have suffered at least one crime related to domestic violence, most often in the form of intimate partner violence.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation revealed that New York domestic violence courts statistically significantly reduced case processing times for the treatment group compared to the control group. The evidence suggests that domestic violence courts did not affect offender behavior [1].
The study had a quasi-experimental design with a total sample size of 17,547 cases: 8,689 of them were treated (in 24 specialized courts) and 8,858 were in the control group (in 24 non-specialized courts) [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Cissner, A., Labriola, M., & Rempel, M. (2013). Testing the effects of New York’s domestic violence courts. New York: Center for Court Innovation.

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