The Impact of Improving Access to Support Services for Victims of Domestic Violence on Demand for Services and Victim Outcomes
We conducted a randomised controlled trial of an intervention designed to assist victims of domestic violence in accessing non-police support services. The intervention led to a 22% decrease in the fraction of victims providing a witness statement to police. Witness statements are an important piece of evidence and a key input in the prosecution of perpetrators. Despite this, we do not find a significant change in perpetrator arrests and convictions or in reported future violence. Survey responses provide evidence of an increase in non-police service use, a reduction in future victimisation risk, but also a potential decrease in short-run well-being
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Other identifiers:
10.2139/ssrn.4246957 [DOI]
Classification:
I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; J12 - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure ; H75 - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare