Around the world, policymakers and news reports have warned that domestic violence (DV) could increase as a result of …

remains a 'black box' (Western, 2021). This paper studies the impact of the new psychoactive substances (NPS) epidemic within … seizures, random mandatory drug test results, various measures of harm, violence, and causes of death. I first document a large … increase in NPS availability and an alarming correlation with the steep rise in harm and violence behind bars. I then evaluate …

This paper studies the effect of female political representation on violence against women. Using a Regression … leads to a reduction in episodes of gender violence. The effect is particularly strong when focusing on incidents of … domestic violence, when the aggressor is the ex-husband/boyfriend, and when victims experienced sexual violence. The evidence …

This paper asks whether social movements taking place on Twitter affect gender-based violence (GBV). Using Twitter data …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender-based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This … appears to reflect reporting rather than incidence as we find no changes in femicide or in survey-reported domestic violence …

We examine the impact of establishing women police stations (WPS) on reporting of gender- based violence. Using … with an increase in police reports of crimes against women of 29 percent, a result driven by domestic violence. This … appears to reflect reporting rather than incidence as we find no changes in femicide or in survey-reported domestic violence …

reduces both moderate and extreme violence. The reason is that a high penalty keeps relatively 'gutless' individuals from … relatively 'tough' individuals to commit moderately violent acts and so makes moderate violence more attractive for otherwise …