@article{ref1,
title="Domestic violence courts: a multisite test of whether and how they change offender outcomes",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2015",
author="Cissner, Amanda B. and Labriola, Melissa and Rempel, Michael",
volume="21",
number="9",
pages="1102-1122",
abstract="FINDINGS are from an investigation of 24 criminal domestic violence courts (DVCs) across New York, testing their effect on recidivism, case processing, and case resolutions. Overall, we found a small positive impact on recidivism among convicted offenders. We further found that the sex of defendants moderated the court impact on case resolutions; that is, among male defendants only, DVCs increased conviction rates and sentences involving jail or prison. In addition, multi-level, multivariate analyses found that court policies specifically designed to increase victim safety, hold offenders accountable, and reduce offender recidivism (through deterrence or rehabilitation) were instrumental in reducing recidivism.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801215589231",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215589231"
}