@article{ref1,
title="Impact evaluation and economic benefit analysis of a domestic violence and abuse UK police intervention",
journal="Frontiers in psychology",
year="2023",
author="Karavias, Yiannis and Bandyopadhyay, Siddhartha and Christie, Christine and Bradbury-Jones, Caroline and Taylor, Julie and Kane, Eddie and Flowe, Heather D.",
volume="14",
number="",
pages="e1063701-e1063701",
abstract="This study evaluated the impact and economic benefit of Cautioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA), an intervention which aims to reduce re-offending of first-time low-level domestic violence and abuse perpetrators. The analysis was based on two samples drawn from separate UK police force areas. CARA's impact was assessed using a matched sample of similar offenders from a time when CARA was not available. The matching was based on a host of offender and victim characteristics and machine learning methods were employed. The results show that the CARA intervention has a significant impact on the amount of recidivism but no significant reduction in the severity of the crimes. The benefit-cost ratio in both police force areas is greater than one and estimated to be 2.75 and 11.1, respectively, across the two police force areas. Thus, for each pound (£) invested in CARA, there is an economic benefit of 2.75-11.1 pounds, annually.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-1078",
doi="10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1063701",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1063701"
}