Criminal charges, risk assessment and violent recidivism in cases of domestic abuse

Black, Dan A., Grogger, Jeffrey, Kirchmaier, Tom and Sanders, Koen (2023) Criminal charges, risk assessment and violent recidivism in cases of domestic abuse. CEP Discussion Papers (CEPDP1897). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

Text - Published Version Download (784kB)

• https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/...

Abstract

Domestic abuse is a pervasive global problem. Here we analyze two approaches to reducing violent DA recidivism. One involves charging the perpetrator with a crime; the other provides protective services to the victim on the basis of a formal risk assessment carried out by the police. We use detailed administrative data to estimate the average effect of treatment on the treated using inverse propensity-score weighting (IPW). We then make use of causal forests to study heterogeneity in the estimated treatment effects. We find that pressing charges substantially reduces the likelihood of violent recidivism. The analysis also reveals substantial heterogeneity in the effect of pressing charges. In contrast, the risk-assessment process has no discernible effect.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	https://cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/publications/discussion...
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
JEL classification:	D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D00 - General
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2024 09:45
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2024 15:18
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/121374

Actions (login required)

View Item