The Impact of Improving Access to Support Services for Victims of Domestic Violence on Demand for Services and Victim Outcomes

Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner, Jesse Matheson and Réka Plugor

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, vol. 16, issue 1, 292-324

Abstract: We conducted a randomized controlled trial of an intervention designed to assist victims of domestic violence in accessing nonpolice support services. The intervention led to a 22 percent 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 nonpolice service use and a reduction in future victimization risk, but also a potential decrease in short-run well-being.

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Date: 2024
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