A Comparison of Two Prosecution Policies in Cases of Intimate Partner Violence

A study comparing recidivism rates, victim satisfaction, and costs of filing all domestic violence cases with the court vs. declining to file cases when the victim opposes prosecution. Published in Criminology and Public Policy, Volume 7, Issue 4 (November 2008), and available from Wiley InterScience online at https://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121645493/abstract.