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The Effects of Prosecution on Violence Between Intimate Partners

Award Information

Award #
2006-IJ-CX-0005
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2005
Total funding (to date)
$34,425
Original Solicitation

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2005, $34,425)

This research will systematically determine the extent to which the central findings about effectiveness of criminal sanctions on repeat offending reported by Wooldredge & Thistlethwaite (2005) can be reproduced from the archived data. This research will build upon the existing analyses to construct new analyses that will extend our understanding of the crime control effects of prosecution, conviction and sentence severity. New variables will be constructed to measure case disposition and the role of an offender's stakes in conformity. In addition, the use of propensity scores will be explored to address analytical biases introduced by the processing of criminal cases.
Date Created: May 14, 2006