Abstract
Partner violence affects a significant number of women and their children each year. Estimates of the economic costs of partner violence are substantial. However, most estimates of the costs of partner violence are made at the aggregate level rather than the individual level. Estimating costs at the individual level allows for a wider range of costs of partner violence to be considered. This study is one of the first to examine a wide range of economic costs of partner violence and to examine the economic costs and cost-benefits of civil protective orders. Overall, including changes in quality of life, protective orders were estimated to have saved taxpayers in one small state US$85 million in a 1-year period. More generally, this study provides a framework to address more specific complexities associated with cost-benefit analyses of partner violence and the impact of justice system interventions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1137-1154 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The research in this article was supported by the National Institute of Justice (Grant No. 2005WGBX0008). The statements expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the National Institute of Justice or the U.S. Department of Justice.
Keywords
- anything related to domestic violence
- battered women
- domestic violence
- legal intervention
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology
