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Evaluating the Impact of a Specialized Domestic Violence Police Unit in Charlotte, North Carolina, 2003-2005

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Principal Investigator(s): Friday, Paul C.; Lord, Vivian; Exum, M. Lyn; Hartman, Jennifer L.

Summary: The specific goals of this project were (1) to assess the selection criteria used to determine the domestic violence cases for intensive intervention: what criteria are used, and what differentiates how cases are handled, (2) to track the outcomes through Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), Mecklenburg domestic violence court, and the Mecklenburg jail for the different methods of dealing with the cases, and (3) to provide an assessment of the relative effectiveness of a specialized d... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20461.v1

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