PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Golestani, Aria
AU  - Owens, Emily
AU  - Raissian, Kerri
TI  - Specialization in Criminal Courts
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.0322-12223R3
DP  - 2024 Mar 06
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 0322-12223R3
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2024/03/01/jhr.0322-12223R3.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2024/03/01/jhr.0322-12223R3.full
AB  - We evaluate specialized domestic violence (DV) courts using administrative data on misdemeanor cases in Davidson County, TN between 2000-2006. We find that DV defendants arbitrarily assigned to specialized courts are more likely go to trial, and less likely to be convicted, than those in traditional court. DV victims in cases assigned to specialized courts are less likely to be involved in future DV incidents, but more likely to cooperate with police than those assigned to traditional courts. Defendants assigned to DV vs. traditional courts are no more or less likely to be charged with a future crime.