Specialised courts and the reporting of intimate partner violence: Evidence from Spain

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Garcia-Hombrados, Jorge; Martinez-Matute, Marta; Villa, Carmen
• 署名单位: Autonomous University of Madrid; IZA Institute Labor Economics; University of Warwick; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; Autonomous University of Madrid
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105243
• 发表日期: 2024
• 关键词: intimate partner violence; Reporting of intimate partner violence; Specialised intimate partner violence courts

摘要

This paper assesses the effect of the creation of specialised intimate partner violence (IPV) courts on the reporting of IPV, and the incidence of IPV homicides in Spain. We find that the opening of a specialised IPV court increases the reporting of IPV by nearly 122 offences per 100,000 inhabitants, or 28% in the preferred specification. The rise in reporting is primarily driven by an increase in the reporting of moderate offences. We do not find conclusive evidence on the effects of specialised courts on IPV homicides.