Program Profile: Charlotte-Mecklenburg (N.C.) Police Department Domestic Violence Unit

This program consists of a specialized police unit, which was designed to prevent recidivism among people convicted of domestic violence offenses and to assist victims of domestic violence through the process of prosecution and recovery.

Evidence Rating: Promising | One study

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This program consists of a specialized police unit, which was designed to prevent recidivism among people convicted of domestic violence offenses and to assist victims of domestic violence through the process of prosecution and recovery. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit had a statistically significant lower likelihood of recidivating, compared with the control group, who were assigned to standard patrol.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes at least one high-quality randomized controlled trial.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, Other

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, Home

Program Type: Community Awareness/Mobilization, Crisis Intervention/Response, Specific deterrence, Victim Programs, Wraparound/Case Management

Targeted Population: Serious/Violent Offender, Victims of Crime

Current Program Status: Active

Researcher:
Lyn Exum
Associate Professor
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

9201 Colvard
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
United States

Phone: 704.687.0746
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