In Frontiers in psychology ; h5-index 92.0
This study evaluated the impact and economic benefit of Cautioning and Relationship Abuse (CARA), an intervention which aims to reduce re-offending of first-time low-level domestic violence and abuse perpetrators. The analysis was based on two samples drawn from separate UK police force areas. CARA's impact was assessed using a matched sample of similar offenders from a time when CARA was not available. The matching was based on a host of offender and victim characteristics and machine learning methods were employed. The results show that the CARA intervention has a significant impact on the amount of recidivism but no significant reduction in the severity of the crimes. The benefit-cost ratio in both police force areas is greater than one and estimated to be 2.75 and 11.1, respectively, across the two police force areas. Thus, for each pound (£) invested in CARA, there is an economic benefit of 2.75-11.1 pounds, annually.
Karavias Yiannis, Bandyopadhyay Siddhartha, Christie Christine, Bradbury-Jones Caroline, Taylor Julie, Kane Eddie, Flowe Heather D
2023
Crime Harm Index, batterer intervention program, domestic violence and abuse, economic evaluation, evidence-based policing, intimate partner violence, machine learning
