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The Impact of Non-mandatory Police Reporting on Domestic Violence

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  • Arenas-Arroyo, Esther

    (Vienna University of Economics and Business)

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Can lowering barriers to public services reduce domestic violence? Exploiting the introduction of a non-mandatory police reporting policy, I find that it significantly reduces domestic violence cases reported to the police while increasing hospital-reported cases of domestic assault. I further show that non-mandatory reporting laws reduce fatal domestic violence cases by facilitating the dissolution of abusive relationships and decreasing violence within intact couples. These findings highlight the importance of alternative support systems in addressing domestic violence.

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  • Arenas-Arroyo, Esther, 2025. "The Impact of Non-mandatory Police Reporting on Domestic Violence," IZA Discussion Papers 17698, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17698
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    Keywords

    domestic violence; intimate partner homicide; criminal justice;
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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)
    • H76 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Other Expenditure Categories

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