Episode 122: Vijetha Koppa on Lethality Assessment Programs

About this episode

Vijetha Koppa discusses the implementation and impact of Lethality Assessment Programs in domestic violence cases.

Vijetha Koppa talks about Lethality Assessment Programs used by police in domestic violence incidents. OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: "Does the Certainty of Arrest Reduce Domestic Violence? Evidence from Mandatory and Recommended Arrest Laws" by Radha Iyengar. "Revisiting the Effect of Warrantless Domestic Violence Arrest Laws on Intimate Partner Homicides" by Yoo Mi Chin and Scott Cunningham. "Deterrence or Backlash? Arrests and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence" by Sofia Amaral, Gordon B. Dahl, Victoria Endl-Geyer, Timo Hener, and Helmut Rainer. "Improving Batterer Intervention Programs Through Theory-Based Research" by Gregory L. Stuart, Jeff R. Temple, and Todd M. Moore. "Batterer Intervention Programs: A Report From the Field" by Bethany J. Price and Alan Rosenbaum. “The next Generation of Court-Mandated Domestic Violence Treatment: A Comparison Study of Batterer Intervention and Restorative Justice Programs" by Linda G. Mills, Briana Barocas, and Barak Ariel. "The Oklahoma Lethality Assessment Study: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Lethality Assessment Program" by Jill T. Messing, Jacquelyn Campbell, Daniel W. Webster, Sheryll Brown, Beverly Patchell, and…

People in this episode

Guest: Vijetha Koppa

Topics covered

• Lethality Assessment Programs
• domestic violence
• police intervention
• risk assessment

Keywords

• domestic violence incidents
• police
• intervention programs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: "Does the Certainty of Arrest Reduce Domestic Violence? Evidence from Mandatory and Recommended Arrest Laws, Revisiting the Effect of Warrantless Domestic Violence Arrest Laws, Deterrence or Backlash? Arrests and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence, Improving Batterer Intervention Programs, The Oklahoma Lethality Assessment Study: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Lethality Assessment Program, Criminal Charges, Risk Assessment, and Violent Recidivism in Cases of Domestic Abuse, Policing in Patriarchy: An Experimental Evaluation of Reforms to Improve Police Responsiveness to Women in India, Gender, Crime and Punishment, Gender Violence, Enforcement, and Human Capital: Evidence from Women’s Justice Centers in Peru, Female Political Representation and Violence Against Women

Places: Brazil

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