Bibliography

Legal System: Courts and Prosecution

Domestic Violence Publications

• Adler, R. and Owen, J. (2011). Relief from abuse orders in Vermont: Case processing 2004-2008. Vermont Center for Justice Research.
• Adler, R., Owen, J., and Wicklund, P. (2011). Domestic case processing in Vermont: 2004-2008. Vermont Center for Justice Research.
• Allen, N. E., Javdani, S., Anderson, C. J., Rana, S., Newman, D., Todd, N., Lehrner, A., Walden, A., Larsen, S., and Davis, S. (2010).  Coordinating the criminal justice response to intimate partner violence: The effectiveness of councils in producing systems change. NCJ 229248. Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• *American Prosecutors Research Institute. (1996). Prosecution of domestic violence offenses, final report. NCJ 168057. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Ames, L. and Dunham, K. T. (2002). Asymptotic justice: Probation as a criminal justice response to intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 8 (1): 6 - 34.



• Belknap, J. and Graham, D. L. R. (2000).  Factors related to domestic violence court dispositions in a large urban area: The role of victim/witness reluctance and other variables. NCJ 184232. Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Belknap, J. and Sullivan, C. M. (2002).  Longitudinal study of battered women in the system: The victims' and decision-makers' perceptions. NCJ 202946. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Berliner, L. (2003). Introduction: Making domestic violence victims testify. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18 (6), 666 - 668.



• *Brewster, M. P. (2001). Legal help-seeking experiences of former intimate-stalking victims.   Criminal Justice Policy Review, 12 (2), 91 - 112.



• Buzawa, E., Hotaling, G. T., Klein, A., and Byrne, J. (2000).  Response to domestic violence in a pro-active court setting. NCJ 181427. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Child Well-Being and Domestic Violence Project. (2005). Magistrate protocol for domestic violence cases: Guidelines with emphasis on issues related to children.



• Colpitts, J. and Niemczyk, K. (2013). Marital rape, strangulation, bail, firearms, and risk assessment. Criminal Justice Research Review, 14 (3): 52-54.



• Davis, M. S., O’Sullivan, C. S., Susser, K., and Fields, M. D. (2010).  Custody evaluations when there are allegations of domestic violence: Practices, beliefs, and recommendations of professional evaluators. NCJ 234465. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Davis, R. C., Smith, B. E., and Davies, H. J. (2001). Effects of no-drop prosecution of domestic violence upon conviction rates. Justice Research and Policy, 3 (2), 1 - 13.



• Davis, R. C., Smith, B. E., and Nicklas, L. B. (1998). The deterrent effect of prosecuting domestic violence misdemeanors. Crime and Delinquency, 44 (3), 434-442.



• Davis, R. C., Smith, B. E., and Rabbitt, C. R. (2001). Increasing convictions in domestic violence cases: A field test in Milwaukee. Justice System Journal, 22 (1), 61-72.



• Davis, R. C., Smith, B. E., and Taylor, B. (2003). Increasing the proportion of domestic violence arrests that are prosecuted: A natural experiment in Milwaukee. Criminology and Public Policy, 2 (2), 263-282.



• DeStefano, C., Harrell, A., Newmark, L., and Visher, C. (2001).  Evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration Initiative: Baseline and implementation report. NCJ 220871. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Elliott, D. S. (1989). Criminal justice procedures in family violence crimes. In Oblin and Tonry's (Eds) Family Violence. Crime and Justice: A Review of Research, 427 - 480. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago.



• Erez, E., Ibarra, P. R. and Lurie, N. A. (2004). Electronic monitoring of domestic violence cases: A study of two bilateral programs. Federal Probation, 68 (1), 15 - 20.



• Feder, L. and Forde, D. R. (2000).  Test of the efficacy of court-mandated counseling for domestic violence offenders: The Broward experiment. NCJ 184752. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Finn, M. A. (2004).  Effects of victims' experiences with prosecutors on victim empowerment and re-occurrence of intimate partner violence. NCJ 202983. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Flemming, B. (2003). Equal protection for victims of domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18 (6), 685 - 692.



• Fleury, R. E. (2002). Missing voices: Patterns of battered women's satisfaction with the criminal legal system. Violence Against Women, 8 (2), 181 - 205.



• Ford, D. A. (2003). Coercing victim participation in domestic violence prosecutions. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18 (6), 669 - 684.



• Ford, D. A. and Breall, S. (2000).  Violence against women: Synthesis of research for prosecutors. NCJ 199660. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Garner, J. H. and Maxwell, C. D. (2008).  Crime control effects of prosecuting intimate partner violence in Hamilton County, Ohio: Reproducing and extending the analyses of Wooldredge and Thistlethwaite. NCJ 222907. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Gover, A. R., MacDonald, J. M., Alpert, G. P., and Geary, I. A. (2004).  Lexington County domestic violence court: A partnership and evaluation. NCJ 204023. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Grotpeter, J., Menard, S., and Gianola, D. (2008).  Intimate partner violence: Justice system response and public health service utilization in a national sample. NCJ 226500. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Harrell, A., Newmark, L., and Visher, C. (2007).  Final report on the evaluation of the judicial oversight demonstration volume 2: Findings and lessons on implementation. NCJ 219383. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Harrell, A., Newmark, L., Visher, C., and Castro, J. (2007).  Final report on the evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration Volume 1: The impact of JOD in Dorchester and Washtenaw County. NCJ 219382. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Harrell, A., Newmark, L., Visher, C., and DeStefano, C. (2002).  Evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration Initiative: Implementation strategies and lessons. NCJ 220872. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Hartley, C. C. (2003). Therapeutic jurisprudence approach to the trial process in domestic violence felony trials. Violence Against Women, 9 (4), 410 - 537.



• Hartley, C. C. (2001). He said, she said: The defense attack of credibility in domestic violence felony trials. Violence Against Women, 7 (5), 510 - 544.



• Hartley, C. C. and Frohmann, L. (2003).  Cook County Target Abuser Call (TAC): An evaluation of a specialized domestic violence court. NCJ 202945. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Hartley, C. C. and Ryan, R. (1998).  Prosecution strategies in domestic violence felonies: Anticipating and meeting defense claims. NCJ 194075. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Hartman, J. L. and Belknap, J. (2003). Beyond the gatekeepers: Court professionals' self-reported attitudes about and experiences with misdemeanor domestic violence cases. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 30 (3), 349 - 373.



• Henning, K. and Klesges, L. M. (2003). Prevalence and characteristics of psychological abuse reported by court-involved battered women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18 (8), 857 - 871.



• Hirschel, J. D. and Hutchison, I. W. (2001). The relative effects of offense, offender, and victim variables on the decision to prosecute domestic violence cases. Violence Against Women, 7 (1), 46 - 59.



• Hotaling, G. T. and Buzawa, E. S. (2003).  Forgoing criminal justice assistance: The non-reporting of new incidents of abuse in a court sample of domestic violence victims. NCJ 195667. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Hotaling, G. T. and Buzawa, E. S. (2003).  Victim satisfaction with criminal justice case processing in a model court setting. NCJ 195668. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Institute for Law and Justice. (2005).  National evaluation of the Legal Assistance for Victims Program. NCJ 208612. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Isaac, N. E. and Enos, P. (2000).  Medical records as legal evidence of domestic violence. NCJ 184530. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Jaffe, P. G. and Crooks, C. V. (2005).  Understanding women's experiences parenting in the context of domestic violence: Implications for community and court-related service providers. Violence Against Women Online Resources.



• Jolin, A., Feyerherm, W., Fountain, R., and Friedman, S. (1998).  Beyond arrest: The Portland, Oregon domestic violence experiment. NCJ 179968. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Jordan, C. E. (2004). Intimate partner violence and the justice system: An examination of the interface. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19 (12), 1412 - 1434.



• Keilitz, S. (2001).  Specialization of domestic violence case management in the courts: A national survey. NCJ 186192. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Keilitz, S. L., Davis, C. V., Flango, C. R., Garcia, V., Jones, A. M., Peterson, M., and Spinozza, D. M. (1997).  Domestic violence and child custody disputes: A resource handbook for judges and court managers. NCJ 169016. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Kim, J. and Starsoneck, L. (2007). North Carolina district courts' response to domestic violence: Best practices and judicial training.



• Klein, A. R. (2008).  Practical implications of current domestic violence research part II: Prosecution. NCJ 222321. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Klein, A. R. (2008).  Practical implications of current domestic violence research part III: Judges. NCJ 222321. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Klein, A. R., Tobin, T., Salomon, A., and Dubois, J. (2008).  A statewide profile of abuse of older women and the criminal justice response. NCJ 222459. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Klein, A. R., Wilson, D., Crowe, A. H., and DeMichele, M. (2008).  Evaluation of the Rhode Island Probation Specialized Domestic Violence Supervision Unit. NCJ 222912. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Krishnan, S. P., Hilbert, J. C., and McNeil, K. (2001).  Understanding domestic violence in multi-ethnic rural communities: A focus on collaborations among the courts, the law enforcement agencies, and the shelters. NCJ 191863. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Labriola, M., Bradley, S., O’Sullivan, C. S., Rempel, M., and Moore, M. (2009).  A national portrait of domestic violence courts. NCJ 229659. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Labriola, M., Rempel, M., O’Sullivan, C. S., and Frank, P. B. (2007).  Court responses to batterer program noncompliance: A national perspective. NCJ 230399. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Lyon, E. (2005).  Impact evaluation of special session domestic violence: Enhanced advocacy and interventions. NCJ 210362. US Department of Justice: National Institute of Justice.



• Lyon, E. (2002).  Special session domestic violence courts: Enhanced advocacy and interventions. NCJ 197860. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• McDermott, J., Garofalo, J., Barrick, K., and Kelley, J. L. (2003).  Responding to domestic violence in Southern Illinois. NCJ 198826. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• McFarlane, J., Campbell, J. C. and Watson, K. (2001). Use of the justice system prior to intimate partner femicide. Criminal Justice Review, 26(2): 193 - 209.



• Melton, H. C. (2004). Stalking in the context of domestic violence: Findings on the criminal justice system. Women & Criminal Justice, 15(3/4): 33 - 58.



• Miller, N. (2004).  Domestic violence: A review of state legislation defining police and prosecution duties and powers. Institute for Law and Justice.



• Mills, L. G. (1998). Mandatory arrest and prosecution policies for domestic violence: A critical literature review and the case for more research to test victim empowerment approaches. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 25 (3), 306 - 318.



• Morrill, A. C., Dai, J., Dunn, S., Sung, I., and Smith, K. (2005). Child custody and visitation decisions when the father has perpetrated violence against the mother. Violence Against Women, 11 (8), 1076 - 1107.



• National Institute of Justice and National Institute of Mental Health. (1996).  The validity and use of evidence concerning battering and its effects in criminal trials: Report responding to Section 40507 of the Violence Against Women Act. NCJ 160972. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.



• Newmark, L., DeStefano, C. D., Harrell, A., Zweig, J., Brooks, L., and Schaffer, M. (2007).  Final report on the evaluation of the Judicial Oversight Demonstration volume 3: Findings from focus groups with JOD victims and offenders. NCJ 219384. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Newmark, L., Rempel, M., Diffily, K., and Kane, K. M. (2001).  Specialized felony domestic violence courts: Lessons on implementation and impacts from the Kings County experience. NCJ 191861. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice.



• O'Sullivan, C. (2002).  Domestic violence, visitations and custody decisions in New York family courts. NCJ 195792. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• O'Sullivan, C. S., King, L. A., Levin-Russell, K., and Horowitz, E. (2006).  Supervised and unsupervised parental access in domestic violence cases: Court orders and consequences. NCJ 213712. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• *Paternoster, R., Brame, R., and Bachman, R. (1997). Do fair procedures matter? The effect of procedural justice on spouse assault. Law and Society Review, 31 (1), 163 - 204.



• Peacock, T., George, L., Wilson, A., Bergstrom, A., and Pence, E. (2003).  Community-based analysis of the U.S. legal system's intervention in domestic abuse cases involving indigenous women. NCJ 199358. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• *Pearson, J. (1997). Mediating when domestic violence is a factor: Policies and practices in court-based divorce mediation programs. Mediation Quarterly, 14 (4), 319 - 335.



• Public Safety and Advisory Board. (20011). The effectiveness of domestic abuse protective orders and court practices in sentencing violators.
• *Rebovich, D. J. (1996). Prosecution response to domestic violence: Results of a survey of large jurisdictions. In Buzawa and Buzawa's (Eds) Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work?, 176 - 191. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.



• Rivera, M. (2010). Assaults in domestic violence incidents: Descriptive statistics and predictors of legal resolutions. Presented to the Abused Women's Aid in Crisis (AWAIC), Anchorage, AK.



• Rosen, L. N. and O'Sullivan, C. S. (2005). Outcomes of custody and visitation petitions when fathers are restrained by protection orders: The case of the New York family courts. Violence Against Women, 11 (8), 1054 - 1075.



• Saccuzzo, D. P., Johnson, N. E., and Koen, W. J. (2003).  Mandatory custody mediation: Empirical evidence of increased risk for domestic violence victims and their children. NCJ 195422. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Schlueter, M., Wicklund, P., Adler, R., Owen, J., and Halvorsen, T. (2011). Bennington County Integrated Domestic Violence Docket Project: Outcome evaluation. Vermont Center for Justice Research.
• *Sherman, L. W. and Smith, D. A. (1992). Crime, punishment and stake in conformity: Legal and informal control of domestic violence. American Sociological Review, 57, 680 - 690.



• Shetty, S. and Kaguyutan, J. (2002).  Immigrant victims of domestic violence: Cultural challenges and available legal protections. National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women.



• Smith, B. E., Davis, R., Nickles, L. B., and Davies, H. J. (2001).  Evaluation of efforts to implement no-drop policies: Two central values in conflict. NCJ 187772. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Smith, E., Durose, M. R. and Langan, P. A. (2008).  State court processing of domestic violence cases. NCJ 214993. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.



• Spohn, C. and Holleran, D. (2004).  Prosecuting sexual assault: A comparison of charging decisions in sexual assault cases involving strangers, acquaintances, and intimate partners. NCJ 199720. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• *Syers, M. and Elseson, J. L. (1992). The combined effects of coordinated criminal justice intervention in woman abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 7 (4), 490 - 502.



• *Thistlethwaite, A. (1999). Reconsidering domestic violence recidivism: Conditioned effects of legal controls by individual and aggregate levels of stake in conformity. Dissertation, University of Cincinnati.



• *Thistlethwaite, A., Wooldredge, J. D., Gibbs, D. (1998). Severity of dispositions and the likelihood of domestic violence recidivism. Crime and Delinquency, 44 (3), 388 - 398.



• *Thoennes, N., Salem, P., and Pearson, J. (2004). Mediation and domestic violence: Current policies and practices. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 33, 6 - 29.



• Tischler, C. L., Bartholomae, S., Katz, B. L., and Landry-Meyer, L. (2004). Is domestic violence relevant?: An exploratory analysis of couples referred for mediation in family court. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19 (9), 1042 - 1062.



• Uchida, C. D., Putnam, C. A., Mastrofski, J., and Solomon, S. (2001).  Evaluating a multi-disciplinary response to domestic violence: The DVERT program in Colorado Springs. NCJ 188261. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Uekert, B. (2000).  Marin County arrest policy enhancement and legal support collaborative project: A process evaluation. NCJ 201882. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Uekert, B., Miller, N., DuPree, C., Spence, D., and Archer, C. (2001).  Evaluation of the STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program: Law enforcement and prosecution components. NCJ 189163. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Uekert, B., Peters, T., Romberger, W., Abraham, M., and Keilitz, S. (2006).  Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) battered women: A national survey of the courts' capacity to provide protection orders. NCJ 216072. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Uekert, B., Sagatun-Edwards, I., Crowe, A., Peters, T., Cheesman, F., and Kameda, D. (2006).  Juvenile domestic and family violence: The effects of court-based intervention programs on recidivism. NCJ 216614. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Yoshihama, M., Bybee, D., Dabby, C., and Blazevski, J. (2010).  Lifecourse experiences of intimate partner violence and help-seeking among Filipina, Indian, and Pakistani Women: Implications for justice system responses. NCJ 236174. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Weisz, A. N. (2002). Prosecution of batterers: View of African American battered women. Violence and Victims, 17 (1): 19-34.



• Wells, W., and DeLeon-Granados, W. (2002).  Analysis of unexamined issues in the intimate partner homicide decline: Race, quality of victim services, offender accountability, and system accountability. NCJ 196666. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Whitcomb, D. (2002).  Prosecutors, kids, and domestic violence cases. NCJ 190632. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Whitcomb, D. (2000).  Children and domestic violence: Challenges for prosecutors. NCJ 185355. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Wilson, D. and Klein, A. (2006).  A longitudinal study of a cohort of batterers arraigned in a Massachusetts district court 1995 to 2004. NCJ 215346. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Wolf, R. V., Aldrich, L., and Moore, S. (2004).  Planning a domestic violence court: The New York State experience. Center for Court Innovation.



• Wooldredge, J. D. and Thistlethwaite, A. (2005). Court dispositions and rearrest for intimate assault. Crime & Delinquency, 51 (1), 75 - 102.



• *Wooldredge, J. D. and Thistlethwaite, A. (2001).  Reconsidering domestic violence recidivism: Individual and contextual effects of court dispositions and stake in conformity. NCJ 188509. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Wooldredge, J. D. and Thistlethwaite, A. (2002). Reconsidering domestic violence recidivism: Conditioned effects of legal controls by individual and aggregate levels of stake in conformity. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 18 (1), 45 - 70.



• *Wooldredge, J. D., Thistlethwaite, A. (2004). Bilevel disparities in court dispositions for intimate assault. Criminology, 42 (2), 417 - 456.



• Worden, A. P. (2000).  Violence against women: Synthesis of research for judges. NCJ 199911. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Zweig, J. M. and Burt, M. R. (2006). Predicting case outcomes and women's perceptions of the legal system's response to domestic violence and sexual assault: Does interaction between community agencies matter? Criminal Justice Policy Review, 17 (2), 202 - 233.



• Zweig, J. M. and Burt, M. R. (2003). Effects of interactions among community agencies on legal system responses to domestic violence and sexual assault in STOP-funded communities. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 14 (2), 249 - 272.







Sexual Violence Publications

• Anderson, M. J. (2004).  The legacy of the prompt complaint requirement, corroboration requirement, and cautionary instructions on campus sexual assault. Boston University Law Review, 84 (945).



• Archambault, J. (2001). Overcoming a consent defense to sexual assault. Emergency Nursing, 27:204-8.



• Beichner, D. and Spohn, C. (2005). Prosecutorial charging decisions in sexual assault cases: Examining the impact of a specialized prosecution unit. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 16, 461-498.



• Campbell, R., Bybee, D., Ford, J. K., and Patterson, D. (2009).  Systems change analysis of SANE programs: Identifying the mediating mechanisms of criminal justice system impact. NCJ 226497. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Campbell, R., Patterson, D., Bybee, D., and Dworkin, E. R. (2009). Predicting sexual assault prosecution outcomes: The role of medical forensic evidence collected by sexual assault nurse-examiners. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 36 (7): 712-727.



• Greeson, M. R., Campbell, R., and Kobes, S. K. E. (2008).  Step-by-step practitioner toolkit for evaluating the work of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs in the criminal justice system. NCJ 226499. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Kelly, L., Lovett, J., and Regan, L. (2005).  A gap or a chasm? Attrition in reported rape cases. NCJ 211351. Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, London Metropolitan University.



• Koss, M. P., Bachar, K. J., Hopkins, C. Q., and Carlson, C. (2004). Expanding a community's justice response to sex crimes through advocacy, prosecutorial, and public health collaboration: Introducing the RESTORE Program. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19 (12): 1435 - 1463.



• Letourneau, E. J., Levenson, J. S., Bandyopadhyay, D., Armstrong, K. S., and Sinha, D. (2010). Effects of sex offender registration and notification on judicial decisions. Criminal Justice Review, 35 (3): 295 - 317.



• Nugent-Borakove, M. E., Fanflik, P., Troutman, D., Johnson, N., Burgess, A., O'Conner, A. L. (2006).  Testing the efficacy of SANE/SART programs: Do they make a difference in sexual assault arrest and prosecution outcomes? NCJ 214252. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Palmer, J. E. (2013). Sexual assault in Indian Country and the Tribal Law and Order Act. Criminal Justice Research Review, 14 (3): 61-64.



• Patterson, D. (2011). The linkage between secondary victimization by law enforcement and rape case outcomes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26 (2): 328-347.



• Spohn, C., Beichner, D., and Davis-Frenzel, E. (2001). Prosecutorial justifications for sexual assault case rejection: Guarding the “Gateway to Justice.” Social Problems, 48, 206-235.



• Spohn, C. C., Beichner, D., Franzel, E. D., and Holleran, D. (2002).  Prosecutors' charging decisions in sexual assault cases: A multi-site study. NCJ 197048. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, US Department of Justice.



• Spohn, C. and Holleran, D. (2004).  Prosecuting sexual assault: A comparison of charging decisions in sexual assault cases involving strangers, acquaintances, and intimate partners. NCJ 199720. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Uekert, B., Miller, N., DuPree, C., Spence, D., and Archer, C. (2001).  Evaluation of the STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program: Law enforcement and prosecution components. NCJ 189163. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.



• Zweig, J. M. and Burt, M. R. (2006). Predicting case outcomes and women's perceptions of the legal system's response to domestic violence and sexual assault: Does interaction between community agencies matter? Criminal Justice Policy Review, 17 (2), 202 - 233.



• Zweig, J. M. and Burt, M. R. (2003). Effects of interactions among community agencies on legal system responses to domestic violence and sexual assault in STOP-funded communities. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 14 (2), 249 - 272.







Stalking Publications

• *Brewster, M. P. (2001). Legal help-seeking experiences of former intimate-stalking victims.   Criminal Justice Policy Review, 12 (2), 91 - 112.



• Klein, A., Salomon, A., Huntington, N., Dubois, J., and Lang, D. (2009).  A statewide study of stalking and its criminal justice response.   NCJ 228354. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.





• Melton, H. C. (2004). Stalking in the context of domestic violence: Findings on the criminal justice system. Women & Criminal Justice, 15(3/4): 33 - 58.



• *Miller, N. (2001).  Stalking laws and implementation practices: A national review for policymakers and practitioners. NCJ 197066. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
• Miller, N. (1999).  Report on a 1998 national survey of law enforcement and prosecution initiatives against stalking.   Institute for Law and Justice.



• Tjaden, P., Thoennes, N., and Allison, C. J. (2000). Comparing stalking victimization from legal and victim perspectives. Violence and Victims, 15 (1): 7 - 22.