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CJA

Research Brief No. 31

NEW YORK CITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY, Inc.

January 2013

A series of reports summarizing current research from CJA Executive Director, Jerome E. McElroy Director, Research Dept., Richard R. Peterson, Ph.D. Research Brief Editor & Deputy Director, Research, Mary T. Phillips, Ph.D. Graphics & Production, Raymond P. Caligiure Administrative Associate, Annie Su

CJA is a not-for-profit corporation that provides a variety of criminal justice services under a contract with the City of New York. CJA staff interview defendants arrested in New York City, make recommendations for pretrial release, and notify released defendants of upcoming court dates. Within the Agency, the Research Department conducts studies covering a broad array of criminal justice policy concerns. The Research Brief series summarizes the results of some of these studies. New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc. 52 Duane Street New York, NY 10007 PHONE: 646 213-2500 FAX: 646 213-2650 WEB: www.nycja.org © 2013 NYC Criminal Justice Agency, Inc.

The EVE Project By Richard R. Peterson, Ph.D. Can early victim engagement increase victim participation in the prosecution — and thereby raise conviction rates — in cases of intimate partner violence? The Early Victim Engagement (EVE) Project was established in 2008 to contact victims of intimate partner violence in Brooklyn by telephone immediately after a defendant is arraigned in Criminal Court. The EVE staff provides victims with information about the case, the defendant’s release status, and the existence of an order of protection, advises them about services and safety planning, and attempts to schedule appointments for victims to come to the District Attorney’s (DA’s) office. Although EVE staff members encourage victims to schedule an intake appointment, they do not address whether victims should

participate in the prosecution. However, when the EVE Project was established, the Kings County District Attorney’s office anticipated that it would bring more victims in for an intake appointment. If so, this might increase the number of victims who decide to participate in the prosecution, which might then increase the conviction rate in cases of intimate partner violence. This report describes the results of a study assessing the impact of the EVE Project on these two outcomes in criminal cases of intimate partner violence: victim participation in the prosecution and conviction.

This Research Brief is adapted from Early Victim Engagement in Domestic Violence Cases (2013) by Richard R. Peterson, Ph.D., Director, Research Department The full report is available on CJA’s web site: www.nycja.org/research/research.htm Research Assistance: Jonathan F. Carmona, Miles H. Riemer-Peltz, Raymond P. Caligiure Systems Programming: Wayne Nehwadowich Address comments to the author at rrpcja@gmail.com Please cite as follows, adapted to your citation style: Peterson, Richard R. 2013. “The EVE Project.” Research Brief series, no. 31. New York: New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc.


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