Domestic Violence Court Outcomes and Recidivism in Tennessee

Featuring de-identified data for replicating a study on decision making, recidivism, and re-victimization in specialized domestic violence courts in Tennessee. The underlying raw data is not publicly available and requires contacting the authors for access via MOUs. The dataset was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between court specialization and recidivism outcomes for domestic violence cases.
• Study patterns in judicial decision making within the context of domestic violence courts.
• Investigate factors associated with re-victimization in domestic violence incidents processed by specialized courts.
• Replicate the econometric and statistical analyses from the associated study on court specialization.

Strengths

• Data is de-identified to protect subject privacy.
• Dataset is specifically focused on domestic violence court specialization, a key policy area.
• Associated with a formal academic study, providing a clear analytical context.

Limitations

• The underlying raw data is not publicly available, limiting independent verification and novel analysis.
• The dataset scope is limited to Tennessee, which may not be generalizable to other jurisdictions.
• Specific sample size, variables, and temporal coverage are not detailed in the provided input.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Emily Owens.

Collection Method

Data collected for academic research on criminal court specialization; specific methodology not detailed.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Tennessee, United States.