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Title page 1

Contents 1

Abstract 3

1. Introduction 4

2. Institutional Background and Conceptual Framework 6

2.1. Background on Non-Mandatory Police Reporting Policy 6

2.2. Non-Mandatory Police Reporting Policy and Domestic Violence 7

3. Data 8

3.1. Data on Domestic Violence 9

3.2. Data on Hospital Records 9

3.3. Data from the Survey on Violence Against Women 9

4. Empirical Approach 10

5. Non-Mandatory Police Reporting and Domestic Violence 11

6. Mechanisms 12

6.1. Preventing Escalation 13

6.2. Facilitating Relationship Dissolution 14

6.3. Reducing Violence Within Relationships 15

7. Conclusions 15

References 17

Tables 21

Table 1. Mechanisms: Impact of NML on Intimate Partner Homicides 21

Table 2. Mechanisms: Impact of NML on Hospitallization 22

Table 3. Mechanisms: Domestic Abuse as Reason for Relationship Dissolution 23

Table 4. Impact of Non-Mandatory Laws on Non-Fatal Outcomes 24

Figures 20

Figure 1. Event Study coefficient plot 20

Appendix Tables 26

Table A1. Main Variable De&nitions and Sources 26

Table A2. Descriptive Statistics 27

Table A3. Questions from the Survey on Violence Agaisnt Women 28

Table A4. Endogenous Adoption of Non Mandatory Reporting Laws 31

Appendix Figures 29

Figure A1. Process to access services 29

Figure A2. Event Study coefficient plot 30

초록보기

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.