Early intervention in repeat cases of domestic violence: An evaluation of Project 360

Last registered on July 03, 2019
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Early intervention in repeat cases of domestic violence: An evaluation of Project 360
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000537
Initial registration date
October 30, 2014

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First published
October 30, 2014, 9:32 AM EDT

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Last updated
July 03, 2019, 10:33 AM EDT

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Locations

Country
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner
Affiliation
University of Leicester
Contact Primary Investigator

Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Jesse Matheson
PI Affiliation
University of Leicester
Contact Investigator

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2014-10-15
End date
2016-09-30
Keywords
Education, Health, Welfare
Additional Keywords
Domestic violence, prosecution, crime, early intervention, schooling
JEL code(s)
J12, I28, I31, J13
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Domestic violence refers to all incidents of violence and abuse between family members and those who are, or have been, in an intimate relationship. This includes physical, psychological, sexual, financial and emotional abuse. Domestic violence is estimated to cost the public purse in excess of £5 billion every year (Walby, 2004), not including the intangible, long-term, costs of trauma and emotional suffering for children, families and communities.
Project 360 is the first randomised-control trial of a multi-agency approach to dealing with repeat domestic violence in the UK.
Following current procedure, households assessed as high risk by responding police officers are provided with assistance from the Domestic Abuse Support Team (DAST). However, these households make up only four percent of the cases mentioned above. The remaining medium and low risk households do not receive DAST assistance unless seven or more incidents occur within the preceding 365 days. Project 360 extends the service currently offered through DAST by: 1) providing an intervention to households which do not qualify under current procedures; 2) reducing the response time of first contact with victims (currently seven days, on average, for DAST); 3) for households with children, expanding the intervention to pass information directly to schools.
The experimental design of Project 360 will allow us to estimate the causal effect of the intervention on a number of outcomes reflecting the impact on households, victims and children. Combining these outcomes with information on public expenditures we will provide a full cost-benefit analysis of the programme.


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Registration Citation

Citation
Foureaux Koppensteiner, Martin and Jesse Matheson. 2019. "Early intervention in repeat cases of domestic violence: An evaluation of Project 360." AEA RCT Registry. July 03. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.537-5.0
Former Citation
Foureaux Koppensteiner, Martin and Jesse Matheson. 2019. "Early intervention in repeat cases of domestic violence: An evaluation of Project 360." AEA RCT Registry. July 03. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/537/history/49267
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The intervention targets households that have experienced three incidents of police-reported domestic violence in 365 days. Households that meet these criteria are randomly allocated in either a treatment group or a control group. In the treatment group, victims will be contacted, by phone, by a trained outreach worker within 24hrs of the event. The engagement worker will offer to provide further assistance to the victim and, if assistance is accepted, visit the victim within 24 hours of the call. If children are in the household, schools will be informed that a domestic disturbance has taken place. Victims from households in the control group will receive the services available through current procedures.
Intervention Start Date
2014-10-15
Intervention End Date
2015-09-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
The principal outcomes of interest will be: Number of police call-outs (made by the victim and made by a third party), participation with engagement workers, victim police statements (and withdrawal of statements), victim engagement in legal proceedings, and sentencing of perpetrators.
A second source of primary data will be a victim follow-up survey, conducted one month and four months following an incident. The survey will solicit self-reported measures from victims covering three areas: 1) Perceived safety/security/quality of life, 2) Awareness of and confidence in accessing support services, 3) Ongoing relationship with the perpetrator.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The intervention targets households that have experienced three incidents of police-reported domestic violence in 365 days. Households that meet these criteria are randomly allocated in either a treatment group or a control group. In the treatment group, victims will be contacted, by phone, by a trained outreach worker within 24hrs of the event. The engagement worker will offer to provide further assistance to the victim and, if assistance is accepted, visit the victim within 24 hours of the call. If children are in the household, schools will be informed that a domestic disturbance has taken place. Victims from households in the control group will receive the services available through current procedures.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
Units of randomization: Individuals passing the threshold of 4 repeat incidences of reported domestic violence.
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
NA
Sample size: planned number of observations
1,100 individuals.
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
50:50
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
University of Leicester Ethics Committee
IRB Approval Date
2014-06-30
IRB Approval Number
Details not available
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

Study Withdrawal

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
Yes
Intervention Completion Date
September 30, 2016, 12:00 +00:00
Data Collection Complete
Yes
Data Collection Completion Date
September 30, 2016, 12:00 +00:00
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization)
NA
Was attrition correlated with treatment status?
No
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations
1,015
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms
510 treatment, 505 control
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
No
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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