Episode 122: Vijetha Koppa
Vijetha Koppa
Vijetha Koppa is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Zayed University.
Date: December 16, 2025
Episode Details:
In this episode, we discuss Prof. Koppa’s research on Lethality Assessment Programs used by police in domestic violence incidents.
"Can information save lives? Effect of a victim-focused police intervention on intimate partner homicides" by Vijetha Koppa.
OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:
"Does the Certainty of Arrest Reduce Domestic Violence? Evidence from Mandatory and Recommended Arrest Laws" by Radha Iyengar.
"Revisiting the Effect of Warrantless Domestic Violence Arrest Laws on Intimate Partner Homicides" by Yoo Mi Chin and Scott Cunningham.
"Deterrence or Backlash? Arrests and the Dynamics of Domestic Violence" by Sofia Amaral, Gordon B. Dahl, Victoria Endl-Geyer, Timo Hener, and Helmut Rainer.
"Improving Batterer Intervention Programs Through Theory-Based Research" by Gregory L. Stuart, Jeff R. Temple, and Todd M. Moore.
"Batterer Intervention Programs: A Report From the Field" by Bethany J. Price and Alan Rosenbaum.
“The next Generation of Court-Mandated Domestic Violence Treatment: A Comparison Study of Batterer Intervention and Restorative Justice Programs" by Linda G. Mills, Briana Barocas, and Barak Ariel.
"The Oklahoma Lethality Assessment Study: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Lethality Assessment Program" by Jill T. Messing, Jacquelyn Campbell, Daniel W. Webster, Sheryll Brown, Beverly Patchell, and Janet Sullivan Wilson.
"Criminal Charges, Risk Assessment, and Violent Recidivism in Cases of Domestic Abuse" by Dan A. Black, Jeffrey Grogger, Tom Kirchmaier, and Koen Sanders.
"Policing in Patriarchy: An Experimental Evaluation of Reforms to Improve Police Responsiveness to Women in India" by Sandip Sukhtankar, Gabriele Kruks-Wisner, and Akshay Mangla.
"Gender, Crime and Punishment: Evidence from Women Police Stations in India" by Sofia Amaral, Sonia R. Bhalotra, and Nishith Prakash.
"Gender Violence, Enforcement, and Human Capital: Evidence from Women’s Justice Centers in Peru" by Sviatschi, Maria Micaela, and Iva Trako.
"Female Political Representation and Violence Against Women: Evidence from Brazil" by Magdalena Delaporte and Francisco Pino.