Tompson, L;
Belur, J;
Jerath, K;
(2021)
A victim-centred cost–benefit analysis of a stalking prevention programme.
Crime Science
, 10
(1)
, Article 21. 10.1186/s40163-021-00158-5.
(In press).
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Abstract
Research suggests that stalking inflicts great psychological and financial costs on victims. Yet costs of victimisation are notoriously difficult to estimate and include as intangible costs in cost–benefit analysis. This study reports an innovative cost–benefit analysis that used focus groups with multi-agency teams to collect detailed data on operational resources used to manage stalking cases. This method is illustrated through the presentation of one case study. Best- and worst-case counterfactual scenarios were generated using the risk assessment scores and practitioner expertise. The findings suggest that intervening in high-risk stalking cases was cost-beneficial to the state in all the case studies we analysed (even if it incurs some institutional costs borne by the criminal justice system or health) and was often cost-beneficial to the victims too. We believe that this method might be useful in other fields where a victim- or client-centred approach is fundamental.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A victim-centred cost–benefit analysis of a stalking prevention programme |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40163-021-00158-5 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-021-00158-5 |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Security and Crime Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136679 |
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