Carolyn Hartley

Carolyn Hartley's primary area of research focuses on legal system responses to violence against women. She is currently working on a CDC-funded project with the Iowa Department of Corrections using statewide arrest and corrections data on domestic abusers to examine the effects of court sanctions on offenders’ compliance with batterers' education programs and recidivism. Previous studies include an examination of trial strategies used in domestic violence-related felony trials and an evaluation of a specialized domestic violence prosecution program in Chicago. Hartley is also the lead faculty member for the Iowa Victim Assistance Training Academy, which trains service providers working with crime victims in the state of Iowa.