[USA] State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases / Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 2008
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/scpdvc.htm
"Examines the processing of domestic violence (DV) and non-domestic violence (non-DV) cases filed in May 2002 in 15 large urban counties. The study compares the domestic and non-domestic offenses of sexual and aggravated assault on 11 prosecution, conviction, and sentencing outcome measures. Data are also presented regarding court issued protection orders, guilty plea versus trial convictions, and the demographic characteristics of domestic violence defendants."