How many domestic violence courts exist?
The number of courts implementing some type of specialized process for domestic violence cases is growing; therefore, it is difficult to identify the exact number of operating domestic violence courts. The Center for Court Innovation (2007) estimates that there are nearly 300 courts nationwide that have specialized processing mechanisms for domestic violence cases. In January 1999, 160 courts had reported or been identified as having some type of specialized process for handling cases involving domestic violence, according to Susan Keilitz in Specialization of Domestic Violence Case Management in the Courts: A National Survey (NCSC, 2000).
