It Costs More to Do Nothing: Preventing Male Perpetration of Domestic Violence

Authors: Wells, L., Emery, H., Boodt, C., Fyie, K. Date: February 2026 This policy brief examines the economic burden of failing to intervene earlier in the trajectories of 934 male perpetrators who were charged with domestic violence offences in Calgary, Canada, in 2019. It identifies the annual cost of addressing domestic violence in Calgary through examining all of the efforts expended by…