The experiment involved a randomized test of police actions for misdemeanor domestic assault. The results showed that arresting the offenders produced a lower prevalence of repeat violence than did two alternative approaches. The study's results were publicized and appear to have caused police departments to change their arrest practices. Critics have argued that the research should have been replicated elsewhere before being publicized, in the same way that medical research undergoes extensive replication. However, further analysis of the Minneapolis experiment suggests that its policy influence was not premature nor inappropriate. Results indicate that legal researchers are fully justified in releasing and publicizing research results as soon as they have been favorably reviewed. Tables.