Title
Orders of Protection
Document Type
Book Section
Publication Date
8-23-2019
Publication Title
The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
Abstract
Women seeking legal assistance to end domestic violence and/or intimate partner violence have increasingly sought out civil protection orders. In fact, each year, approximately one million protection orders are issued in the United States. These legal orders restrict the access of one individual (usually a male abuser) to another individual (typically a female victim). Since these orders are issued via the civil court system, this gives a victim legal protection without utilizing the criminal court system. However, if the order is violated, the abuser could be criminally charged.
Keywords
Gender; Crime; Victimization; Criminal justice; Domestic violence; Legal orders
Disciplines
Criminology and Criminal Justice | Legal Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Language
English
Repository Citation
Troshynski, E.,
Bejinariu, A.
(2019).
Orders of Protection.
The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
Wiley Blackwell.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118929803.ewac0382