Citation

Jordan CE, Pritchard AJ, Duckett D, Charnigo R. Violence Against Women 2010; 16(12): 1396-1411.

Affiliation

University of Kentucky, Lexington. carolj@uky.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801210389680

PMID

21164216

Abstract

Research has shown that respondents to protective orders have robust criminal histories and that criminal offending behavior often follows issuance of a protective order. Nonetheless, the specific nature of the association between protective orders and criminal offending remains unclear. This study uses two classes of statistical models to more clearly delineate that relationship. The models reveal factors and characteristics that appear to be associated with offending and protective order issuance and provide indications about when a victim is most at risk and when the justice system should be most ready to provide immediate protection.

Language: en