@article{ref1,
title="The denial of emergency protection: Factors associated with court decision making",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2008",
author="Jordan, Carol E. and Pritchard, Adam J. and Wilcox, Pamela and Duckett-Pritchard, Danielle",
volume="23",
number="5",
pages="603-616",
abstract="Despite the importance of civil orders of protection as a legal resource for victims of intimate partner violence, research is limited in this area, and most studies focus on the process following a court's initial issuance of an emergency order. The purpose of this study is to address a major gap in the literature by examining cases where victims of intimate partner violence are denied access to temporary orders of protection. The study sample included a review of 2,205 petitions that had been denied by a Kentucky court during the 2003 fiscal year. The study offers important insights into the characteristics of petitioners and respondents to denied orders and outlines individual, contextual, structural, qualitative/perceptual, and procedural factors associated with the denial of temporary or emergency protective orders. Recommendations for statutory changes, judicial education, and future research to remedy barriers to protection are offered.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.603",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.23.5.603"
}