Restraining Orders for Battered Women
Issues of Access and Efficacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11367652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janice Grau (corresponding author), Jeffrey Fagan (0000-0003-1483-5554), Sandra Wexler (0000-0002-0046-8725) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 13-28 |
| Publication date | 1984-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | The Haworth Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j014v04n03_03 |
| OpenAlex | W1811640268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
Since the passage of the Pennsylvania Protection from Abuse Act in 1976, many states have enacted legislation to provide civil restraining orders for battered women. These orders, which offer a civil court alternative to criminal sanctions, are court-issued temporary or permanent orders which direct an assailant to refrain from further abusive conduct. Interviews with recipients of restraining orders suggest that the orders are generally ineffective in reducing the rate of abuse of violence. However, they were effective in reducing abuse for women with less serious histories of family violence or where the assailant was less violent in general. They were ineffective in stopping physical violence. Measures to improve restraining order mechanisms should: more clearly codify abuse and violence, improve access for those not married or cohabitating, streamline procedures and shorten waiting periods, address a full range of child-related concerns, strengthen sanctions, and mandate official responses to violations. Additionally, comprehensive legislation is needed to coordinate civil and criminal remedies
Criminology · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Legislation · Mandate · Poison control · Political science · Sanctions · Suicide prevention · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Medicine · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,66 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2023 (36) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |