Criminal Orders of Protection for Domestic Violence: Associated Revictimization, Mental Health, and Well-being Among Victims
@article{Sullivan2019CriminalOO, title={Criminal Orders of Protection for Domestic Violence: Associated Revictimization, Mental Health, and Well-being Among Victims}, author={Tami P. Sullivan and Nicole H. Weiss and Jacqueline Woerner and Janan P. Wyatt and Camille Carey}, journal={Journal of Interpersonal Violence}, year={2019}, volume={36}, pages={10198 - 10219} }
All states issue criminal protection orders (POs) with the intention of improving the lives of victims of domestic violence (DV); however, there is a dearth of research examining their impact. This study aims to examine the impact of criminal POs with different levels of restrictions on victims’ revictimization, mental health, and well-being. A cross-sectional design was used to collect data regarding two time points during one interview among a sample of 298 victims in a criminal DV case…
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