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Perspectives on Civil Protective Orders in Domestic Violence Cases: The Rural and Urban Divide

NCJ Number
230410
Date Published
June 2010
Length
5 pages
Publication Series
Annotation
This study examined the impact of civil protective orders (CPOs) against perpetrators of domestic violence on the safety of their victims in five Kentucky jurisdictions.
Abstract
This study examined the impact of civil protective orders against perpetrators of domestic violence on the safety of their victims in five Kentucky jurisdictions.

Date Published: June 1, 2010