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Criminal Offending Among Respondents to Protective Orders: Crime Types and Patterns That Predict Victim Risk
Violence Against Women (2010)
  • Carol E. Jordan, University of Kentucky
  • Adam J. Pritchard, University of Kentucky
  • Danielle Duckett, University of Kentucky
  • Richard Charnigo, University of Kentucky
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.
Keywords
  • civil justice,
  • criminal histories,
  • intimate partner violence,
  • protective orders
Publication Date
December, 2010
Publisher Statement

The manuscript provided, in accordance with publisher copyright rules, is the authors' postprint version. The final version is available through the journal’s website at http://vaw.sagepub.com/content/16/12/1396.

Citation Information
Carol E. Jordan, Adam J. Pritchard, Danielle Duckett and Richard Charnigo. "Criminal Offending Among Respondents to Protective Orders: Crime Types and Patterns That Predict Victim Risk" Violence Against Women Vol. 16 Iss. 12 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/caroljordan/3/