Disarming abusers: domestic violence protective order (DVPO) firearm restriction processes and dispositions

Research summary We investigated the degree to which legislatively mandated firearm restrictions for domestic violence protective orders (DVPOs) have been implemented in North Carolina. We used a representative sample of n = 406 DVPO hearings (2016-17) and found that defendant access to firearms was...

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Authors: Kafka, Julie M. (Author) ; Hoffman, Claire G. (Author) ; Moracco, Kathryn E. (Author) ; Williams, Deanna S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2022]
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2022, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 379-404
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Courts
Domestic violence protective orders
Firearms
Intimate Partner Violence
Protection orders