Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Disarming batterers through restraining orders: the promise and the reality in California
Other Titles:	Evaluation review : a journal of applied social research
Authors:	Seave, Paul L
Keywords:	Criminal justice responses
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	30 (3), June 2006
Notes:	Laws that prohibit persons under a domestic violence restraining order from purchasing or possessing a firearm are a primary way to keep guns out of the hands of batterers. In July 2005, the California Attorney General's Task Force on the Local Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence issued a report called Keeping the Promise: Victim Safety and Batterer Accountability. The report focused, in part, on the extent to which California's domestic violence restraining order system succeeds in disarming batterers. Restraining orders are the principal means by which the criminal justice system can accomplish this objective. The Task Force found that criminal justice agencies and the courts performed poorly in this area. The report strongly recommended that a more strategic, collaborative use of laws already on the books could significantly improve performance, without much additional expense. What follows is a summary of those finding and recommendations. [?2006 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14225
ISSN:	0193-841X
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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