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Impact of Proactive Enforcement of No-Contact Orders on Victim Safety and Repeat Victimization

NCJ Number
228003
Date Published
January 2008
Length
173 pages
Annotation
This study examined whether police proactive enforcement of court-imposed no-contact orders (NCOs) on offenders in misdemeanor domestic violence cases increased victim knowledge about NCOs, reduced contact between offenders and victims, and increased victim safety and sense of well-being.
Abstract
This study examined whether police proactive enforcement of court-imposed no-contact orders (NCOs) on offenders in misdemeanor domestic violence cases increased victim knowledge about NCOs, reduced contact between offenders and victims, and increased victim safety and sense of well-being.

Date Published: January 1, 2008