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Results for domestic violence (iowa) intimate partner violence
1 results foundAuthor: Iowa. Department of Human Rights, Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Title: Public Safety Advisory Board: The Effectiveness of Domestic Abuse Protective Orders & Court Practices in Sentencing Violators Summary: Deterring abuse is important to ensuring safety among domestic violence and assault victims. Protective orders are tools aimed at restricting contact between the victim and the abuser to prevent subsequent violence. While empirical research has indicated that protective orders are effective, the extent of the effectiveness is uncertain because violation rates have varied widely from study to study. In addition, little research exists to explain how violations of protective orders are handled, which factors are considered when giving penalties, and whether certain situations lead to a given type of penalty. Punishing protective order violators is important because, if abusers have violated the order once, it is likely that they will so again; without enforcement, the order is essentially a piece of paper that does not protect the victim from danger. Another important consideration is the nature of the punishment. Iowa law allows defendants accused of domestic abuse contact order violations to be charged with civil contempt or a criminal misdemeanor. These two penalties differ in severity and impact on the offender’s criminal record. The current study attempts to fill these gaps in the research. The purpose of the study is to 1) Examine practices for handling protective order violations and compare Iowa’s eight judicial districts to identify whether there are differences in court practices. 2) Determine the effectiveness of protective orders in Iowa by calculating protective order violation rates and subsequent occurrences of domestic violence. The first research question was addressed through the use of a survey of county attorneys and judges. The purpose of the survey was to identify variations among the districts in procedures pertaining to protective/no contact orders and differences in how violations of orders are treated (as civil contempt or criminal simple misdemeanor) as allowed under Iowa Code 664A.7. The survey also asked participants about their opinions on the effectiveness of Code 664A.7, their perspectives on certain aspects of the law, and their ideas for how it could be improved. The questionnaire, which was developed in collaboration with county attorneys and a judge, was reviewed by several other legal professionals to ensure that questions were appropriate and relevant. An email providing a link to the online questionnaire was sent to all 99 county attorneys and all 8 judicial district chief judges and administrators. Details: Iowa: Iowa Department of Human Rights, 2011. 39p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 6, 2012 at http://www.humanrights.iowa.gov/cjjp/images/pdf/Domestic_Violence_Report.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.humanrights.iowa.gov/cjjp/images/pdf/Domestic_Violence_Report.pdf Shelf Number: 125160 Keywords: Domestic Violence (Iowa) Intimate Partner ViolenceProtective OrdersRestraining OrdersViolence Against Women |