title: The denial of emergency protection: factors associated with court decision making.
abstract: Despite the importance of civil orders of protection as a legal resource for victims of intimate partner violence, research is limited in this area, and most studies focus on the process following a court's initial issuance of an emergency order. The purpose of this study is to address a major gap in the literature by examining cases where victims of intimate partner violence are denied access to temporary orders of protection. The study sample included a review of 2,205 petitions that had been denied by a Kentucky court during the 2003 fiscal year. The study offers important insights into the characteristics of petitioners and respondents to denied orders and outlines individual, contextual, structural, qualitative/perceptual, and procedural factors associated with the denial of temporary or emergency protective orders. Recommendations for statutory changes, judicial education, and future research to remedy barriers to protection are offered.
authors.affiliation: Center for Research on Violence Against Women, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0059, USA. carolj@uky.edu
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilcox
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duckett-Pritchard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D035846:Law Enforcement / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018454:Spouses