%0 Journal Article %A Christopher T. Benitez %A Dale E. McNiel %A Renée L. Binder %T Do Protection Orders Protect? %D 2010 %J Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online %P 376-385 %V 38 %N 3 %X Protection orders are widely used legal interventions intended to reduce the risk of future harm by one person considered to be a threat to another. However, there has been controversy about when and whether such orders are useful. This article is a review of empirical studies of outcomes associated with protection orders and factors associated with violations of the orders. Although protection orders are not a panacea, the results support that they can serve a useful role in threat management. We describe factors to consider before implementing a protection order. %U https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/38/3/376.full.pdf