TY - JOUR T1 - Do Protection Orders Protect? JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 376 LP - 385 VL - 38 IS - 3 AU - Christopher T. Benitez AU - Dale E. McNiel AU - Renée L. Binder Y1 - 2010/09/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/38/3/376.abstract N2 - 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. ER -