PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Christopher T. Benitez
AU  - Dale E. McNiel
AU  - Renée L. Binder
TI  - Do Protection Orders Protect?
DP  - 2010 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 376--385
VI  - 38
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/38/3/376.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/38/3/376.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2010 Sep 01; 38
AB  - 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.