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The State Of Domestic Violence Protective Orders In Hidalgo County, Texas, Cindy Noel Berner
The State Of Domestic Violence Protective Orders In Hidalgo County, Texas, Cindy Noel Berner
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Domestic violence has long been an issue for the criminal justice system and society. Despite decades of research, activism, and intervention programs, much remains to be accomplished. There are many facets to studying domestic violence. However, there are few studies that specifically deal with protective orders and what, if any, effect they have on the occurrence of domestic violence. The goal of this researcher was to discover whether there were any relationships between variables such as age, gender, and employment status and the decision to not issue a protective order. The data used in this study were obtained from the …