Do Arrests And Restraining Orders Work?

In this provocative contribution to the debate on which interventions are mosteffective in reducing domestic violence a wide range of research methods andanalys... » 

In this provocative contribution to the debate on which interventions are mosteffective in reducing domestic violence a wide range of research methods andanalyses are presented and a number of issues raised. These include whetherthe criminal justice response to domestic violence is inadequate whether thereis a conflict of interest between society and the victim of violence andwhether alternative means should be used to deter chronic batterers who areundeterred by the criminal justice response. «