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Restraining Orders in California

A Look at Statewide Data

Susan B. Sorenson

University of California-Los Angeles

Haikang Shen

University of California-Los Angeles

The authors tabulated statewide administrative data for all types of restraining orders. On June 6, 2003, there were 227,941 active restraining orders against adults in California; most were for domestic violence. Rates of restraining orders (i.e., restrained persons) were highest for men, African Americans, and 25- to 34-year-olds. In 72.2% of the orders, a woman was to be protected and a man was to be restrained; in 19.3%, the restrained and protected persons were of the same sex. Although state law prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by persons against whom a restraining order is issued, 9.2% of the orders documented no firearm restrictions.

Key Words: domestic violence • firearms • restraining orders • women’s health

Violence Against Women, Vol. 11, No. 7, 912-933 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801205276944
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