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Victim Protection Orders have gained wide use by local courts as one method to protect victims of domestic violence. This study of protection orders involves interviews with individuals who obtained such orders in Arizona. The research questions specifically addressed those variables known as the “stake in conformity” variables in the six attempted replications of the Sherman–Berk Minneapolis Police Study, to examine their potential relevance for the effectiveness of victim protection orders. The findings of this study are analyzed in terms of other research about the effectiveness of victim protection orders.
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Johnson, J.M., Luna, Y. & Stein, J. Victim Protection Orders and the Stake in Conformity Thesis. Journal of Family Violence 18, 317–323 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026245531244
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