Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? Elissa P. Benedek This research-based text is presented

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Do Arrests and Restraining Orders Work? Elissa P. Benedek This research-based text is presentedIn this provocative contribution to the debate on which interventions are most effective in reducing domestic violence, a wide range of research methods and analyses are presented and a number of issues raised. These include: whether the criminal justice response to domestic violence is inadequate; whether there is a conflict of interest between society and the victim of violence; and whether alternative means should be used to deter chronic batterers