INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL FOR JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTINUING RESTRAINING ORDERS

Family Court Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 274-286

  Ballou, Mary ^a   Tabol, Charity ^a   Liriano, Dorcas ^b   Vazquez Nuttall, Kim ^c   Butler, Christine ^d   Boorstein, Beverly W ^e   McGovern, Sheila ^f  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^c Boston Public Health Commission's Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services   (United States)

^d SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Norfolk Probate and Family Court   (United States)

^f Middlesex Probate and Family Court   (United States)

Author keywords

action research; decision making tool; domestic violence; interdisciplinary collaboration; judicial decision making; needs assessment; qualitative methodology; restraining order continuance

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649537608     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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