Removing Guns From Batterers: Findings From a Pilot Survey of Domestic Violence Restraining Order Recipients in California

Katherine A. Vittes; Daniel W. Webster; Shannon Frattaroli; Barbara E. Claire; Garen J. Wintemute

doi:10.1177/1077801213490561

Removing Guns From Batterers: Findings From a Pilot Survey of Domestic Violence Restraining Order Recipients in California

Katherine A. Vittes, Daniel W. Webster, Shannon Frattaroli, Barbara E. Claire, Garen J. Wintemute

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Persons under certain domestic violence restraining orders in California are required to surrender any firearms in their possession within 24 hours of service. The California Department of Justice funded a pilot program in which Sheriff's Offices in two counties developed a system for better enforcing the firearm surrender requirement. As part of a larger process evaluation, 17 restraining order recipients were interviewed about their experiences with and feelings about the removal of firearms from their abusers. Most women surveyed wanted firearms removed and felt safer as a result of their removal. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	602-616
Number of pages	15
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801213490561
State	Published - May 2013

Keywords

domestic violence policy
firearms
intimate partner violence

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Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
Law

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