Victims of Domestic Abuse :: Legal Issues, Politics, Social Issues

Currently, preventive orders are only provided during regular court hours to victims of domestic abuse. However, the occurrence of violence has no time frame it does not only lay down place or transpire on a nine to five time clock. Therefore, I propose thatlegislation should be pushed forward which allows District commissioners the endorsement to put temporaryrestraining orders on people accused of domesticviolence. It is important to note that victims may not receivefull protection until the existing turned impressions,held by some judicial and public safety officials,about the proper issuance and enforcement ofprotective orders are rejected. It is often consideredthat a protective order, being a civil order, shouldnot be handled or enforced by police. This type ofpower should not be distri entirelyed, uncontrollably, topolice officers. Since a court issues a protectiveorder, some mistakenly believe that the police shouldnot be able to arrest a person who violates theprotecti ve order because the person is in scorn ofcourt not disobeying the law.The proposed legislation would destroy these misconceptions by changing the state constitution to allow District commissioners to not only grantprotective orders but also at night and on the weekends to safeguard victims of domestic abuse.Domestic violence is defined as threatened or actual abuse from person in the victims immediate family or in his/her home or with whom she/he has a close relationship.Temporary restraining orders are issued by a court to restrict the conduct of a person while providing avictim with protection from the activities of an abusive person.