The purpose of this policy is to provide officers with information and guidance on how to process and enforce court protection orders. Another third of all emergency hospital visits by women are due to injuries sustained in domestic violence.
Children are direct or indirect victims of abuse in more than half of such domestic violence cases.
Without intervention, the pattern of abusive behavior typically escalates in both frequency and intensity. One important means of intervention is issuing court protection orders that limit or prohibit contact between individuals in abusive domestic situations. An emergency, interim or permanent injunction issued by a criminal, civil or domestic relations court that prohibits certain actionsCtypically those related to physical contact, harassment, intimidation or interference with personal libertyCthat grants custody of minor children or that requires that certain actions be taken by the respondent. This agency's court liaison authority shall ensure that a copy of all protection orders enforceable within this jurisdiction are received in a timely manner from the issuing authority. Orders that require service by this agency shall be processed in accordance with standard operating procedures for service of civil process.