@article {Heleniak:2010:1946-6560:220,
title = "Erring on the Side of Hidden Harm: The Granting of Domestic Violence Restraining Orders",
journal = "Partner Abuse",
parent_itemid = "infobike://springer/pa",
publishercode ="springer",
year = "2010",
volume = "1",
number = "2",
publication date ="2010-04-01T00:00:00",
pages = "220-229",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1946-6560",
eissn = "1946-6579",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/pa/2010/00000001/00000002/art00006",
doi = "doi:10.1891/1946-6560.1.2.220",
keyword = "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RESTRAINING ORDERS, JUDICIAL BEHAVIOR, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, JUDICIAL BIAS",
author = "Heleniak, David N.",
abstract = "In deciding whether to enter a domestic violence restraining order, many judges think about their careers in addition to the merits of the cases before them. While the damage to parentchild relationships and to children's mental health caused by the overzealous entering of restraining
orders is seldom if ever reported by the media, the harm caused by overtly violent acts following the failure to enter restraining orders most certainly is. In regards to restraining orders, the phrase "erring on the side of caution" is often invoked. It is more accurate, however, to characterize
the judge's behavior as "erring on the side of hidden harm." Rather than judges, juriesone time judicial actorsshould decide when domestic violence restraining orders are warranted.",
}