@article{ref1,
title="Restraining orders in California: a look at statewide data",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2005",
author="Sorenson, Susan B. and Shen, Haikang",
volume="11",
number="7",
pages="912-933",
abstract="The authors tabulated statewide administrative data for all types of restraining orders. On June 6, 2003, there were 227,941 active restraining orders against adults in California; most were for domestic violence. Rates of restraining orders (i.e., restrained persons) were highest for men, African Americans, and 25- to 34-year-olds. In 72.2% of the orders, a woman was to be protected and a man was to be restrained; in 19.3%, the restrained and protected persons were of the same sex. Although state law prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by persons against whom a restraining order is issued, 9.2% of the orders documented no firearm restrictions.",
language="",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801205276944",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801205276944"
}