INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL FOR JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTINUING RESTRAINING ORDERS

INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL FOR JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING IN CONTINUING RESTRAINING ORDERS

Probate and family court judges have to make rapid decisions regarding continuance of restraining orders - inadequate background information or awareness of which psychological and behavioural factors are most relevant - model developed which brings psychosocial factors into consideration for judges...

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Veröffentlicht in:Family court review 2007-04, Vol.45 (2), p.274-286
Hauptverfasser: Ballou, Mary, Tabol, Charity, Liriano, Dorcas, Vazquez-Nuttall, Kim, Butler, Christine, Boorstein, Beverly W., McGovern, Sheila
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
action research
Court decisions
COURT ORDERS
Decision making
decision-making tool
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FAMILY COURT
Family law
Injunctions
interdisciplinary collaboration
Judges & magistrates
JUDGMENTS
judicial decision making
needs assessment
Psychological aspects
qualitative methodology
restraining order continuance
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Zusammenfassung:Probate and family court judges have to make rapid decisions regarding continuance of restraining orders - inadequate background information or awareness of which psychological and behavioural factors are most relevant - model developed which brings psychosocial factors into consideration for judges - project's methodology highlights interdisciplinary collaboration and consideration of needs and constraints in developing decision-making tools.
ISSN:1531-2445
1744-1617
DOI:10.1111/j.1744-1617.2007.00143.x