Assessment of Extreme Risk Protection Order Use in California From 2016 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A total of 19 states and the District of Columbia now have extreme risk protection order (ERPO) or similar policies, and others are considering them; however, little research exists describing their use.

Objective

To characterize early use of California's ERPO policy by providing the first aggregate, statewide description of ERPOs, individuals subject to them, and petitioners.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed 1076 respondents to ERPOs recorded in the California Department of Justice California Restraining and Protective Order System from 2016 to 2019. Descriptive analyses of orders issued between January 1, 2016, and December 31, 2019 in California were performed, and univariate Moran I was calculated to examine county-l

SUBMITTER: Pallin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7303810 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature