ABSTRACT This paper assesses the design and use of protection orders for domestic violence in England and Wales. It draws on data from 400 police classified domestic violence incidents and 65 interviews with victims/survivors, as well as new analysis of government justice data from England and Wales, to address a gap in literature on protection orders. The paper identifies an increasing civil-criminal ‘hybridisation’ of protection orders in England and Wales, and argues that a dual regime has developed, with orders issued by police and/or in criminal proceedings increasingly privileged (and enforced) over victim-led civil orders. Whilst protection orders are being used – as intended – flexibly to protect domestic violence victims, the way they are applied in practice risks downgrading domestic violence in criminal justice terms. The conclusions are especially timely in light of current Government proposals to rationalise protection orders by introducing a single overarching Domestic Abuse Protection Order in England and Wales.

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不再是民事问题？英格兰和威尔士家庭暴力保护令的设计和使用

摘要 本文评估了英格兰和威尔士家庭暴力保护令的设计和使用。它利用来自 400 起警方分类的家庭暴力事件和 65 次对受害者/幸存者的采访的数据，以及对英格兰和威尔士政府司法数据的新分析，以解决保护令文献中的空白。该论文确定了英格兰和威尔士保护令的民事-刑事“混合”日益增多，并认为双重制度已经发展，警察和/或刑事诉讼中的命令越来越比受害者主导的民事诉讼更享有特权（和强制执行）。命令。虽然保护令正按预期灵活地用于保护家庭暴力受害者，但它们在实践中的应用方式可能会降低刑事司法方面的家庭暴力等级。