Should Protection Orders Be Applied to Intimate Partner Violence

Worldwide, some marriages and other multiple related romantic relationships have reported many incidences of intimate partner violence that has exposed many to suffering. It occurs as a result of aggressive behaviors, which usually vary in level of severity. Common acts of intimate partner violence include physical violence, sexual violence, psychological aggression, and stalking, among other actions, which all attribute to negative health issues and other severe consequences (Gosselin, 2019). Based on such dynamics, I believe protection orders can play a key role in preventing intimate partner violence through a number of ways that include criminalization of offenders, heavy monetary fines on individuals acting against the orders and creating fear, and many other factors.

Firstly, protection orders can truly help prevent intimate partner violence through criminalization as part of the element of the order required to protect the victim. In most instances, protection orders, whether issued by a court or any other legal body, such as that of human rights, encompasses multiple restrictions, which are aimed at preventing future problems for the affected individuals (Gosselin, 2019). The provision of criminalization in such orders as one of the methods of preventing domestic violence is essential since the perpetrators are exposed to the wrath of the law through potential arrests if they get involved in further intimate partner abuses. Through such arrests, the perpetrators are kept out of reach of victims of their actions through court hearings that may end up reprimanding them in prisons and other mental correctional facilities if required. Such physical exclusions are significant in reducing intimate partner violence.

Lastly, protection orders can truly prevent intimate partner violence through their capacity to eliminate dangerous weapons used in committing such felonies. During intimate partner violence like physical abuse, victims undergo various waves of abuse, with some involving the use of deadly weapons like guns acquired through legal means and several common household tools like knives, among other dangerous tools (Gosselin, 2019). In such cases, the issuance of restriction or protection orders eliminates the possession of such dangerous weapons by the perpetrators. It generates a profound impact, which helps minimize associated problems of intimate partner relationships like death and other serious damages (Gosselin, 2019). Additionally, the failure of the frequent perpetrators to access such tools to use in committing their felonies makes them less dangerous, which is important in keeping their partners safer.