Lisa V. Martin, The Importance of Civil Pathways to Protection Orders, 113 Geo. L.J. 122 (2024). Allan Erbsen Civil Protection Orders (CPOs) empower targets of domestic violence to enlist the state as an ally. Streamlined procedures enable plaintiffs to avert abuse that public institutions might otherwise be unable to address. In contrast to criminal remedies, civil remedies focus on protecting victims rather than punishing abusers, rely on robed magistrates rather than armed officers, and re...
