This resource amplifies best practices for handling violations of protective orders, including treating even a single violation as part of a course of conduct, and how to strategically handle such a violation (or violations, as is often the case) during an investigation and subsequent prosecution. It provides an overview of protection orders as well as a primer on enforcing them in cases of complicated jurisdiction, how prosecutors can charge the often co-occurring offense of stalking without running into issues of double jeopardy, and when prosecutors may want to use their discretion to do so.
This resource amplifies best practices for handling violations of protective orders, including treating even a single violation as part of a course of conduct, and how to strategically handle such a violation (or violations, as is often the case) during an investigation and subsequent prosecution. It provides an overview of protection orders as well as a primer on enforcing them in cases of complicated jurisdiction, how prosecutors can charge the often co-occurring offense of stalking without running into issues of double jeopardy, and when prosecutors may want to use their discretion to do so.
