﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:33:18 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Restraining Orders Fail Victims, So Why Does the Abuse Industry Push for Them?, WAVE Columnist Asks</title><link>http://news.cision.com/women-against-vawa-excess/r/restraining-orders-fail-victims--so-why-does-the-abuse-industry-push-for-them--wave-columnist-asks,c9231241</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision464061</guid><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON / March 12, 2012 – Restraining orders don’t help victims and waste taxpayer resources, claims Crystal Smoot in her recent editorial (1). So why aren’t abuse-reduction advocates pushing for criminal justice programs that work?, she asks. Smoot’s article was recently published at the Women Against VAWA Excess (WAVE) website.

Smoot highlights an early Colorado case in which a restraining order failed to prevent the killing of three young girls.

The case, Gonzales v. Castle Rock, was eventually heard before the U.S. Supreme Court, with Department of Justice officials arguing]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:09:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>