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Did you know...
One in 2 women will be beaten in their lifetime?
Four million women are beaten every year?
Four thousand women die every year from these beatings?
POP is a student-directed project at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law designed to help victims of domestic abuse obtain civil protective orders from the court, with the goal of preventing further abuse, both by restraining the abuser and by empowering the victim.
Protective orders are an effective means of preventing domestic violence in most cases, because they enable the police to take action before violence occurs. POP utilizes the skills of law students, the advice and assistance of private volunteer attorneys, and the resources of Middle Way House, to serve victims of domestic violence in Monroe County.
The Indiana University Protective Order Project (POP) will be accepting cases for Summer 2009 with the exception of Summer Break (Monday, August 24 through Friday, August 28). A volunteer will be in the POP office from 11am-2pm Monday through Thursday to answer calls. The POP voicemail will be checked daily and all calls received after 2pm will be returned within 1 business day.