The Santa Ana Police Department aggressively enforces laws designed to protect the victims of domestic violence, elder abuse, and sexual assault. In California, it is a crime to threaten, assault, sexually violate, or otherwise harm another person, including a spouse, ex-spouse, parents, lover, or dating partner. Victims of domestic violence should immediately report any abuse to the police department.
Despite reassurances from the batterer, incidents of domestic violence may continue to increase in both intensity and frequency. The Santa Ana Police Department has a full-time victim assistance specialist assigned to assist the victims of domestic violence with temporary shelter, medical assistance, resource information, and more.
We encourage victims of domestic violence to obtain a restraining order against a batterer to further protect family members and themselves from continued abuse. Due to legal constraints, subjects arrested for domestic violence may be released at any time.
Victims of domestic violence are encouraged to use the Victim Notification Everyday V. As a victim of domestic violence, you have the right to file a petition with the Superior Court requesting a restraining order. Judges may issue orders that:. After you file a restraining order with the court, the restrained person must be served with a copy of the order before it can be enforced. After a restraining order has been properly served and filed, the restrained person is subject to arrest for any violation of the order.
Some of these services include medical care, counseling, transportation, court escort, state compensation claims, and crisis intervention. It also gives special emphasis to helping several types of victims: domestic violence, senior citizens, sexual assault, and families of homicide victims.
