Domestic Violence Final
If domestic violence is present in the home, the risk that children will be abused or neglected is ____ times higher than the national average.
15
According to chapter 1, what percentage of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner?
33%
According to the chapter, what percentage of domestic violence victims are women?
85%
How does law enforcement usually discover domestic violence incidents as they are occurring?
911 calls
Abuse
Acts of domestic violence
Guilt
Apologizing and promising not to repeat the abuse
__________ is described as a female who has been the victim of two cycles of violent behavior from an abuser and may experience feelings of blame, fault and fear.
Battered woman syndrome
Which is NOT one of the reasons listed as to why immigrants in the U.S. do not report domestic violence?
Beliefs that police are corrupt and cannot be trusted
_________ can occur in intimate partner relationships in the form of unwanted, harassing and/or threatening instant or text messages or social media posts.
Both of the choices listed
____________ occurs when in-laws consider the dowry to be inadequate and the husband or his family sets the wife on fire.
Bride-burning
________________ ruled, 7-2, that a city and its police department could not be sued under 42 U.S.C. §1983 for failing to enforce a restraining order, which could have potentially prevented the murders of a woman's three children by her estranged husband.
Castle Rock v. Gonzales (2005)
Back to normal
Engaging in behaviors such as buying gifts or going out to eat so that the relationship may seem great
___________ is a popular but derogatory term used in Bangladesh and other countries in the region to describe the public (and private) sexual harassment or molestation of women.
Eve teasing
"Intimate partner" relationships include adult siblings, elderly relatives, adult children and pets.
False
A mutual arrest occurs when the police determine that both parties committed DV-related crimes.
False
According to chapter 1, domestic violence affects only some cultures and certain socioeconomic demographics.
False
According to studies, the largest group of female batterers who engage in domestic violence do so for the same reasons as men, to gain power and control over their partners.
False
According to the chapter, all forms of elder abuse are considered domestic violence.
False
According to the chapter, domestic violence is narrowly defined as physical and sexual violence between intimate partners.
False
According to the domestic violence account featured in chapter 1 (June 2007 in Delavan, Wisconsin), Ambrosio Analco killed his three children, his estranged girlfriend, his estranged girlfriend's sister and the husband of his estranged girlfriend's sister.
False
According to the lecture, there is a mandatory report writing requirement for all domestic violence-related incidents in the State of Oregon, regardless of the incidents being criminal or noncriminal in nature.
False
According to the text, civil restraining orders can be granted as part of the terms of probation when a DV offender is sentenced.
False
According to the textbook, domestic violence advocacy strictly refers to providing direct services for domestic violence survivors.
False
After 1984, domestic violence programs have had to rely solely on charities and private contributions for funding.
False
Alcohol and drugs are a major cause of domestic abuse.
False
All 50 states, except Texas, have adopted stalking laws.
False
Because of ethical conflicts in forcing victims to testify and appear in court, victim advocates cannot work for prosecutors' offices.
False
Behaviors considered illegal forms of DV include sexual abuse, economic deprivation, denying freedom, isolation from friends and family, physical aggression, mental and emotional abuse and intimidation.
False
Currently, there are no existing international programs to address domestic violence in developing countries.
False
Domestic violence is only used as a legal term, which defines elements of certain crimes and their corresponding punishments.
False
During investigations of domestic violence incidents, police prefer to interview the parties together to get the most accurate information.
False
Female Genital Mutilation is a practice that only rarely occurs in the world today.
False
Female infanticide is an extinct practice in the world today.
False
Gender-based violence is a term limited in scope to intimate partner violence.
False
Restraining orders are powerful legal tools prohibiting contact between the petitioner and the respondent with research showing less than 20% violation rates within the first year of instatement.
False
Stalking behaviors exclusively occur in intimate partner relationships.
False
Street muggings are technically considered stalking because they typically involving following the targets before the crimes.
False
Substance abuse is considered a causal factor of domestic violence.
False
The Latin term familia has always had a positive connotation with its origins describing a group of people related to one another.
False
The crime of stalking and obtaining a stalking protective order are synonymous.
False
The only legal recourse for domestic violence victims is hope that the abuser will be arrested as part of police investigations.
False
The primary focus of victim advocated is batterer responsibility.
False
The terms family violence, domestic violence and intimate partner violence are synonymous terms with no differences or distinctions between them.
False
The vast majority of stalking cases involve strangers as opposed to current or former intimate partner relationships, which comprise very few cases.
False
There is only one type of protection order, ones that protect victims of intimate partner violence.
False
To obtain a restraining order, one must retain the services of a competent attorney.
False
Violence Against Women's Act funding is limited to only law enforcement and prosecution activities to reduce domestic violence.
False
Which is NOT a typical barrier to leaving an abusive relationship for victims?
Feeling empowered
________ is the act of aborting a fetus because it is female.
Female feticide
According to the textbook, women who believe they are at risk of __________ may seek asylum in the United States.
Female genital mutilation
_________ was a Victorian feminist who wrote "Wife Torture in England," linked economic power as a means of control and influenced the passage of the Matrimonial Causes Act of 1878.
Frances Power Cobbe
______________ is defined as violence that is directed against a woman because she is a woman or violence that affects women disproportionately
Gender-based violence
In some counties, including the U.S., being a rape victim or engaging in premarital intercourse as a female can lead to a/an ___________.
Honor Killing
__________ is described as a traditional practice in which men kill a female relative who is believed to have brought dishonor upon the family or community.
Honor killing
The following passage is from which legal code or court case? "In a number of cases men may be excused for the injuries they inflict on their wives, nor should they law intervene. Provided he neither kills nor maims her, it is legal for a man to beat his wife when she wrongs him."
Laws and Customs of Beavais
Rationalization
Making excuses for violent behavior
Male privilege, social exclusion, gender discrimination and sexual objectification are examples of ___________.
Misogyny
According to the chapter, which of the following is NOT considered verbal abuse?
Monitoring a partner's social media
Situational couple violence
Mutual, low-level violence (i.e. pushing or grabbing) perpetrated by both partners as a means of poor conflict management.
Who first sponsored the Day of Unity?
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
According to the lecture, is there actual historical basis tying the term "rule of thumb" to English Common Law that permitted wife beating?
No
Which former professional athlete faced prosecution for murder of his spouse and another person, bringing domestic violence to the national stage in the 1990s?
OJ Simpson
Separation-instigated violence
One or two violent episodes only - around time of separation
Which is NOT a service that domestic violence advocates provide?
Operate batterer treatment programs
Which state was the first to enact a mandatory arrest law for domestic violence?
Oregon
__________ is described as intense feelings of distress, fear and anxiety when reminded of domestic violence experience(s).
PTSD
_________ is a type of social organization that places the father as the supreme rules within the family, making the wife and children dependent on him by law and societal expectation.
Patriarchy
Which is NOT one of the contributing factors listed in the book for why batterers are abusive?
Poor anger management skills
Planning/fantasizing
Set up phase focusing on what the partner has done wrong and what the abuser can do to punish the victim
_________ was the humiliating English custom of parading a man through town on the back of a donkey for allowing his private life (e.g. male DV victimization) to become public knowledge.
Skimmington
Violent Resistance
The target of intimate terrorism uses violence in response to the coercive controlling violence
Which is NOT a reason given in the lecture on why we should care about domestic violence around the world and in other cultures?
There is a direct link between children exposed to domestic violence and later engagement in terrorism.
Which landmark case found that the victim had been denied equal protection under the law and changed the way police responded to DV calls?
Thurman v. City of Torrington (1985)
With which condition is this description associated? Based on power distribution and emotional bonding, the cycle of dependency and reduced self-esteem creates a strong, emotional bond for the victim once intermittent abuse is normalized.
Traumatic bonding
According to the chapter, domestic violence is considered a global issue.
True
Around the world, there are millions of victims of domestic violence each year.
True
Before the mid-1970s, domestic violence victims had few governmental resources available for assistance.
True
Being young, black, low-income, divorced or separated, a resident of rental housing, and a resident of an urban area have all been associated with higher rates of domestic violence victimization among women.
True
Domestic violence can have lasting effects on the lives of children, intimate partners and elders.
True
During the medieval period in Europe, men were encouraged by the church to be the moral guardians of women, legally permitting them to punish their wives with violence.
True
Financial exploitation can be a form of elder abuse.
True
Forced prostitution and child marriages are common in poverty-stricken families in some countries.
True
Juvenile detention centers, shelters and jails are filled with persons who have been affected by domestic violence.
True
Mandatory arrest laws require officers to make an arrest if they believe an assault related to domestic violence has occurred, even if the victim does not want the abuser to be arrested.
True
Mandatory reporting requirements for police can lead to a spike in reported DV-related statistics in the short-run. However, studies show that in the long-run, there is a reduction of actual DV incidents.
True
Police are cautious when entering the scene of domestic violence.
True
Teen dating violence has many of the same characteristics as domestic violence.
True
There are research-based, screening tools available to determine which DV offenders are most likely to recidivate and/or be at higher risk for committing a DV-related murder.
True
Until recent decades, marital rape was not considered a crime in most American states.
True
Violence against women has been accepted as normal practice for thousands of years.
True
When most hear the words domestic violence, the image of someone physically battered comes to mind, but technology is increasingly replacing fists as the weapon of choice in abusive relationships.
True
Who authored a report in the mid-1980s based on task force findings calling for more domestic violence victim assistance, prevention and awareness, education and training, research and reporting and legislative action?
United States Surgeon General
Which is NOT advice provided by the National Domestic Violence Hotline for helping someone in an abusive relationship?
Use "tough love" with the victim if they refuse to leave a DV relationship.
Characterological Violence
Using violence as a means of inducing fear and controlling the victim
According to the textbook, _________ are at the highest risk of intimate partner violence.
Women ages 20 - 24
According to the Minnesota Domestic Violence Experiment, ______________.
arresting abusers reduced their involvement in future domestic violence by 50%
According to the 2008 National Institute of Justice survey on domestic violence arrests, _____________.
none of the choices listed
The first day of October represents ______________.
the Day of Unity
