Chapter 12: Intimate Partner Violence

Additional remedies

- Register for confidential address - Early lease termination - Eviction protection - Locksmithing - Relocation assistance - Financial housing assistance

Nearly __________________________________ of female homicide victims are killed by an intimate partner, while only ____________________________ of male victims are killed by an intimate partner.

1. 40% 2. 3%

____________________________ of children will be exposed to intimate partner violence each year.

11%- 16% - More than three million children in the United States.

The annual rate of intimate partner violence in America is conservatively estimated at between ____________________________ of all married or cohabiting couples.

17% and 28%

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Enacted in 1994, but expired in 2019 - Provided money to states for IPV prevention and prosecution - Provided that a "person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce . . . with the intent to kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, and who, in the course of or as a result of such travel, commits or attempts to commit a crime of violence against that spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner, shall be punished" - Criminalized interstate stalking

True or false: most victims of IPV can't provide competent parenting.

FALSE - Most can - May be less emotionally available to children (anxiety, depression, etc.)

___________________________ IPV victims are women.

Four out of five - Women are also more likely to be seriously injured

In a landmark decision in 2002, Federal District Court Judge Jack Weinstein ________________________________.

Granted an injunction against New York City's child protection agency (CPS) for its practice of routinely removing children from mothers who were abused by an intimate partner - Ruled that it is unconstitutional for CPS to remove children from a fit parent simply because the parent is a victim of IPV - Upheld on appeal (CPS must evaluate on case-to-case basis)

"No drop prosecution" policies

Prosecutors do not drop— decline to pursue— IPV cases when victims refuse to cooperate - Victim may be subpoenaed

One way to reduce the number of uncooperative victims is to ____________________________.

Provide a robust network of social, safety, psychological, financial, and legal services for IPV victims - When victims believe the system will protect them and their children, victims are more likely to proceed with prosecution

Stalking generally requires ______________________________.

Repeated acts

True or false: a man who beats a woman in the presence of her children may be prosecuted for endangering the welfare of the children.

TRUE

True or false: a man who beats his wife is apt to beat his child

TRUE - IPV and child abuse have a co-occurrence rate of 30 percent to 60 percent

True or false: the federal eavesdropping statute is a one-party consent statute.

TRUE - Only one party needs to consent to the recording

The greatest danger of IPV-related homicide is ______________________________.

When the woman is leaving, or just after she has left