Exam 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence

The distinctions between law enforcement and child protection agencies is beginning to

Which of the following is not a risk faced by children in violent homes?

When forming partnerships to prevent domestic violence,the issue of ___________________ between male-dominated police organizations and female-dominated grassroots advocate groups must be addressed.

Animal abuse is a predictor of other violence and abusive behavior.

________________ is a law enforcement-led strategy whereby local police direct intensive patrols to specific geographic areas with high rates of gun-related incidents of violence.

Discuss and explain the issue of hate crimes.According to the text,how have law enforcement and the community responded?

The National Crime Prevention Council suggests that regulations and ordinances on gun licensing may interrupt sources of illegal guns.

In 1990,the Federal Hate Crime Statistics Act was passed,mandating that the Justice Department secure data on crimes related to religion,race,sexual orientation,or ethnicity.Although the laws vary considerably,the most common elements include all of the following except:

Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community mediation,corporate support for antiviolence projects,and addressing violence as a public health problem.What key partnership involves schools?

Most general policies on "workplace violence" also specifically address domestic violence and its impact in the workplace.

As the text indicates,gun violence is considered a

A bias crime is a traditional offense like murder,arson,or vandalism with an added element of bias.

Workplace violence shares may characteristics with _______________.

Women are more vulnerable to being assaulted or killed during separation than at other times and are particularly vulnerable when they are pregnant.

Describe the problem-solving partnership of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on domestic violence.Would you consider this approach effective and why or why not?

Explain how gun violence may be considered a three-phase continuum and how effective gun control strategies can focus on each point of intervention.

According to the text,this type of violence prevention benefits from partnerships and problem solving efforts.

In the CD-CP Program police officers meet weekly with whom?

________________ uses flowcharts to visually depict how information,materials,and activities flow in an organization and how work is handed off from one department to another.

Graves recommends a ________________ posture against officer-involved domestic abuse,emphasizing the agency's commitment to maintaining community trust,discipline,and the like.