Exam 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence

The causes of violence as described in the book include all of the following except:

A primary goal of Child Access Prevention laws is

Local gun courts that deal exclusively with gun law violations reinforce community standards against violence and ensure swift punishment of violators.

The CD-CP Program let to the establishment of the

A law enforcement response to domestic violence that is controversial is a ________________ policy.

The United States has a much lower violent crime rate than many other countries.

According to the text,hate crimes against the person include

________________ 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.

In 2005,the law Violence Against Women Act law was renewed for another five years.

Explain the cultural diversity issue that must be addressed when forming partnerships to prevent domestic violence.

All of the following are suggested response strategies to drive-by shootings identified by the text except:

Initiated in 1994,the Boston Gun Project includes gun trafficking interdiction as one component in their broad strategy to stop gun violence.Partners in the project include the Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms,and Explosives (ATF); the Boston Police Department (BPD); the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office; and

What crime has been documented to be linked to domestic violence?

A/an ________________ is a criminal offense committed against a person,property,or society that is motivated by racial bias and involve violence.

Characteristics common to workplace violence and school violence include all of the following except:

The acronym used by the Department of Justice's S*T*O*P Violence against Women Grant Program stands for

The Boston City Department of Health and Hospitals initiated Boston's Prevention Project in 1982 to prevent ________________ violence.

First Strike: The Violence Connection campaign was created in 1997 to raise public and professional awareness about the connection between animal cruelty and human violence.

______________ is defined by OSHA as any act or threat of physical violence,harassment,intimidation,or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site.It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide.It can affect and involve employees,clients,customers,and visitors.

According to the authors,children in violent homes face all the following risks except: