Deck 9: Intimate Partner Violence

Question 1

______ found that arrest was an effective deterrent to subsequent violent acts by perpetrators of intimate partner violence.

A) Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment
B) Dade County Domestic Violence Experiment
C) Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
D) Cincinnati Domestic Violence Experiment

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Men who seriously physically injured their wives in the 1600s were dealt with by what parties?

A) vigilante groups
B) chieftains in a clan
C) community security personnel
D) suffragette groups

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What percentage of homicides in 2007 was the result of intimate partner violence?

A) 5%
B) 14%
C) 27%
D) 42%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When it appears that both parties have caused physical injuries, many jurisdictions require officers to arrest both parties. These policies are called ______.

A) mandatory arrest policies
B) domestic violence policies
C) dual arrest policies
D) ambiguity policies

Question 5

Which of the following is not a common reason women report for not leaving abusive relationships?

A) advised by friends and family not to leave
B) children
C) financially dependent
D) love and commitment

Question 6

Between 1975 and 1980, ______ states enacted laws regarding intimate partner violence.

A) 14
B) 24
C) 34
D) 44

Question 7

Which type of intimate partner violence has power and control as its roots and often leads to serious physical injury?

A) intimate terrorism
B) situational couple violence/common couple violence
C) violent resistance
D) mutual violent control

Question 8

There have been laws prohibiting violence against wives since which century?

A) 1900s
B) 1800s
C) 1700s
D) 1600s

Question 9

Which of the following factors does not appear to influence whether charges will be pressed in intimate partner violence cases?

A) seriousness of the offense
B) usage of alcohol or drugs
C) visible physical injuries
D) victim willingness to participate in the process

Question 10

Which type of intimate partner violence is characterized by a conflict getting out of control?

A) intimate terrorism
B) situational couple violence/common couple violence
C) Violent resistance
D) Mutual violent control

Question 11

Which of the following is not a reason police reported for their reluctance to get involved in domestic disputes?

A) following procedures of the department
B) Case will not result in a conviction.
C) Cases are dangerous to police.
D) Victims may not be cooperative.

Question 12

Today, how many states have mandatory arrest policies?

A) 12
B) 20
C) 43
D) 32

Question 13

In same-sex intimate partner violence, victims may be harmed through ______ unique type of emotional abuse.

A) being "outed" by the perpetrator
B) slang terms used by the perpetrator
C) denying that perpetrator and victim are in a relationship
D) none of these

Question 14

Which of the following categories is not one that accounts for higher rates of stalking victimizations?

A) young adults
B) people with lower income
C) males
D) divorced or separated people

Question 15

About ______ of individuals reported being stalked via technology.

A) 10%
B) 15%
C) 20%
D) 25%

Question 16

According to ______, men and women engage in the same amount of intimate partner violence.

A) Victimization Scale
B) Crime Between Partners Scale
C) Conflict Tactics Scale
D) Violence Perpetration Scale

Question 17

Findings from the NCVS indicate that Black females are at a greater risk of experiencing IPV than are ______ females.

A) Hispanic
B) White
C) Asian
D) mixed-race

Question 18

The first women's shelter opened in ______ in 1974.

A) Wisconsin
B) Florida
C) Illinois
D) Minnesota

Question 19

Which type of victimization occurs when one engages in a course of unwanted actions and harassment that would cause a reasonable person to be fearful?

A) stalking
B) sexual victimization
C) intimate partner violence
D) sexual harassment

Question 20

What group has a higher rate of same-sex intimate partner violence?

A) homosexual women
B) bisexual men
C) transgender men
D) homosexual men

Question 21

In a meta-analysis examining gender differences in IPV, women were found to be slightly more likely than men to engage in IPV and to do so more frequently.

Question 22

The first male-only shelter opened in ______ in 1993.

A) Wisconsin
B) Florida
C) Illinois
D) Minnesota

Question 23

Dating partners are considered intimate partners.

Question 24

Sexual violence includes ______.

A) unwanted sexual contact
B) sexual coercion
C) rape
D) all of these

Question 25

Males are more likely to engage in intimate terrorism--the kind of violence that is rooted in power and control and that often results in serious physical injury.

Question 26

Males are more likely to cause serious injury in IPV incidents.

Question 27

When women are violently victimized, it is more likely to be by a stranger.

Question 28

People may be reluctant to call the police when the perpetrator is ______.

A) a female
B) a male
C) a stranger
D) someone close to them

Question 29

Males are more likely to experience violence at the hands of intimate partners.

Question 30

Minor violence in an intimate relationship appeared to be condoned by the courts prior to the 1970s.

Question 31

What are the three types of harm that can be inflicted within intimate partner violence?

Question 32

The National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS) was a telephone survey of 8,000 women and 8,000 men aged ______.

A) 12-17 years
B) 18 and younger
C) 18 and older
D) 18-20 years old

Question 33

In four of the five replications of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment, arrest was not found to be a deterrent.

Question 34

Intimate partner violence increased from 1993 to 2008.

Question 35

Males and females are equally likely to experience serious physical injury.

Question 36

Battered women have higher rates of suicide than other women.

Question 37

Stalking has been a crime in all 50 states since the 1970s.

Question 38

Under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, states must respect restraining orders from other states.

Question 39

Yelling at and verbally degrading a partner is called ______.

A) emotional abuse
B) sexual violence
C) intimate terrorism
D) situational couple violence

Question 40

Researchers have found a significant singular cause for intimate partner violence.

Question 41

What are the different forms of intimate partner violence?

Question 42

What is one issue for homosexual males seeking assistance from domestic violence shelters?

Question 43

Explain how stress contributes to intimate partner violence.

Question 44

Describe the cycle of violence?