Deck 14: Understanding and Preventing Violence

Question 1

According to the text, the most common motivator of hate crime is ________________ bias.

A)racial
B)religious
C)sexual orientation
D)ethnicity/national origin

Answer 1

A

Question 2

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

A)targeting the activity, not the individual.
B)reducing weapons availability.
C)identifying situations in which violence may occur.
D)targeting the individuals.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A primary goal of Child Access Prevention laws is:

A)to keep felons from purchasing firearms.
B)to keep guns out of the reach of children.
C)to make it illegal to store firearms in a residence.
D)to encourage parents to take their children to the firing range for target practice.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

A)murder
B)animal abuse
C)child abuse
D)rape

Question 5

Hate crimes are:

A)offenses committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated by an offender's bias against an individual's or group's race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, or sexual orientation.
B)not actually crimes because people can't help their prejudices.
C)justifiable under the First Amendment (freedom of expression).
D)both b and c

Question 6

The Child Development-Community Policing initiative advocates the development of -collaborative relationships between law enforcement and ________________ to ensure that youths exposed to violence have access to a wide array of services offered in their communities.

A)the YMCA
B)mental health communities
C)local schools
D)major corporations

Question 7

Violence Against Women Act is legislation to prevent:

A)workplace violence.
B)child access to firearms.
C)stalking and domestic violence.
D)the purchase of firearms by felons and other prohibited persons.

Question 8

According to the text, hate crimes against the person include:

A)vandalism.
B)murder.
C)assault.
D)all of the above

Question 9

As the text indicates, gun violence is considered a:

A)terrible act in which offenders should receive maximum sentences.
B)four-phase continuum.
C)three-phase continuum.
D)two-phase continuum.

Question 10

Straw purchasers are purchasers fronting for people linked to:

A)illegal gun trafficking.
B)drug kingpins.
C)car theft rings.
D)counterfeiting operations.

Question 11

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

A)being neglected
B)lead poisoning
C)observing traumatic events
D)being abused themselves

Question 12

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

A)strategies, techniques, organizations, and programs.
B)students, teachers, officers, and parents.
C)safety, tolerance, objectivity, and patience.
D)services, training, officers, and prosecution.

Question 13

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:

A)the Kennedy school.
B)the FBI.
C)the U.S.Attorney's Office.
D)the Massachusetts Attorney General.

Question 14

The country's first adult gun court was established in:

A)Miami, Florida.
B)St.Louis, Missouri.
C)Providence, Rhode Island.
D)Reno, Nevada.

Question 15

Only about ________________ percent of sexual assaults are reported to authorities.

A)15-20
B)10-20
C)7-10
D)2-5

Question 16

The domestic violence intervention project in Charlotte-Mecklenburg dealt with a/an:

A)reduction in domestic violence.
B)increase in domestic assaults.
C)mandatory arrests in domestic assaults.
D)none of the above

Question 17

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

A)workplace
B)nursing home
C)gun
D)youth

Question 18

The Spouse Assault Replication Program, a study cosponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed more than 4,000 incidents, from six jurisdictions, in which males had assaulted their female intimate partners.What were the results?

A)Arresting batterers infrequently reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, although not all comparisons met the statistical significance level.
B)Arresting batterers infrequently reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, with all comparisons meeting the statistical significance level.
C)Arresting batterers was consistently related to reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, although not all comparisons met the statistical significance level.
D)Arresting batterers was consistently related to reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners, with all comparisons meeting the statistical significance level.

Question 19

________________ is the nation's largest firearm safety program.

A)Project ChildSafe
B)Project Gun-Lock
C)Project Safe Firearm
D)Project Gun Safe

Question 20

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

A)profiles of the perpetrators.
B)mediation strategies.
C)warnings.
D)means and pathways to violence.

Question 21

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

Question 22

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?

A)corporate support and public dialogue
B)corporate support and public health
C)community mediation and public health
D)public dialogue and community mediation

Question 23

________________ 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.

A)Gun interdiction
B)Concentrated patrol
C)Target patrol
D)Specific target patrol

Question 24

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:

A)enhanced penalties for common law crimes against persons based on race, ethnicity, -religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
B)criminal penalties for vandalism of religious institutions.
C)expanded criminal investigation strategies.
D)collection of data on bias crimes.

Question 25

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

A)observing traumatic events.
B)being neglected.
C)being abused themselves.
D)being safe from abuse.

Question 26

The majority of sexual assaults are committed by:

A)registered sex offenders.
B)individuals known to the victim.
C)strangers.
D)males between the ages of 25 and 30.

Question 27

Targeting gun traffickers, teaching conflict resolution skills, and implementing gun buyback programs are all examples of:

A)limited-effectiveness response to gun violence.
B)specific responses to gun violence.
C)useful strategies for law enforcement.
D)proven successes in reducing gun violence.

Question 28

Sexual assault on campuses in not a common violent crime.

Question 29

Thirty percent of women in the United States say they've been victims of domestic violence or stalking by a husband, partner, or date at some point in their lives.

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

A)don't ask
B)zero-tolerance
C)restitution
D)all of the above

Question 33

According to the text, the most effective response to sexual assaults employs a collaborative team approach that includes a police officer, victim advocate, and a medical practitioner/nurse, who conducts the sexual assault exam and collects evidence from the victim's body.

Question 34

The majority of hate crimes are against property, such as vandalism, arson, and burglary.

Question 35

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

A)workplace violence
B)gang suppression
C)youth violence
D)street gangs

Question 36

Targeting the activity, not the individual, is an example of:

A)specific patrol.
B)routine patrol.
C)effective responses to gun violence.
D)gun interdiction.

Question 37

In 2005, the law Violence Against Women Act law was renewed for another 5 years.

Question 38

Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community mediation, and addressing violence as a public health problem.

Question 39

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

A)desensitization.
B)guns.
C)family cohesiveness.
D)drugs and alcohol.

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

The ________________ emphasizes cross-training of criminal justice and mental health professionals to develop collaborative problem-solving techniques that go beyond the reach of either "system" acting alone.

Question 45

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

Question 46

Research has found that most executives and managers in the corporate sector have given considerable thought to the impact of partner abuse on the health and safety of their -employees.

Question 47

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

Question 48

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.

Question 49

List and discuss the strategies for general violence prevention, including the key partnerships involved and how to overcome potential obstacles to the strategies.

Question 50

A hate crime is also called a ________________ crime.

Question 51

Child Access Prevention laws help reduce juvenile suicide.

Question 52

________________ 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.

Question 53

________________ 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.

Question 54

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?

Question 55

According to the text, ________________ handgun laws are a controversial issue.

Question 56

"Safe storage" laws are also called CAP laws; CAP stands for ________________.

Question 57

Hate can be classified into two categories: ________________ and ________________.

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

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