Deck 5: Intimate Partner Homicide

Question 1

Which of the following is a word that means wife killing?

A) Matricide
B) Uxoricide
C) Spousalcide
D) Bridalcide

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not true?

A) Men are less likely than women to be killed by their intimate partners.
B) In 2017, nearly a third of female homicide victims were killed by their husbands or boyfriends.
C) African-American females make up the largest group of intimate partner victims
D) Intimate partner homicide rates are highest among African Americans as compared to other racial groups

Answer 2

C

Question 3

With regard to age and intimate partner homicide,

A) Victims of intimate partner violence tend to be on average younger than those involved in other types of homicide.
B) Males involve in intimate partner homicide tend to be younger than the women involved in intimate partner violence.
C) Males involved in intimate partner homicide tend to be older than the women involved in intimate partner violence.
D) Offenders of intimate partner violence tend to be on average younger than those involved in other types of homicide.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Regarding LGBT and intimate partner violence,

A) Those who are LGBT experience intimate partner violence as often or more often than those who do not identify as LGBT.
B) Those who are LGBT experience intimate partner violence less often than those who do not identify as LGBT.
C) Bisexual women report lower levels of intimate partner violence
D) Gun use is more common in LGBT intimate partner violence

Question 5

Which of the following is Not True with regard to intimate partner homicide in the U.S. between 1995 and 2015?

A) The number of men murdered by their intimate partners decreased.
B) The number of female victims of intimate partner homicide decreased
C) The number of women killed by partners remained higher than the numbers of males killed by their partners.
D) The number of female victims of intimate partner homicide increased

Question 6

The killing of a woman by her husband (or his family) when her family refuses (or cannot) pay the dowry demanded by the husband and his family is believed to be a common practice in India. This practice is often called?

A) Bride Burning
B) Dowry Death
C) Voluntary Widow
D) Both a & b

Question 7

Which of the following is Not True about intimate partner homicide outside the U.S.?

A) Data from outside the United States show that intimate partner homicide is common in other countries
B) As a percentage of all homicide, intimate partner homicide is often higher in other countries than it is in the United States.
C) The rate of intimate partner violence is lower in the United States.
D) In other countries, men outnumber women in much greater numbers as offenders in intimate partner homicide as compared to the U.S.

Question 8

A homicide in which the offender is attempting to gain something with the killing is sometimes referred to as

A) An expressive homicide
B) An instrumental homicide
C) An insurance homicide
D) A gainful homicide

Question 9

Which of the following was not listed as a warning sign that an intimate partner relationship may end with a murder?

A) Either spouse being depressed
B) History of alcohol abuse
C) Lower socioeconomic class
D) Presence of firearm in home

Question 10

In comparison to other types of homicide, these weapons may be more common in intimate partner homicide according to older studies.

A) Hands
B) Knives
C) Guns
D) Vehicles