Deck 9: Intimate Partner Violence

Question 1

What historical practices have aided male domination over females?

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

What were the three main stages of historical interest in intimate partner violence in the United States?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

How do suffrage and the Equal Rights Amendment fit into this picture?

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

What does the term "intimate partner violence" cover?

Question 5

Name the five types of intimate partner violence displayed in Box 9.2 of your textbook, and explain what they entail.

Question 6

What are some estimates as to how much intimate partner violence occurs in American society?

Question 7

What are some advantages to using the Conflict Tactics Scale to tap intimate partner violence?

Question 8

What are some disadvantages to using the Conflict Tactics Scale to tap intimate partner violence?

Question 9

What types of behaviors does Box 9.3 of your textbook inventory as demonstrations of abuse?

Question 10

What trends does Figure 9.1 show in terms of intimate partner violence over the past several years?

Question 11

Are homicide victims more apt to be murdered by complete strangers or by someone they know?

Question 12

How does the term "intimate partner violence" expand upon the idea of "spouse abuse"?

Question 13

What is "psychopathology," and how does it relate to IPV?

Question 14

What is "masochism," and how do some people link it with IPV?

Question 15

What are the three stages in the "cycle of violence"?

Question 16

Explain what takes place in the "tension-building phase."

Question 17

What happens during the "battering episode"?

Question 18

Outline the activities that take place during the "reconciliation period."

Question 19

What does "disinhibition" have to do with intimate partner violence?

Question 20

Explain "The Power and Control Wheel" presented in Figure 9.2 of your textbook.

Question 21

What does the "misdemeanor rule" have to do with a warrantless arrest?

Question 22

What is the role of an affidavit in a misdemeanor intimate partner violence case?

Question 23

Historically, how have police officers used mediation or nonarrest options to handle domestic disturbance calls?

Question 24

What is the "referral" option?

Question 25

What was the "Minneapolis Experiment"?

Question 26

What did the Minneapolis Experiment find?

Question 27

What was the law enforcement reaction to the Minneapolis Experiment?

Question 28

What is the difference between "full" and "selective" enforcement?

Question 29

What is a "pro-arrest policy" in IPV cases?

Question 30

How have state legislatures relaxed the "misdemeanor rule" in instances of intimate partner violence?

Question 31

What is the purpose of a "refuge house"?

Question 32

What was the academic reaction to the Minneapolis Experiment?

Question 33

How are the terms "external validity" and "internal validity" related to the Minneapolis Experiment?

Question 34

What does the term "therapeutic jurisprudence" mean?

Question 35

What does "ex parte" mean with respect to a temporary injunction?

Question 36

Link the role of an injunction with the cycle of violence.

Question 37

What reasons are there for the historical lack of prosecution in spouse abuse cases?

Question 38

What is the purpose of a "no-drop" policy in IPV cases?

Question 39

Discuss three features of the "no-drop" policy contained in Box 9.4 of your textbook.

Question 40

What is "forfeiture by wrongdoing," and what implications does it have for prosecuting intimate partner violence cases?

Question 41

What is the purpose of an "IPV danger or lethality assessment" such as the one displayed in Box 9.5 of your textbook?

Question 42

What is a "stalking law"?

Question 43

How does "partner stalking" fit in with the cycle of violence?

Question 44

What are the elements or basic ingredients of stalking laws?

Question 45

What different kinds of behaviors can constitute stalking?

Question 46

What is the Lautenberg Amendment, and what does it try to do?

Question 47

What is an ex post facto law, and why do people raise objections to it?

Question 48

What is the significance of U.S. v. Hayes (2009)?

Question 49

Explore two issues surrounding court-ordered mandatory counseling for convicted batterers?

Question 50

What does your textbook mean when it says that a "one-size-fits-all" approach does not work with court-mandated therapeutic intervention in intimate partner violence cases?

Question 51

What is "executive clemency"?

Question 52

What are the five criteria needed for clemency consideration under the battered woman syndrome?

Question 53

What is a "fatality review team," and what does it do?

Question 54

Which of the following terms best describes violent episodes involving current and/or former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends?

A) domestic violence
B) spouse assault
C) acquaintance abuse
D) intimate partner violence
E) family violence

Question 55

Which of the following historical practices does NOT represent male domination over women?

A) Early Roman law treated women as the property of their husbands.
B) Any harm committed against a woman was viewed as an offense against her father or her husband, not her.
C) The law allowed a husband to beat his wife, within certain limits, as a way of disciplining her.
D) Women in the United States were not allowed to vote until 1920.
E) All these practices contributed to male domination over women.

Question 56

Which of the following terms refers to male privilege or structured inequality that portrays women as inferior and lacking in social power compared to men?

A) matriarchy
B) patriarchy
C) oligarchy
D) sexual symmetry
E) sexual asymmetry

Question 57

Which of the following is NOT a major form of intimate partner violence?

A) physical abuse
B) restricted access to higher education
C) emotional abuse
D) psychological abuse
E) economic abuse

Question 58

Which of the following limitations is associated with the "Conflict Tactics Scale"?

A) It deals only with situations that have come to the attention of the police.
B) It offers a standardized set of questions that can be used from one study to the next.
C) The scale is based upon feminist interviewing techniques.
D) Usually, only one partner is interviewe e. both "a" and "b" above are appropriate answers to this question

Question 59

The "battered woman syndrome" that defense lawyers sometimes raise in court refers to the contention that women are so traumatized that they:

A) cannot leave their mates
B) kill their mates to prevent further abuse
C) finally call the police to intervene, but the police usually do not arrest the male partner
D) file for a divorce
E) give up custody of their children

Question 60

What does the "cycle of violence" mean with respect to intimate partner violence?

A) Children who witness violence between their parents do not grow up and become batterers themselves.
B) Intimate partner violence grows over the years until one partner finally kills the other partner.
C) A battery takes place after the tension-building phase and is followed by a period of reconciliation.
D) Eventually, the woman will leave or divorce the husband.
E) The experience of intimate partner violence culminates with multiple stalking episodes.

Question 61

Which of the following statements best exemplifies the idea of "learned helplessness"?

A) victims in violent relationships report greater success over time in defusing their partner's anger
B) victims in violent relationships learn how to become more contrite and more successful in defusing their partner's anger during the reconciliation phase
C) victims are trying to learn how to dominate their offenders and render them helpless
D) isolation and financial dependence are prime ingredients involved in why victims remain with their abusers
E) victims gradually realize that divorce or departure is the only viable option to stopping their suffering

Question 62

An officer can only make an arrest if probable cause is absent.

Question 63

Which of the following studies was instrumental in establishing policy guidelines for how law enforcement officers should handle calls for service involving intimate partner violence?

A) the Zimbardo Experiment
B) the Minneapolis Experiment
C) the National Family Violence Survey
D) the President's Task Force on Family Violence
E) the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime

Question 64

According to the notion of "selective enforcement," officers in an arrest situation:

A) may use their discretion when handling a misdemeanor situation
B) may arrest offenders without probable cause
C) shall make an arrest for all suspected crimes as long as probable cause is present
D) may arrest only if the victim agrees to file a complaint
E) shall make a domestic violence arrest whenever possible

Question 65

One legal remedy for dealing with intimate partner violence is to relax the misdemeanor rule and allow law enforcement officers to do what?

A) make a warrantless arrest on the basis of reasonable suspicion
B) make a warrantless arrest if there is probable cause
C) make a warrantless arrest if the officer has probable cause even though he or she did not witness the incident
D) make a warrantless arrest on the basis of reasonable suspicion even though the officer did not witness the incident
E) take the woman into protective custody to prevent further violence

Question 66

Which of the following violent episodes would NOT be covered under a domestic violence statute?

A) a battery involving a man and a woman who are living together even though they are not married
B) a physical encounter between a landlord and a tenant
C) elder abuse by a relative
D) a simple battery between two siblings
E) all would be covered

Question 67

The Minneapolis Experiment found that the best course of action for police officers to take in order to prevent another episode of intimate partner violence was to do what?

A) have one party leave the premises for a "cooling-off" period
B) arrest the abuser
C) issue a warning that both spouses would be arrested if a police officer had to return to handle another incident involving the same parties
D) counsel both parties about appropriate ways to handle disagreements in the future
E) refer the parties to a social service agency for counseling

Question 68

"Disinhibition" pertains to which of the following?

A) one party losing romantic interest in the other party
B) the lack of respect one partner shows for the other partner
C) revocation of one's driver's license
D) the role of alcohol in intimate partner violence
E) a loss of interest in remaining with one's partner

Question 69

A pro-arrest policy with regards to intimate partner violence means that violators involved in a domestic disturbance are to be arrested when?

A) automatically in every single instance
B) whenever probable cause is present and the officer can make the arrest
C) whenever reasonable suspicion is present and the officer can make the arrest
D) whenever the officer feels it is necessary
E) only if the incident is a felony

Question 70

The "rule of thumb" for misdemeanors is that a police officer can make a legitimate warrantless arrest only if:

A) the situation is a custodial one
B) the judge has signed an arrest order
C) the offender does not invoke his or her Miranda rights
D) there is reasonable suspicion
E) the officer has witnessed the offense

Question 71

"External validity" refers to which of the following?

A) how generalizable the research results are to other locations
B) whether the treatment caused the outcome
C) what other researchers think about the study
D) the sample size
E) the minimum number of independent variables a researcher should include in a study

Question 72

What is the result called when an intervention produces greater subsequent offending?

A) a deterrent effect
B) an incapacitation effect
C) a latent effect
D) a criminogenic effect
E) a retributive effect

Question 73

An official complaint in which the victim outlines the details of the offense and swears under oath that the individual named in the accusation is the offender is known as what?

A) affidavit
B) warrant
C) injunction
D) restraining order
E) cease-and-desist order

Question 74

"Internal validity" refers to which of the following?

A) how generalizable the research results are to other locations
B) whether the treatment caused the outcome
C) what other researchers think about the study
D) the sample size
E) the minimum number of independent variables a researcher should include in a study

Question 75

Which of the following best describes a "no-drop" policy in terms of prosecuting cases that involve intimate partner violence?

A) prosecutors are mandated to file formal charges against the violent party
B) prosecutors are encouraged to file formal charges against the violent party
C) prosecutors must seek a formal injunction against the violent party
D) prosecutors can force victims to assist in the prosecution of the violent party
E) prosecutors must assign a victim advocate to these cases to ensure prosecution

Question 76

Suppose that Max has been arrested and charged with committing a battery on his wife, Minnie. Two days before the trial begins, Max kills Minnie to prevent her from testifying against him. A surveillance tape captures the lethal event and the police arrest Max on homicide charges. When the battery trial begins, Max's lawyer objects on the basis of the Sixth Amendment. In other words, Minnie is unavailable for cross-examination and, therefore, the battery charge should be dismissed. The judge rules against the motion and allows the trial to continue. On what basis did the judge allow the trial to continue without the victim's testimony?

A) forfeiture by wrongdoing
B) forfeiture by mishap
C) the two cases involve completely separate charges
D) habeas corpus
E) writ of mandamus

Question 77

When stalking takes place in conjunction with intimate partner violence, it is most likely to be associated with which portion of the cycle of violence?

A) tension-building phase
B) battering episode
C) reconciliation period
D) anniversary date that the relationship began
E) after the battered party decides to end the cycle of violence

Question 78

Which of the following conditions is NOT necessary for clemency consideration under the "battered woman syndrome"?

A) the applicant must be a woman
B) the applicant must be incarcerated for the murder of an intimate partner
C) the applicant must document a history of abusive behavior from the intimate partner
D) the applicant must have an acceptable outlook
E) all of the above are necessary conditions

Question 79

Suffrage refers to the painful experience of legal wife-beating.

Question 80

According to the NCVS, 85% of victims of intimate partner violence are female.