Deck 11: Adult Prepetrators

Question 1

Adults who perpetrate intimate partner violence often abuse the victim's ________ as a means to control and intimidate.

A) pets
B) friends
C) family
D) all of the above

Answer 1

pets

Question 2

Researchers are finding that a significant number of family violence survivors go directly to courts for civil orders of protection, bypassing the:

A) counselor.
B) abuser.
C) police.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

police.

Question 3

From an early review of the literature, ________ characterizes individual batterers as clinically assessed problematic individuals displaying poor impulse control, aggression, fear of intimacy, emotional dependence, fear of abandonment, and impaired ego functioning.

A) Straus
B) Hanson
C) Gosselin
D) Dutton

Answer 3

Hanson

Question 4

After an abusive attack, it is not unusual for the offender to:

A) Turn themselves over to the police.
B) Instantly abuse again.
C) Leave for an extended period of time.
D) Beg for forgiveness.

Question 5

The most frequent form of family violence is simple assault, and approximately three-quarters of the incidents occur in or near the victim's residence.

A) Beg for forgiveness
B) Leave for an extended period of time
C) Instantly abuse again
D) Turn themselves over to the police

Question 6

Which is not a descriptor of tactics used by abusers?

A) Controlling behaviors
B) Isolation
C) Manipulation
D) Depression

Question 7

A tyrannical offender:

A) Knows what he's doing and intends to frighten, intimidate, and punish his partner.
B) Usually acknowledges that he has used the violence but blames his partner for provoking him.
C) Describes his partner as being submissive and careful around him.
D) Both A and C

Question 8

An exploder offender:

A) Describes his partner as being submissive and careful around him.
B) Knows what he's doing and intends to frighten, intimidate, and punish his partner.
C) Usually acknowledges that he has used the violence but blames his partner for provoking him.
D) Both A and C

Question 9

The ________ is an individual with a diagnosable mental illness or personality disorder, a substance abuse problem, and is more likely to have a criminal record.

A) Antisocial batterer
B) Tyrannical
C) Exploder
D) Sociopathic batterer

Question 10

In severe cases, the ________ is one who beats his partner as frequently as 60 times per year.

A) drug dependent offender
B) physical offender
C) sexual offender
D) high-risk offender

Question 11

Straus suggests two criteria to help identify high-risk offender cases (Straus, 1993): Criterion A -That the suspect initiated three or more instances of violence in the preceding year. Criterion B -That the suspect threatened a partner with ________ or verbally threatened to kill the partner.

A) throwing them out
B) economic abuse
C) rape
D) a weapon in hand

Question 12

The association between alcohol and drug use to IPV is contributory rather than causal, increasing both the risk of IPV occurring and ________ to the victim.

A) severity of injury
B) outbursts
C) fear
D) threats

Question 13

As far back as 1991, Murray Straus included previous animal cruelty as an assessment criterion for predicting future ________ violence against women.

A) intimate partner
B) lethal
C) dating
D) none of the above

Question 14

Acts of IPV by a police officer against an intimate partner are estimated to be ________ acts committed by the general population.

A) unusual, as they are super people
B) at least as common as
C) less than
D) none of the above

Question 15

The IACP 2003 policy on Domestic Violence by Police Officers establishes the policy and procedures for handling IPV committed by police officers recognizing that federal law prohibits police officers convicted of qualifying misdemeanor IPV crimes from possessing firearms and states that officers found guilty of an IPV crime through criminal proceedings shall be:

A) provided counseling free of charge.
B) terminated.
C) severely disciplined.
D) disciplined.

Question 16

Recent research suggests that police officers may experience ________ at higher levels than the general population, rendering them up to four times more likely to engage in domestic violence against an intimate or family member.

A) Empathy
B) Insecurity
C) Narcissism
D) PTSD

Question 17

________ officers were 60 percent more likely to use aggression against their partners as compared to the other officers according to a reanalysis of data collected from the Baltimore Police Stress and Domestic Violence Study.

A) Lesbian
B) Female
C) Male
D) Transgender

Question 18

According to a RAND study on domestic-violence-related arrest requirements, any family or IPV incident that occurs off the military installation is under the jurisdiction of ________ authorities.

A) military
B) local civilian
C) domestic violence
D) unrestricted

Question 19

According to the military process for domestic violence prevention, ________ offenders should be separated from the military and/or receive disciplinary action.

A) moderate risk
B) high risk
C) low risk
D) all of the above

Question 20

________ refers to any unwanted intercourse or penetration (vaginal, anal, or oral) obtained by force, threat of force, or when the wife is unable to consent.

A) Elder abuse
B) Dating violence
C) Rape
D) Marital rape

Question 21

Unlike the picture presented for physical dating violence, sexual aggression is almost exclusively perpetrated by:

A) juveniles.
B) older adults.
C) females.
D) males.

Question 22

Dutton and Nicholls (2005) argue that society has a responsibility of protecting all victims, regardless of the ________ of the offender or victim.

A) ethnicity
B) age
C) gender
D) relationship

Question 23

Major studies on ________ violence find that women are both victims and perpetrators of physical violence at the same rate as or a higher rate than men.

A) dating
B) abuse against older adults
C) stranger
D) none of the above

Question 24

The majority of offenders against older adults are male, except when the victim is a ________, the offender is equally either male or female.

A) parent
B) care-taker
C) stranger
D) spouse

Question 25

The 2009 National Elder Mistreatment Study found that sexual abuse against older adults:

A) is primarily a form of domestic violence.
B) is underreported to the police.
C) is committed by family members in more than half of cases.
D) all of the above

Question 26

Results from the NCVS indicate that males are the majority of offenders of intimate partner violence and females are the primary victims.

Question 27

Use of derogatory language in addressing one's partner is not legally prohibited, but usually signifies emotional abuse.

Question 28

Of all the types of offenders, the antisocial batterer is the least dangerous.

Question 29

Though there are many causes for both substance abuse and for intimate partner violence, little evidence suggests that one problem causes the other.

Question 30

Violence against pets is considered to be a predictor for adult violence in children.

Question 31

Due to new policies outlined by the military, jurisdiction is no longer an issue when it comes to dealing with intimate partner violence committed by military personnel.

Question 32

Dysphoric or borderline offenders frequently engage in violent behavior both inside and outside the home.

Question 33

Major studies on dating violence find that women have the same or higher levels than men regarding inflicting and sustaining physical dating violence.

Question 34

The antisocial batterer is the most dangerous.

Question 35

One criterion for identifying a high-risk offender is that the suspect initiated three or more instances of violence in the preceding year.

Question 36

Studies indicate a strong relationship between ________ and/or drugs and intimate partner violence committed by men against women.

Question 37

Demands that the victim not work and denial of transportation to leave home are extreme forms of ________.

Question 38

The criterion of a suspect initiating three or more instances of violence in the preceding year is used to identify ________ risk offender cases.

Question 39

________ is believed to be the first state to allow animals to be included in protection orders in cases of domestic violence.

Question 40

The person notified of intimate partner violence by military personnel is the perpetrator's boss, making victims reluctant to report incidents of abuse for fear of negative ________ consequences.

Question 41

The batterers in the generally violent or ________ offenders category are the most aggressive.

Question 42

Unwanted intercourse or penetration obtained by force, threat of force, or when the wife is unable to consent is considered ________ rape.

Question 43

________ abuses are crimes specific to the aging population.

Question 44

Research shows that women perpetrate violence in intimate partner relationships at rates equal to or greater than those of men but are more likely to be ________, require medical attention and to take time off from work as a result.

Question 45

Major studies on dating violence find that women are both victims and ________ of physical dating violence at the same rate as or a higher rate than men.

Question 46

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-Is likely to have a diagnosable personality disorder or a problem with substance abuse

A) Sociopathic offender personality disorder or a problem with
substance abuse
B) High-risk offender
C) Tyrannical offender
D) Antisocial batterer

Question 47

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-Intends to frighten, intimidate, and punish his partner

A) Sociopathic offender personality disorder or a problem with
substance abuse
B) High-risk offender
C) Tyrannical offender
D) Antisocial batterer

Question 48

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-Is one who beats his partner as frequently as 60 times per year

A) Sociopathic offender personality disorder or a problem with
substance abuse
B) High-risk offender
C) Tyrannical offender
D) Antisocial batterer

Question 49

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-An individual with a diagnosable mental illness or personality disorder, a substance abuse problem, and is more likely to have a criminal record

A) Sociopathic offender personality disorder or a problem with
substance abuse
B) High-risk offender
C) Tyrannical offender
D) Antisocial batterer

Question 50

Describe some of the characteristics of IPV offenders.

Question 51

Explain how understanding intimate partner typology can assist criminal justice professionals in protecting survivors of IPV.

Question 52

Discuss the International Association of Chiefs of Police's position regarding police officers who batter.

Question 53

Distinguish the differences for IPV at military installations.

Question 54

Describe the role of pet abuse as a result of IPV.

Question 55

You are tasked with opening a new domestic violence shelter for women and their pets. What additional things would you need to do in order to prepare for the addition of animals at your facility?

Question 56

Debate the double-edged sword experienced by women who suffer from IPV at the hands of their military spouses.