Deck 9: Victims of Violence by Lovers and Family Members

Question 1

Nearly _____ percent of all women will be subjected to severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 25
D) 35

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Domestic violence shelters offer _____.

A) transportation
B) emergency clothing
C) short-term room and board
D) all of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to the NCVS, the demographic group most at risk of domestic violence is women who are _____ years of age.

A) less than 18
B) 18 to 34
C) 35 to 54
D) 55 or more

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The first women's shelter in the U.S. that was run by a police department was opened in 2000 in:

A) Massachusetts
B) Virginia
C) Florida
D) California

Question 5

To offer immediate support to victims during a time of crisis, activists established _____.

A) shelters
B) employment
C) legal representation
D) travel restrictions

Question 6

A study conducted in Minnesota in the early 1980s found that offenders were least likely to commit domestic violence in the future if the police _____.

A) force him to leave the home until he has calmed down
B) make an arrest
C) refer the offender and victim to counseling
D) issue a written warning but take no other action

Question 7

When the cycle of violence is accompanied by learned helplessness, it may be termed _____.

A) PTSD
B) failed reconciliation
C) unnatural severity
D) battered-woman syndrome

Question 8

When the aggressor becomes fearful of driving the partner away, the aggressor begins to show shame and remorse and the _____ stage commences.

A) tension-building
B) acute violence
C) reconciliation or "honeymoon"
D) terrorism

Question 9

The total costs of domestic violence in health care, social services, and criminal justice processes between _____.

A) $1 and $5 billion
B) $5 and $10 billion
C) $10 and $15 billion
D) $15 and $20 billion

Question 10

In the reconciliation stage of the cycle of violence, the aggressor _____.

A) apologizes
B) pledges it won't happen again
C) acts tenderly
D) all of these

Question 11

Almost _____ percent of all intimate partner violence cases are not reported to the police.

A) 10
B) 25
C) 35
D) 50

Question 12

The idea that the male should be the primary power holder is known as _____.

A) moderate correction
B) patriarchy
C) unnatural severity
D) rule of thumb

Question 13

During the _____ phase, the aggressor hurls insults and even breaks objects while his docile target tries to appease him in a vain attempt to stave off a blow-up and preserve their relationship.

A) tension-building
B) acute violence
C) reconciliation
D) honeymoon

Question 14

From its inception, the highest priority of the battered women's movement has been to _____.

A) get public funding for programming
B) garner media attention for the cause
C) provide tangible aid at a time of need
D) all of these

Question 15

The battered women's movement organized _____ where wives revealed their plight to audiences of sympathetic strangers.

A) speak-outs
B) sit-ins
C) riots
D) self-help groups

Question 16

Before women who are trapped in abusive relationships can be helped, they must begin to recognize that they are _____.

A) genuine crime victims
B) sometimes responsible for the abuse
C) responsible for stopping the abuse
D) better off staying in the relationship than leaving to live on their own

Question 17

The term _____ refers to male- and female-initiated violence arising within sexual relationships.

A) intimate partner violence
B) spousal abuse
C) domestic violence
D) sexual violence

Question 18

The second stage of the cycle of violence is called the _____ phase.

A) tension-building
B) acute violence
C) reconciliation
D) honeymoon

Question 19

Intimate partners are those people with whom the victim has had a _____ relationship.

A) long-term
B) violent
C) spousal
D) sexual

Question 20

NCVS data indicate intimate partner violence against women is _____.

A) increasing in recent years
B) largely stable from year to year
C) decreasing in recent years
D) unpredictably variable from year to year

Question 21

For women, the most dangerous place they can frequent is their own home.
a. true b .false

Question 22

The cycle of violence tends to escalate in frequency and severity over time.

Question 23

Attempts to replicate the Minnesota experiment found pro-arrest policies found _____.

A) consistently reduced recidivism
B) increased recidivism among certain groups
C) no effect on recidivism
D) consistently increased recidivism

Question 24

The "no-drop" policy refers to _____.

A) police dispatchers keeping a victim on the phone as long as possible
B) prosecutors proceeding with a case even if the victim does not cooperate
C) requiring police officers to enter the hospital with a victim, rather than simply drop her off
D) a particular type of protection order

Question 25

The attention paid to wife abuse led inevitably to the rediscovery of _____ abuse, although feminists argue it should not be mistakenly equated with wife abuse, and should not be used to undercut the urgency of tackling the much more pressing issue of the battering of women

A) parent
B) child
C) dependent adult
D) husband

Question 26

When a wife batterer becomes fearful of driving his wife away, he begins to show shame and remorse and the reconciliation stage commences.

Question 27

The third stage of the cycle of violence is called acute violence.

Question 28

During the tension-building phase, the aggressor hurls insults and even breaks objects while his docile target tries to appease him in a vain attempt to stave off a blow-up and preserve their relationship.

Question 29

Domestic violence poses a greater threat of injury among women aged 15-44 than automobile accidents, robberies, and cancer combined.

Question 30

The system of male dominance is known as patriarchy.

Question 31

The term intimate partner violence includes those in same sex relationships.

Question 32

The rate of domestic violence in military families is much lower than in civilian families.

Question 33

In the 1980s, "pro-family" organizations sought to limit funding for battered women shelters.

Question 34

An order of protection, or a restraining order, is _____.

A) backed by criminal penalties
B) a deterrent to further abuse
C) a risky strategy that can be counterproductive
D) all of these

Question 35

Judges can _____ to ensure interpersonal violence victims will be protected.

A) speed up case processing to avoid continuances
B) issue orders of protection
C) evict an abuser from the household
D) all of these

Question 36

Because of limited space, domestic violence shelters may have waiting lists.

Question 37

The rule of thumb was a guideline prohibiting men from using sticks larger than their thumb to chastise their wives.

Question 38

One barrier to recognizing domestic violence as a crime was many people believed victim precipitation or provocation was a large factor in the abuse.

Question 39

In the reconciliation stage, the aggressor often pledges it won't happen again.

Question 40

Before women who are trapped in abusive relationships can be helped, they must begin to recognize that they are genuine crime victims.

Question 41

Explain the debate over victim provocation and murder in cases of intimate partner violence.

Question 42

Describe changes in the treatment of victims of domestic violence by police, prosecutors, and judges.

Question 43

The UCR recognizes current girlfriends, ex-girlfriends, wives, and ex-wives as intimate partners.

Question 44

The first temporary shelter for battered women run by a police department was opened in Virginia.

Question 45

Explain the maximalist and minimalist positions on the subject of domestic violence.

Question 46

The Minnesota study conducted in the early 1980s found that making an arrest for domestic violence increased the rate of recidivism among wife-beaters.

Question 47

What has the analysis of homicides resulting from interpersonal violence found?.

Question 48

Domestic violence shelters offer short-term room and board, emergency clothing, and transportation.

Question 49

Researchers have discovered that a substantial age discrepancy raises the risks that one spouse will kill the other.

Question 50

How similar or different are male and female victims of domestic violence?