Deck 4: Women and Victimization: Intimate Partner Abuse and Stalking

Question 1

The grassroots battered women's movement of the ______ led to systemic changes in how the police and courts handled cases of domestic violence.

A) 1950
B) 1960s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment illustrated that when an arrest was made in a misdemeanor domestic violence incident, recidivism rates were ______ compared to if police simply "counseled" the aggressor.

A) lower
B) higher
C) the same
D) significantly higher

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as part of the Federal Crime Victims Act in ______.

A) 1964
B) 1974
C) 1984
D) 1994

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The ______ provided funding for battered women's shelters and outreach education, as well as funding for domestic violence training for police and court personnel.

A) Minneapolis Domestic Violence experiment
B) grassroots battered women's movement
C) Violence Against Women Act
D) National Crime Victimization data

Question 5

The most common term used in recent history is _____.

A) battered women
B) domestic violence
C) intimate partner abuse
D) emotional abuse

Question 6

______ combines the crime of wife battering with other contexts of abuse found within a home environment, such as the abuse of children or grandparents.

A) Wife battering
B) Domestic violence
C) Intimate partner abuse
D) Rape and sexual assault

Question 7

______ includes any form of abuse between individuals who currently have or have previously had an intimate relationship.

A) Wife battering
B) Battered
C) Domestic violence
D) Intimate partner abuse

Question 8

Someone who batters their partner emotionally may do all of the following EXCEPT for ______.

A) control all of the finances
B) prevent them from working
C) limit access to family and friends
D) provide small amounts of autonomy within the home

Question 9

To explain how violence and abuse occur in an intimate relationship, Lenore Walker conceptualized the ______.

A) relationship between lifestyle and violence
B) battered womems movement
C) cycle of violence
D) feminist pathways

Question 10

The ______ phase of the cycle of violence is where a batterer increases control over a victim, and the victim tries to keep her partner calm.

A) tension building
B) abusive incident
C) honeymoon period
D) control phase

Question 11

In 1981, ______ attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in an effort to impress Jodi Foster.

A) John Hinkley
B) Robert Hoskins
C) Robert Bardo
D) John Harris

Question 12

After stalking her, ______ made contact with Patti Schaeffer at her residence and shot her in the chest.

A) John Hinkley
B) Robert Hoskins
C) Robert Bardo
D) John Harris

Question 13

Victims engage in all of the following behaviors to cope with their stalking victimization EXCEPT for ______.

A) relocation
B) therapy
C) lifestyle changes
D) retaliation

Question 14

According to the authors, the most damanging in terosm of long-term abuse and healing is ______.

A) physical abuse
B) emotional abuse
C) social abuse
D) economic abuse

Question 15

Acts that damage the victim's ability to be self-sufficient are referred to as ______.

A) physical abuse
B) emotional abuse
C) social abuse
D) economic abuse

Question 16

Which of the following is considered to be a new phenomenom?

A) Dating Violence
B) Domestic Violence
C) Intimate Partner Abuse
D) Cyberstalking

Question 17

The "rule of thumb" referred to which of the following?

A) Wives were under their husband's thumb.
B) Husbands could not beat their wives with instruments longer than their thumbs.
C) The only ruler in a man's home was his thumb.
D) Wives could only be beaten with her husband's hands.

Question 18

Most crimes of intimate partner abuse are considered as which of the following in most jurisdictions?

A) Felony
B) Misdemeanor
C) A third strike
D) An infraction

Question 19

Which of the following is a unique factor related to same-sex intimate partner abuse?

A) Emotional
B) External and internal homophobia
C) Coercion
D) Economic abuse

Question 20

Restricting access to the family's bank account and prohibiting a person from obtaining employment is an example of ______.

A) Emotional abuse
B) Social abuse
C) Physical abuse
D) Economic abuse

Question 21

All of the following are reasons why immigrant victims choose not to report their victimization EXCEPT for ______.

A) shame
B) language barriers
C) fear of deportation
D) desire to break up the family unit

Question 22

For women of color, issues of ______ become secondary in the discussion of what it means to be a battered woman.

A) Structural inequality
B) Political climate
C) Gender inequality
D) Cultural differences

Question 23

Research indicates that ______ women were significantly more likely to use emergency hospital services, police assistance, and housing assistance.

A) White
B) African American
C) Asian American
D) Latina/Hispanic

Question 24

Specialized domestic violence courts have been found to ______ victim satisfaction.

A) decrease
B) increase
C) neither decrease or increase
D) This has never been examined.

Question 25

Stalking victims experience all of the following feelings EXCEPT for _____.

A) powerlessness
B) depression
C) sleep disturbances
D) security

Question 26

Most laws on stalking require that victims must indicate which of the following?

A) Fear of the stalker
B) Self-awareness
C) What they want to see happen to the offender
D) Hatred of the stalker

Question 27

Which of the following is true?

A) The more severe the abuse in an intimate partnership, the less likely it is that the abuser will stalk the victim.
B) Women who leave are less likely to be stalked by their abuser.
C) If abusers use drugs and alcohol, they are more likely to stalk their victims.
D) Women who meet men online are more likely to be stalked than those who do not.

Question 28

Mandatory arrest policies are based on which of the following?

A) Rehabilitation
B) Retribution
C) Deterrence
D) Restoration

Question 29

Which of the following are barriers to disclosure?

A) embarrassment
B) private matter
C) fear
D) all of these

Question 30

______ percent of women in the study disclosed their abuse to a at least one source.

A) Twenty
B) Forty-three
C) Seventy-five
D) Ninty-two

Question 31

Which of the following were identified as problems of programming?

A) money
B) attention
C) both A and B
D) none of these

Question 32

Studies have shown that ______ in ______ college women is the victim of some sort of sexual assault.

A) 1 in 2
B) 1 in 4
C) 1 in 7
D) 1 in 15

Question 33

What are some of the contemporary efforts that have been to raise awareness about violence?

A) media awareness campaigns
B) dating violence prevention
C) intervention programming
D) all of these

Question 34

______ refers to the legal duty of a police officer to make an arrest when responding to a domestic violence incident.

A) Mandatory arrest
B) Intermittent arrest
C) Responsive arrest
D) Incident arrest

Question 35

Few laws characterize the acts of ______ abuse as a criminal offense.

A) emotional
B) physical
C) sexual
D) violent

Question 36

It is estimated that ______% of NFL players have a history of domestic violence.

A) 10
B) 20
C) 30
D) 40

Question 37

Disciplinary polices for domestic violence enacted by the NFL commissioner include all of the following EXCEPT for ______.

A) counseling
B) suspension without pay
C) banishment from the NFL
D) imprisonment

Question 38

According to the case study on intimate partner abuse in India, it is indicated that ______% intimate partner abuse begins with a month of marriage.

A) 22
B) 35
C) 44
D) 56

Question 39

Which of the following sources of assistance was identified as being useless in cases of intimate partner abuse in India?

A) Counseling
B) Family
C) Law enforcement
D) Legal aid

Question 40

Which of the following sources of assistance was identified as being the most helpful in cases of intimate partner abuse in India?

A) Employers
B) Family
C) Law enforcement
D) Legal aid

Question 41

Batterer intervention programming has become one of the most popular options when sentencing offenders in cases of intimate partner abuse.

Question 42

Teens are at high risk for dating violence.

Question 43

Children who reside in a home where violence is present tend to suffer from a variety of negative mental health outcomes, such as feelings of low self-worth, depression, and anxiety.

Question 44

Women are more likely to disclose their abuse to formal sources.

Question 45

In 1871, Alabama and Massachusetts became the first states to take away the legal right of men to beat their wives.

Question 46

In the majority of victimization cases, men are the abusers and women are the victims.

Question 47

Data on intimate partner violence show that teenagers are at a greater risk of abuse by a significant other when compared to adults.

Question 48

Economics do not impact the stalking experience for victims.

Question 49

Anyone can be the victim of intimate partner abuse.

Question 50

All children raised in abusive homes will abuse their intimate partners later in life.

Question 51

Seeking counsel from religious authorities often leads victims to report their victimization to the police.

Question 52

The greatest tool of perpetrators of intimate partner abuse is their ability to have power and control over their victim.

Question 53

Asking the question, "why does she stay?," is a way to blame the victim.

Question 54

Violence does not always end when women report their crimes or leave their abuser.

Question 55

For some women, their children are the reason why they leave an abusive situation and seek help.

Question 56

Describe how laws and CJ response to intimate partner abuse changed over time.

Question 57

Discuss the reasons why victims of intimate partner abuse and stalking do not officially report their victimization.

Question 58

Discuss the barriers women face when attempting to leave their abuser.

Question 59

Discuss mandatory arrest policies.

Question 60

Identify and discuss the three distinct time frames of the cycle of violence.