Ch 8 INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE

Question 1

acute battering phase:

Answer 1

acute battering phase:
The second phase in the cycle of violence, in which the abuser engages in major and often serious physically assaultive behavior

Question 2

cohabitation

Answer 2

cohabitation:
Couples live together but are not married

Question 3

Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS):

Answer 3

Measurement tool used to gauge levels and use of various conflict tactics in intimate relationships

Question 4

court watch program

Answer 4

System in place in courts where trained court monitors observe judicial behavior regarding adherence to best practices involving protective orders

Question 5

cycle of violence

Answer 5

A common pattern of abuse that involves different phases: tension-building phase, acute battering phase, and honeymoon phase; first developed by Lenore Walker in 1979

Question 6

dual arrest

Answer 6

An arrest in which both the offender and the victim are arrested

Question 7

emotional abuse

Answer 7

emotional abuse:
Behavior such as yelling at or verbally degrading a partner or child; can also take the form of belittling, shaming, humiliating, ignoring, rejecting, or limiting physical contact

Question 8

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA):

Answer 8

Passed in 1984 and last reauthorized in 2015, created national domestic violence hotline, provides direct services to victims and their families, and funds domestic violence prevention programs

Question 9

honeymoon phase:

Answer 9

honeymoon phase:
The third phase in the cycle of violence, in which the abuser is calm and loving and most probably begging his partner for forgiveness

Question 10

injury

Answer 10

injury:
A negative health outcome of intimate partner violence

Question 11

intimate partner:

Answer 11

intimate partner:
A husband or wife, an ex-husband or ex-wife, a boyfriend or girlfriend, or a dating partner

Question 12

intimate terrorism:

Answer 12

intimate terrorism:
Severe, persistent, and frequent abuse within intimate relationships that tends to escalate over time

Question 13

mandatory arrest policies:

Answer 13

mandatory arrest policies:
Require arrest by police officers when there is probable cause that a crime was committed and enough evidence exists for an arrest

Question 14

Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment:

Answer 14

Conducted in 1984 by Sherman and Berk to examine the deterrent effect of arrest on domestic violence perpetrators

Question 15

misdemeanor

Answer 15

A crime that usually is less serious than a felony and carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail

Question 16

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS):

Answer 16

A nationally representative survey of 16,507 individuals designed to measure intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual violence

Question 17

National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS):

Answer 17

Telephone survey of 8,000 men and 8,000 women about violence they have experienced

Question 18

no-drop prosecution

Answer 18

no-drop prosecution:
The victim is not able to drop the charges against the offender and the prosecutor’s discretion in deciding to charge is curtailed

Question 19

patriarchy

Answer 19

patriarchy:
A form of social organization in which the man is dominant and is allowed to control women and children

Question 20

permissive arrest policies:

Answer 20

permissive arrest policies:
Policies that do not mandate or presume that an arrest will be made by law enforcement when warranted; allow police to use their discretion

Question 21

physical violence:

Answer 21

physical violence:
Includes hitting, slapping, kicking, punching, choking, and throwing objects at another person

Question 22

power

Answer 22

power:
A person’s ability to impose their will on another person

Question 23

presumptive arrest policies:

Answer 23

presumptive arrest policies:
Arrest policies that presume an arrest will be made when probable cause exists to do so

Question 24

pro-arrest policies:

Answer 24

pro-arrest policies:
Require arrests in specific situations in which certain criteria are met

Question 25

protective order:

Answer 25

protective order:
Order secured to keep one person away from another

Question 26

risky lifestyles:

Answer 26

risky lifestyles:
Engaging in risky behaviors that expose people to situations likely to increase their victimization risk

Question 27

screening

Answer 27

screening:
Questions asked by a medical professional to determine if a victimization occurred, identifying victims in order to provide them service referrals

Question 28

sexual violence

Answer 28

sexual violence:
Includes unwanted sexual contact, sexual coercion, and rape

Question 29

situational couple violence:

Answer 29

situational couple violence:
When conflict gets out of control and results in violence; also called common-couple violence

Question 30

social learning:

Answer 30

social learning:
People learn behavior by observing others engaging in it and by having their own behavior reinforced

Question 31

spousal or marital privilege laws:

Answer 31

spousal or marital privilege laws:
Provide an exception that victims may not have to testify against their abusers if they are legally married to them

Question 32

tension-building phase:

Answer 32

tension-building phase:
The first phase in the cycle of violence, in which positive and charming behavior on the part of the abuser lasts until pressures and more serious events generate tension

Question 33

violence

Answer 33

violence:
The intentional physical harm of another person