Chapter 4: Intimate Partner Violence + Stalking Flashcards
“rule of thumb”
guiding principle for wife beating
In 1871, both _________+_________ were the first to make it illegal to beat your wife
Alabama and Massachusetts
Battered Women Movement
resulted from the rise of the 1960/1970 feminist movement, where shelters and counseling programs were popping up. Most police stations couldn’t arrest anyone for domestic violence (no arrest policy)
What does VAWA do
providing funding for shelters and outreach education , you could also sue your offender
Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
how police handling domestic violence cases changes
Critics to the term “wife battering”
fails to identify cases outside to the marriage. Also, denies legal protection and services.
Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA)
captures any abuse between individuals who currently or previously had an intimate relationship.
_______% of men are aggressors, leaving ___% of women are victims
NCVS: ___________women are physically victimized each year
85%, 15%
1.3 million
the most common form of IPA is
emotional abuse
What are the consequences of emotional abuse?
lowers confidence and self esteem
economic abuse
restricting access to family bank accounts, jeopardizes one’s employment status
____of women who dealt with physical violence on a daily basis, tried to get help, but failed
3/4
The cycle of violence
explain how violence + abuse occur in an intimate relationship….. starts with: tension building, abusive incident, and then honeymoon period
IPA has an impact on various relationship types: (3)
LGBT relationships, children, dating violence
_______% of student indicate that they currently experience dating violence
& problem
21
problem is that few parents believe that this is a critical issue
_____to_____-% of incidents involving IPA occur where children are present
68-87%
Consequences to children being around IPA
anxiety, depression, and higher rates of aggressive behavior
__% of young boys who experience childhood IPA , will do it in their relationships
30%
Effects of race and ethnicity on intimate partner abuse
- Black women are at an increased risk to be victimized.
- Race and ethnicity can affect whether a victim will seek out support and resources from social service.
Research on LGBT teen dating violence is ______
extremely higher
Same-sex intimate partner violence experience the same problems as heterosexual, but add on __________
heterosexism, external and internalized homophobia
NCVS found that___ of women experience IPV w/ another women, and _____of male-on-male
3% , 16%
_______ have higher rates of IPA, then ______
Chinese-Americans, Vietnamese/Filipino
Some reasons victims remain in abusive relationships:
- Money
- Fear of the abuser
- Children
- Response of law enforcement and the community
Ethiopian and Russian women _____________
don’t see battering as a crime b/c of their culture
(2005) VAWA reauthorized protection for_______
immigrant women
Women who do not feel that the justice system effectively responded to their concerns
may be less likely to seek out help in the future
The average women battered leaves _______times before she leaves for good
7-8 times
women who were separated from their batterer report___________
higher rates of violence
first time offender will often_______
have the case dismissed
mandatory arrests
legal duty of officers to make an arrest if they feel like domestic violence occurred
Discretionary arrest
a police officer may take any of a num- ber of factors into consideration in deciding whether arrest is or is not an appropriate action.
why are victims disempowered by the mandatory arrest process
it takes away their decision making skills
Victim calls end in their own arrest
no drop policies
jurisdiction develop evidence based practices that would allow prosecutors to make a case w/evidence instead of testimony. This leads to disempowering victims… leading to specialized courts
Dual arrests are more likely to occur when state laws don’t include primary aggressors designation officers have to decide who the offender is. These officers lack training experience, which leads to__________
victims being labeled as the offender
Stalking
a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear
Examples of stalking:
Sending letters–Unwanted visits–Phone calls
_______people experience stalking , only _____ of these cases were filed
5.9 million ….. 21%
Several factors appear to influence whether a victim of domestic violence will be stalked:
relationship status and economics
Coping mechanisms for stalking
missing community events, self-reflection, pursuing legal cases against them, moves away
women in a new relationship experience
3/4 of stalking
close knit communities
families and friends of the battered would help harass/ intimidate the victim…. not recognized by the criminal justice system
