Domestic Abuse

Question 1

Government definition, 2013

Answer 1

An incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening behavior, violence or abuse, between individuals over the age of 16 who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality, which can include but not limited to psychological, physical, sexual, financial, ecological abuse.

Question 2

HMIC, 2014

Answer 2

Victims don't report DA to police: 
fear of retaliation
embarassment
effect on the children 
lack of trust in police

Question 3

Crime Survey of England and Wales, 16/17

Answer 3

1. 9 million,

1. 2 million of which are women

Question 4

Office for national statistics, 2016

Answer 4

70% of domestic homicide victims are females

97% of female domestic homicide victims were killed by a male

Question 5

Coleman, 2006

Answer 5

29% of female general population since 16 years have been a victim of domestic abuse

Question 6

Donovan, 2006

Answer 6

LGBT+ domestic abuse on the rise

Question 7

Waldner, 1997

Answer 7

Lesbians reported higher domestic abuse than gay men

Question 8

Haggard, 2015

Answer 8

Though domestic abuse is an issue worldwide, empirical support is weak for the effectiveness of recidivism reducing interventions

Question 9

Domestic abuse intervention theory, 1984

Answer 9

Equality wheel

Question 10

Hughes, 2017

Answer 10

integrated domestic abuse programme

Question 11

Kelly, 2015

Answer 11

Efficacy of integrated domestic abuse programme, modest yet significant effect on recidivism

Question 12

Giltritch, 2003

Answer 12

witnessing domestic abuse strong predictor of becoming a perpetrator

Question 13

APA, 2013

Answer 13

Anti-social personality disorder, simply more violent

Question 14

Tudiver, 1999

Answer 14

males are less help seeking in general

Question 15

Sylaska, 2014

Answer 15

victim blaming can lead to long term mental health problems

Question 16

Stark, 2012

Answer 16

coercive control

Question 17

coercive control

Answer 17

a pattern of behaviour which seeks to take away the victim’s liberty or freedom, to strip away their sence of self. may involve serious abuse, but can comprise of continuous low level legal and illegal actions that isolate, degrade, exploit and control.

Question 18

Myhill, 2015

Answer 18

situational couple violence

Question 19

situational couple violence

Answer 19

abuse can be one off event or repeated, perpetuated by either or both partners and can end in serioud injury

Question 20

Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart, 1994

Answer 20

typologies of, family only, dysphoric, and generally violent

Question 21

Cavanaugh, 2005

Answer 21

may lead to more accurate identification, assessment, and intervention, thereby better protecting victims

Question 22

Altobelli, 2009

Answer 22

match offenders with treatments

Question 23

World Health Organisation

Answer 23

Psychological impact on victims,

physical, sexual and reproductive, mental, and behavioural health

Question 24

World Health Organisation 2005-2007

Answer 24

46% of females in prisons had been victims

Question 25

Johnson, 2003

Answer 25

17% of pregnant women experience domestic abuse

Question 26

Miller, 2015

Answer 26

Witnessing domestic abuse= Psychological abuse

Question 27

USA, Criminal Justice System

Answer 27

5 states including North Carolina and Oklahoma charge committing domestic in front of children as a separate offence

Question 28

Holt, 2008

Answer 28

Child witnesses experience cognitive, emotional, behavioural, social