Domestic Violence Flashcards
domestic violence
- Act or threatened act of violence
- Against any person, property or animal
** Act or threatened act of violence - With whom actor has an intimate relationship
CRIPC
coercion
control
punishment
intimidation
revenge
Intimate Relationship
*Current or former spouses
*Dating partners Past & Present
*have had a child together (Married or not)
*Sexual partners
Domestic Violence is usually a one
time incident.
False
Men who batter do so because they
cannot control themselves or because
they have “poor impulse control”
False
Domestic Violence only occurs in low
income, poorly educated, minority or
dysfunctional families
False
The cycle of
violence increases in
frequency and
severity as it
re-occurs
True
DV calls are what kind of risk
High
Look for indicators of:
- weapons
- alcohol/drug use
- children
- other people
best interviewee
children
primary aggressor is defined as what?
Who started it
Predominate aggressor is defined as what?
- person responsible for most severe
violence or most serious crime - person crimes outweigh property crime
- felonies outweigh misdemeanors
In Colorado w hold the______ accountable for DV incidents
predominate aggressor
THREE TYPES OF STALKING
- CREDIBLE THREAT WITH FOLLOWING
- CREDIBLE THREAT WITH
COMMUNICATION - SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
