Exam 2

Question 0

A Private Family Matter is

Answer 0

The memoir of a man who grew up in a violent home and was able to break the cycle of violence.

Question 1

Stalking is primarily committed by

Answer 1

Someone that the stalking victim knows.

Question 2

According to the findings of the 2010 NISVS;

Answer 2

1 in 4 women have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, while 1 in 7 men have experienced the same.

Question 3

A judicial response that might empower battered women would be;

Answer 3

Prioritizing women’s safety.

Question 4

NISVS is an acronym for;

Answer 4

National Intimate partner and sexual Violence Survey

Question 5

The 2010 NISVS study showed that IPV/SV/Stalking victimization as an adult had little or no effect on health or chronic disease.

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Etiology is the cause of a disease or abnormal condition.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Dutton believes that psycho-educational groups are very beneficial to ending abusive behavior.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

NISVS was conducted by the Department of Justice/VAWA.

Answer 8

False

Question 10

In part one of A Private Family Matter, Victor was helped by local police when he reported the abuse he had experienced.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

What does Dutton mean when he says that the criminal justice system has a dichotomous definition of IPV?

Answer 11

The criminal justice system defines people as a victim and perpetrators. They don’t see how severe the issue is and does not reflect the reality at home.

Question 12

According to Dutton, what two key indicators create the foundation that leads to acquiring an abusive personality?

Answer 12

1. ) fearful attachment attack of self (shaming) and physical violence by father.
2. ) mother and child have an unhealthy bond.

Question 13

What does Dutton mean by “Research on IPV has been directed by a gender-based perspective”?

Answer 13

“Mutual violence is the most common form of IPV but investigation of female violence against a male partner was ruled out on the grounds of political correctness.”

-Dutton believes that his and his colleagues’ research contradicts assumptions that were previously accepted in Feminist and Patriarchal explanations of IPV.

Question 14

What is Dutton’s conclusion for “The Future?”

Answer 14

• The demand for treatment of aggression is unlikely to subside.
• Treatment vs. standard ‘psycho-educational’ BIP
• CBT as an adjunct to wife-assault treatment.
• Longer-term treatment format for those successful in short-term treatment= increased behavioral change.

Question 15

In Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies and Alcohol, there are segments titled Message in a Bottle and Courage in a Can. Why were these chosen as the titles and what are the messaged conveyed in these segments?

Answer 15

• Ads show women being good girl during the day and a bad girl at night while drinking.
• Products and being marketed of by women.
• Courage in a Can: drinking gives you the courage to talk to people and hook up with them.

Question 16

Three recent findings that may be specific to IPV in a special population.

Answer 16

• Majority of bisexual victims of rape experienced their first completed rape between the ages of 11 and 24.
• Individuals who self-identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual have an equal or higher prevalence of experiencing IPV, SV, and stalking as compared to self-identified heterosexuals.
• Bisexual women experience a significantly higher lifetime prevalence of rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate parter, and rape by any perpetrator.

Question 17

In stalking: Real Fear, Real Crime, Det. Mark Wynn refers to context as being critical in the investigation of a stalking crime. What does he mean?

Answer 17

The stalker may seem harmless to others, so you have to talk to the victim and find out why this persons behavior is so frightening to him or her.