Family Violence

Question 1

Select true false for the following.

A person is in a domestic relationship with another person if the person.

Answer 1

Is a partner of the other person. True

Has a close personal relationship with the other person. True.

Has a land lord tenant relationship with the other person. False.

Is a family member of the other person. True.

Question 2

Michael threatens to hit Sylvia after they argue about watching a programme on the television.

Michaels threat to physical abuse would not be classed as violence as it is a single threat only and there must be a number of acts of abuse showing a pattern of behaviour.

Answer 2

False.

Question 3

John has been detained by police for issuing and serving a police safety order. The police safety order has been issued or served within the two hour period.

As the detained person, John

Answer 3

Must be immediately released from the place of detention.

Question 4

In a family violence context who does the term bound person apply to.

Answer 4

The person against who a police safety order has been issued.

Question 5

The term wilfully neglects in relation to section 195 crimes act 1961 cruelty to a child means.

Answer 5

Deliberate or reckless failure to provide care.

Question 6

Select true or false for each of the following statements.

In relation to domestic violence the term violence includes.

Answer 6

Sexual abuse. True

Psychological abuse. True.

Threats of physical, sexual or psychological abuse. True.

Physical abuse. True.

Question 7

You are called to a family violence assault but have insufficient evidence to arrest the violent person. The victim will not tell you what has happened but is adamant that she does not want her partner to leave the family home.

Consent from the person at risk is needed before a police safety order can be issued.

Answer 7

False.

Question 8

John, a respondent of a protection order, rings the estranged wife to tell her that his mother has been injured in a car accident and is critically ill. He says he wants his 12 year old daughter to see her grandmother before she dies.

John has breached the standard non contact conditions of the protection order, he should be arrested and charged with a breach of protection order.

Answer 8

False.

Question 9

Mary is the respondent of a protection order in relation to her ex partner Josephine. Mary hears her through grapevine that Josephine has a new girlfriend so asks a friend to go around and question Josephine to find out some details.

Can Mary be arrested for breaching her protection order when she herself has not approached the protected person?

Is this a breach of protection order?

Answer 9

Can Mary be arrested for breaching her protection order when she herself has not approached the protected person? Yes

Is this a breach of the protection order? Yes

Question 10

Aaron is punched over by his father after staying out overnight and he is badly bruised and shocked. Aaron is 15 years of age.

Answer 10

Aaron’s father should be charged with assault on a child as Aaron is 15. No.

Aaron father should be charged with common assault as Aaron is 15. Yes.

Question 11

Michael and John are partners and live in the same house. After an argument John calls for police assistance, you attend the occurrence and find that Michael has punched John in the nose, John is bleeding profusely but will not lay a complaint. Michael is angry and threatening. You arrest him on a charge of assault and remove him from the house to attend to johns immediate safety.

Answer 11

Should you lawfully detain Michael until he has cooled down. Yes.

Should you issues police safety order against Michael. No.

Question 12

Mary has breached the conditions of her conditions of her police safety order and is hiding and avoiding police. Inquiries have established that she is staying at a known residential address.

As Mary is a bound person and had breached a police safety order you are able to enter the address and take her in to custody to appear in court.

Answer 12

False.

Question 13

Michael continuously taunts no in front in of their two primary school aged children about being stupid and fat. Job does nothing to prevent the children from hearing the abuse,

Jo is just as liable as Michael for the psychological abuse of the children as she has allowed the children to hear the taunts of her being stupid and fat.

Answer 13

False.

Question 14

In determining whether a person has a close personal relationship with another person which if the following factors must be considered?

Answer 14

The nature and intensity of the relationship between the two persons. True

The duration of the relationship between the two persons. True.

If the person has a sexual relationship with the other person. False.

The requirement that the two persons live together. False.

Question 15

In which of the following circumstances are victims of family violence considered to be at a heightened risk of injury.

Select one or more.

Answer 15

When the violence is increasing in frequency and severity.

When attempted strangulation has occurred.

Question 16

Margaret is experiencing problems with her 15 year old daughter who lives with her in the family home. Frequently Margaret is the victim of verbal and physical abuse from her daughter and the violence she experiences is escalating, Margaret asks for your advice on obtaining a protection order for herself with her daughter as the respondent.

Your advice to Margaret will be that she will be able to obtain a protection order from the court.

Answer 16

False.

Question 17

Jill and Steve have been living together as flat mates for 12 months. Recently Steve has become very aggressive over the rental payments and has threatened that he will do something to Jill if she doesn’t pay her potion of the rent on time.

The threats made by Steve would be classed as domestic violence as Steve and Jill are in a domestic relationship.

Answer 17

True.

Question 18

During a heated argument between Tom and his wife Alice. Tom loses his temper and kicks Alice twice in the stomach area while she is on the floor. The kick breaks two of Alice’s ribs and causes internal bleeding.

The most appropriate charge for the assault on Alice would be male assaults female. As the assault is family violence related.

Answer 18

False.

Question 19

When preparing any opposition to bail for a family violence offender police must consider whether there is.

Answer 19

An adequate safety plan in place for the victim and their family. True.

A possibility of risk to the safety of the victims family. True.

Multiple charges faced by the offender. False.

Need for the offender to have a cool off period in police custody. True.

Question 20

You received information from Susan’s neighbour that she can hear Susan abusing her children at home and has seen her hitting her six year old around the head with the vacuum cleaner hose.

Which if the following acts contained the most appropriate power to enter Susan’s house without warrant to protect her child from injury.

Answer 20

Children, young persons and their families act 1989

Question 21

In the cycle of family violence which two of the following examples are indicators of escalating behaviour?

Select one or more.

Answer 21

Threatening to harm a pet or destroy a valued possession.

Question 22

You have been told that David has a rifle in his house and that he repeatedly threatens his wife that he will shoot her if she makes any complaint about him hitting her to police.

The power to enter David’s house without warrant to search for therefore comes from which act.

Answer 22

Arms act 1983.

Question 23

A risk assessment must be undertaken for all family violence occurrences.

The reasons for risk assessment include the following.

Answer 23

It is can be important to the judiciary when considering oppositions to bail. True.

It allows for patterns of behavioural abuse to be seen over time. True.

It leads to identifying the correct support required by victims.true.

It determines how and when to change an offender. False.

Question 24

Joanne and Steve are boater aged 16 years of age. They are twins and live in Their family home with their parents. You are called to a family violence occurrence at the address where there is insufficient evidence to arrests Steve for assaulting Joanne. Steve has lost his temper and hit Joanne on previous occasions.

A police safety order can be issued against Steve to endure the safety of his sister Joanne.

Answer 24

False.