Domestic Abuse

Question 1

Define domestic abuse

Answer 1

Behaviour of a person A towards another person B is domestic abuse if
A & B are aged 16 or over and are personally connected to each other and the behaviour is abusive

Question 2

Define abusive behaviour

Answer 2

Physical or sexual abuse
Violence or threatening behaviour
Controlling or coercive
Economic abuse
Psychological 
Emotional

Question 3

Define family members

Answer 3

Mother
Father
Son 
Daughter
Sister
Grandparents 
In laws 
Step family

Question 4

Define high risk victim DASH model

Answer 4

There are identifiable indications of risk of serious
Can happen any time and impact would be serious
Risk which is life threatening and or traumatic

Question 5

Define medium risk victim DASH Model

Answer 5

Offender has the potential to cause

Serious harm unlikely to do so unless change of circumstances

Question 6

Standard risk victim DASH Model

Answer 6

Current evidence does not indicate likelihood of causing serious harm

Question 7

Repeats victim

Answer 7

Someone who has reported two or more domestic abuse incidents to the police within 12 month Period

Question 8

Repeat perpetrator

Answer 8

Someone who has been reported to the police as having committed or threatened domestic abuse against the same victim in 12 months

Question 9

Serial perpetrator

Answer 9

Someone who has been reported to the police as having committed or threatened domestic abuse against two or more victims

Question 10

Barriers to reporting

Answer 10

One off
Public humiliation
Not believed

Question 11

Repeat victim- trauma bonds

Answer 11

People like other animals are conditioned to form bonds as a survival mechanism
Trauma bonding- a psychological phenomenon it’s real and a normal reaction to an abnormal situation

Question 12

Stockholm syndrome

Answer 12

Positive feelings toward the victimiser

Negative feelings toward potential rescuer