Violent Offenders & Domestic Violence & Trauma

Question 1

What does the Duluth model show about the facets of power and control?

Answer 1

• Using intimidation
• Using emotional abuse
• Using isolation
• Minimizing, denying, and blaming
• Using children
• Using male privilege
• Using economy abuse
• Using coercion and threats

Question 2

What is battering?

Answer 2

More than physical aggression: used to control, intimidate, and subjugate other human beings

Question 3

What are different types of batterers?

Answer 3

Relationship/family-only
Borderline/dysphoric
Generally violent/antisocial

Question 4

What are traits of Relationship/family-only batterers?

Answer 4

• 50% of batterers
• Relatively low marital violence frequency
• Relatively free of personality disorder
• Low to moderate alcohol depression

Question 5

What are traits of borderline/dysphoric batterers?

Answer 5

• 25%
• Moderate to high marital violence but low to moderate general violence
• Alcohol and drug abuse moderate
• Depression and anger high

Question 6

What are traits of generally violent/antisocial batterers?

Answer 6

• 25%
  -High rates of marital and general violence

Question 7

What group of offenders are most responsive to treatment and why?

Answer 7

Relationship/family-only because they have more control over their behavior & apologize (walking on egg shell period)

Question 8

What group of offenders are more likely to offend?

Answer 8

Generally violent/anti social

Question 9

What is associated with reduced recidivism for domestic offenders?

Answer 9

Treatment completion

Question 10

What is associated with reduced recidivism for domestic offenders?

Answer 10

Treatment completion

Question 11

What is the responsivity principle issue?

Answer 11

We generally use a “one size fits all” approach to treatment

Question 12

What is a cobra (type 1) for sexual offenders in terms of heart rate?

Answer 12

• During conflict, heart rate decreases
• Decrease from baseline
• Not just hyporeactivity in general
• Heart rate deceleration might help focus attention and maximize impact of verbal aggression

Question 13

What is a pitbull (type 2) for sexual offenders in terms of heart rate?

Answer 13

• During conflict, heart rate increases
• This is associated with stress and defensive reaction

Question 14

What is a cobra (type 1) for sexual offenders?

Answer 14

• Instant aggression
• More severe violence
• Decrease in heart rate with increased verbal aggression
• Calmer than when no conflict
• Don’t fear loss of wife

Question 15

What is a pitbull (type 2) for sexual offenders?

Answer 15

• Slow build up
• Wives less fearful
• Dependent
• Fear of abandonment
• Controlling
• Dangerous when wives leave
• Can become obsessed
• Make up majority

Question 16

What is a pitbull (type 2) more likely to do?

Answer 16

• More likely to have witnessed husband to wife battering
• More likely to have batterer as role model
• No difference between groups in frequency of violence, but less severe violence

Question 17

What is a cobra (type 1) more likely to do?

Answer 17

• More severe violence
• Higher levels of emotional abuse
• More likely to be violent outside of the marriage
• More likely to be antisocial

Question 18

Is there a difference between women that kill and don’t kill their batterers?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

What do a quarter of inmates report experiencing?

Answer 19

Dissociative experiences

Question 20

What is transient depersonalization?

Answer 20

“I didn’t feel like it was me doing it” –> traumatized by their own behavior –> amnesia (don’t remember what they do)

Question 21

What are the five criterions of PTSD as they relate to the contribution of violence?

Answer 21

Criterion A: stressor
Criterion B: Intrusion symptoms (re-experiencing memories)
Criterion C: Avoidance
Criterion D: Negative alterations in cognitions and mood
Criterion E: Alterations in arousal or reactivity