Chapter 4: Intimate Partner Violence + Stalking

Question 1

“rule of thumb”

Answer 1

guiding principle for wife beating

Question 2

In 1871, both _________+_________ were the first to make it illegal to beat your wife

Answer 2

Alabama and Massachusetts

Question 3

Battered Women Movement

Answer 3

resulted from the rise of the 1960/1970 feminist movement, where shelters and counseling programs were popping up. Most police stations couldn’t arrest anyone for domestic violence (no arrest policy)

Question 4

What does VAWA do

Answer 4

providing funding for shelters and outreach education , you could also sue your offender

Question 5

Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

Answer 5

how police handling domestic violence cases changes

Question 6

Critics to the term “wife battering”

Answer 6

fails to identify cases outside to the marriage. Also, denies legal protection and services.

Question 7

Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA)

Answer 7

captures any abuse between individuals who currently or previously had an intimate relationship.

Question 8

_______% of men are aggressors, leaving ___% of women are victims
NCVS: ___________women are physically victimized each year

Answer 8

85%, 15%

1.3 million

Question 9

the most common form of IPA is

Answer 9

emotional abuse

Question 10

What are the consequences of emotional abuse?

Answer 10

lowers confidence and self esteem

Question 11

economic abuse

Answer 11

restricting access to family bank accounts, jeopardizes one’s employment status

Question 12

____of women who dealt with physical violence on a daily basis, tried to get help, but failed

Answer 12

3/4

Question 13

The cycle of violence

Answer 13

explain how violence + abuse occur in an intimate relationship….. starts with: tension building, abusive incident, and then honeymoon period

Question 14

IPA has an impact on various relationship types: (3)

Answer 14

LGBT relationships, children, dating violence

Question 15

_______% of student indicate that they currently experience dating violence
& problem

Answer 15

21

problem is that few parents believe that this is a critical issue

Question 16

_____to_____-% of incidents involving IPA occur where children are present

Answer 16

68-87%

Question 17

Consequences to children being around IPA

Answer 17

anxiety, depression, and higher rates of aggressive behavior

Question 18

__% of young boys who experience childhood IPA , will do it in their relationships

Answer 18

30%

Question 19

Effects of race and ethnicity on intimate partner abuse

Answer 19

• Black women are at an increased risk to be victimized.

- Race and ethnicity can affect whether a victim will seek out support and resources from social service.

Question 20

Research on LGBT teen dating violence is ______

Answer 20

extremely higher

Question 21

Same-sex intimate partner violence experience the same problems as heterosexual, but add on __________

Answer 21

heterosexism, external and internalized homophobia

Question 22

NCVS found that___ of women experience IPV w/ another women, and _____of male-on-male

Answer 22

3% , 16%

Question 23

_______ have higher rates of IPA, then ______

Answer 23

Chinese-Americans, Vietnamese/Filipino

Question 24

Some reasons victims remain in abusive relationships:

Answer 24

• Money
• Fear of the abuser
• Children
• Response of law enforcement and the community

Question 25

Ethiopian and Russian women _____________

Answer 25

don't see battering as a crime b/c of their culture

Question 26

(2005) VAWA reauthorized protection for_______

Answer 26

immigrant women

Question 27

Women who do not feel that the justice system effectively responded to their concerns

Answer 27

may be less likely to seek out help in the future

Question 28

The average women battered leaves _______times before she leaves for good

Answer 28

7-8 times

Question 29

women who were separated from their batterer report___________

Answer 29

higher rates of violence

Question 30

first time offender will often_______

Answer 30

have the case dismissed

Question 31

mandatory arrests

Answer 31

legal duty of officers to make an arrest if they feel like domestic violence occurred

Question 32

Discretionary arrest

Answer 32

a police officer may take any of a num- ber of factors into consideration in deciding whether arrest is or is not an appropriate action.

Question 33

why are victims disempowered by the mandatory arrest process

Answer 33

it takes away their decision making skills | Victim calls end in their own arrest

Question 34

no drop policies

Answer 34

jurisdiction develop evidence based practices that would allow prosecutors to make a case w/evidence instead of testimony. This leads to disempowering victims... leading to specialized courts

Question 35

Dual arrests are more likely to occur when state laws don't include primary aggressors designation officers have to decide who the offender is. These officers lack training experience, which leads to__________

Answer 35

victims being labeled as the offender

Question 36

Stalking

Answer 36

a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear

Question 37

Examples of stalking:

Answer 37

Sending letters–Unwanted visits–Phone calls

Question 38

_______people experience stalking , only _____ of these cases were filed

Answer 38

5.9 million ..... 21%

Question 39

Several factors appear to influence whether a victim of domestic violence will be stalked:

Answer 39

relationship status and economics

Question 40

Coping mechanisms for stalking

Answer 40

missing community events, self-reflection, pursuing legal cases against them, moves away

Question 41

women in a new relationship experience

Answer 41

3/4 of stalking

Question 42

close knit communities

Answer 42

families and friends of the battered would help harass/ intimidate the victim.... not recognized by the criminal justice system