Chapter 7 - Crimes against persons Unit 2 - Lesson 2

Question 1

Domestic violence

Answer 1

any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.

Question 2

Family or household member

Answer 2

spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who live together as a family, or who have lived together in the past as a family, and people who are parents of a child in common. With the exception of people who have a child in common, the family or household members must currently live or, in the past, lived together in the same single dwelling unit.

Question 3

Dating violence

Answer 3

• A dating relationship within the past six months
• Relationship includes the expectation of affection or sexual involvement
• Interaction must have occurred over time and on a continuous basis

Question 4

No contact order

Answer 4

prohibits:
* any communication, oral or written
* physical or violent contact with the victim
* presence within 500 feet of the victim’s residence, vehicle, or workplace, or a specific place that the victim visits regularly

Question 5

Injunction

Answer 5

The victim must complete an affidavit, explaining why they need the protection. Although an injunction is a civil action, its violation has criminal consequences

Question 6

Child domestic battery

Answer 6

occurs when a child commits an act of violence against a parent, sibling, or other family member living in the home.