DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Flashcards
(14 cards)
Domestic violence is the intentional violent or controlling behavior that one person wields over another: What are the four behaviors?
4 main types of abuse?
Physical
Sexual
Psychological
Financial
The goal of the abuser is to maintain _____ and _____.
Power and Control
When it comes to DV, law enforcement has three primary responsibilities:
Provide physical safety & security for victims
Assist victims by coordinating their referral to support services
Arrest the DV perpetrator as required by law
Definition of ABUSE VERBATIM!
Attempting to cause or causing physical harm;
Placing another in fear of imminent serious physical harm;
Causing another to engage involuntarily in sexual relations by force, threat or duress.
Coercive Control
Family and household members can be classified as ?
Are or were married
Are or were residing together in the same household
Are or were related by blood or marriage
Have a child in common
Are or have been in a substantive dating or engagement relationship
Roommates
What are the 3 forms of strangulation?
Manual
Ligature
Hanging
What are the seven (7) immediate suspensions a suspect shall surrender to police? Also applies to harassment protection order (HPOs)
LTC
FID
Firearms
Shotguns
Rifles
Machine Guns
Ammunition
What are the seven (7) duties and responsibilities of a police officer?
Shall remain on scene
Shall assist in obtaining medical treatment
Shall assist in locating to a safe place
Shall give immediate and adequate notice of his/her rights (Read abuse law card and provide a COPY in HAND)
Shall assist by activating the emergency judicial system when court is closed
Shall inform victim abuser will be eligible for bail
Shall arrest perpetrator as required by law
Domestic violence intimate partner can be categorized by 265 13M?
Are or were married
Are or were engaged
Are or were in a substantive dating relationship
Have a child in common
Domestic violence non-intimate can be categorized by 265 13A?
Related by blood or marriage
Roommates
One or more red spots in the victim’s eye, eyelid and/or inside of the eye. Tiny capillaries bursting from the pressure of a strangle hold. This is known as?
Petechiae
Types of evidence (TOPD)
Testimonial
Officer observation
Physical
Digital
4 courts that deal with D.V cases? (BPDS)
Boston Municipal Court
Probate & Family Court
District Court
Superior Court (WILL NOT DEAL WITH SUBSTANTIVE DATING CASES)
What classifies a substantive dating relationship (4) (TTTL)
-The length of time in the relationship
-The type of relationship
-The frequency of interaction
-Length of time elapsed since the termination.
