Exam 5: Violence in the Home

______ theory contends that would-be offenders will be deterred from engaging in a behavior if they believe they will be punished (e.g.,arrested).

In ______,the U.S.Congress passed a landmark piece of legislation called the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

______ refers to the inequity of power held by males over females.The term comes from the Greek word for patriarch or "father as ruler."

This intervention requires pediatricians to conduct a risk assessment during routine primary care services and requires physician training to better help them identify and address the risk factors for abuse and neglect.

______ state(s)has a child protection services division that is mandated to protect and remove children from abusive situations.

In ______,the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)developed a Stalking Resource Center.The mission of the program is to raise awareness of stalking and to encourage the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities across the United States.

Although most states in the United States still do not legally recognize marriage outside of heterosexual relationships,there are hundreds of thousands of nontraditional families in this country comprising same-sex unions both with and without children.

To decrease the likelihood of dual arrests,some states have incorporated language such as "primary aggressor" or "predominant aggressor" within their statutes.

For current estimates of _____,there are two large nationally representative surveys we can use: the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)and the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)conducted by the CDC.

Family violence is an umbrella term that includes a wide range of behaviors,including physical,sexual,financial,and verbal or other emotional abuse between a number of dyadic relationships: intimates (e.g.,spouses and ex-spouses,boy/girl-friends and exes); parents and children; siblings; and the elderly and their caregivers,including their children.