Question 1

According to the text, over the last 25 years, services for battered women are funded:

Accepted Answer

A) completely by government funds 
B) completely by non-profit groups 
C) completely by local government and charities 
D) none of the above 
A) completely by government funds 
B) completely by non-profit groups 
C) completely by local government and charities 
D) none of the above D

Question 2

Predicting homicide is extremely difficult because:

Accepted Answer

A) coroners confuse homicides with suicides 
B) it is a very rare phenomenon 
C) there are no witnesses 
D) you can't obtain evidence from victims 
A) coroners confuse homicides with suicides 
B) it is a very rare phenomenon 
C) there are no witnesses 
D) you can't obtain evidence from victims B

Question 3

Users of the Maryland's LAP femicide prevention model found that the percentage of wives with
"high-risk" male partners who actually contacted domestic violence protection services recommended
By police officers was:

Accepted Answer

A) 40%. 
B) 60% 
C) 30% 
D) 40% 
A) 40%. 
B) 60% 
C) 30% 
D) 40% C

Question 4

In 2011, of the 89 police-reported spousal homicides:

Accepted Answer

A) there were equal numbers of female and male victims 
B) more than 85% were women 
C) 70% were women 
D) 60% were men 
A) there were equal numbers of female and male victims 
B) more than 85% were women 
C) 70% were women 
D) 60% were men

Question 5

Until predictive efficacy of risk assessment instruments can be improved, Messing & Thaller (2013) suggest that
Selection of one inventory over another should be based on:

Accepted Answer

A) intended setting 
B) availability of community resources 
C) use should be suspended until predictive validity is ascertained 
D) none of the above 
A) intended setting 
B) availability of community resources 
C) use should be suspended until predictive validity is ascertained 
D) none of the above

Question 6

The British DASH checklist is used by police and practitioners to predict the escalation of domestic violence to femicides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Dobash, Dobash & Cavanagh found that learning pro-feminist attitudes, beliefs, and values was more effective
In preventing further male partner violence than:

Accepted Answer

A) being arrested 
B) pretrial detention 
C) imprisonment 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) being arrested 
B) pretrial detention 
C) imprisonment 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 8

The Danger Assessment is intended primarily:

Accepted Answer

A) as a means of empowering women in abusive relationships to make self-care decisions 
B) as a tool to aid police officers in fully documenting and investigating domestic violence situations 
C) to predict future lethal violence 
D) none of the above 
A) as a means of empowering women in abusive relationships to make self-care decisions 
B) as a tool to aid police officers in fully documenting and investigating domestic violence situations 
C) to predict future lethal violence 
D) none of the above

Question 9

The trend of re-assaults by men on their partners, show that at the 2.5-year follow-up:

Accepted Answer

A) a minority of the men sustained a cessation of violence (for a year or more) 
B) the majority of the men sustained a cessation of violence (for a year or more) 
C) 20% of the men repeatedly assaulted their partners 
D) both 2 and 3 
A) a minority of the men sustained a cessation of violence (for a year or more) 
B) the majority of the men sustained a cessation of violence (for a year or more) 
C) 20% of the men repeatedly assaulted their partners 
D) both 2 and 3

Question 10

Domestic violence courts (DVCs) and other programs are very successful in reducing lethal violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The most dangerous time for abused women is:

Accepted Answer

A) two years after separation 
B) within 12 months after separation 
C) not related to time after separation 
D) after a legal divorce 
A) two years after separation 
B) within 12 months after separation 
C) not related to time after separation 
D) after a legal divorce

Question 12

The Maryland LAP uses Campbell's Danger Assessment-Revised to identify male partners who are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) escalate the seriousness of injuries they inflict 
B) hit their wives during conflicts 
C) hit wives who want to leave them 
D) to stop abusing their wives 
A) escalate the seriousness of injuries they inflict 
B) hit their wives during conflicts 
C) hit wives who want to leave them 
D) to stop abusing their wives

Question 13

The predictive efficacy of the Danger Assessment was found to be considerably higher in the Department of Justice RAVE study than it was in the retrospective 11-city case control study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The imprisonment of male perpetrators who have been arrested for domestic violence before they have been convicted of the offense in court is central to one of the following models. Which one?

Accepted Answer

A) DVHRT 
B) LAP 
C) DASH 
D) UCR 
A) DVHRT 
B) LAP 
C) DASH 
D) UCR

Question 15

The Department of Justice RAVE study followed 1,307 women over a one-year period. The Danger Assessment was found to predict severe abuse significantly better than chance and better than the other instruments evaluated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Post-shelter advocacy intervention programs are not successful in improving conditions for the women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Campbell et al (2003) found that women whose partner threatened or assaulted them with a gun or other weapon
Were found to be:

Accepted Answer

A) twice as likely to be killed than other women 
B) four times more likely to be killed than other women 
C) 15 times more likely to be killed than other women 
D) 20 times more likely to be killed than other women 
A) twice as likely to be killed than other women 
B) four times more likely to be killed than other women 
C) 15 times more likely to be killed than other women 
D) 20 times more likely to be killed than other women

Question 18

The effectiveness of POs (protective orders) depends on:

Accepted Answer

A) the questions asked 
B) how specific and comprehensive they are 
C) how well they are enforced 
D) all of the above 
A) the questions asked 
B) how specific and comprehensive they are 
C) how well they are enforced 
D) all of the above

Question 19

Police statistics indicate that males arrested for using violence against their female partners are more likely to
 kill them than males who had never been arrested for domestic violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the DVHRT model of femicide prevention, the effect of prediction on prevention varies with the local availability of:

Accepted Answer

A) shelters for abused women 
B) domestic violence high-risk teams 
C) hotlines for abused women 
D) domestic violence courts 
A) shelters for abused women 
B) domestic violence high-risk teams 
C) hotlines for abused women 
D) domestic violence courts

According to the text, over the last 25 years, services for battered women are funded:

Predicting homicide is extremely difficult because:

Users of the Maryland's LAP femicide prevention model found that the percentage of wives with "high-risk" male partners who actually contacted domestic violence protection services recommended By police officers was:

In 2011, of the 89 police-reported spousal homicides:

Until predictive efficacy of risk assessment instruments can be improved, Messing & Thaller (2013) suggest that Selection of one inventory over another should be based on:

The British DASH checklist is used by police and practitioners to predict the escalation of domestic violence to femicides.

Dobash, Dobash & Cavanagh found that learning pro-feminist attitudes, beliefs, and values was more effective In preventing further male partner violence than:

The Danger Assessment is intended primarily:

The trend of re-assaults by men on their partners, show that at the 2.5-year follow-up:

Domestic violence courts (DVCs) and other programs are very successful in reducing lethal violence.

The most dangerous time for abused women is:

The Maryland LAP uses Campbell's Danger Assessment-Revised to identify male partners who are most likely to:

The predictive efficacy of the Danger Assessment was found to be considerably higher in the Department of Justice RAVE study than it was in the retrospective 11-city case control study.

The imprisonment of male perpetrators who have been arrested for domestic violence before they have been convicted of the offense in court is central to one of the following models. Which one?

The Department of Justice RAVE study followed 1,307 women over a one-year period. The Danger Assessment was found to predict severe abuse significantly better than chance and better than the other instruments evaluated.

Post-shelter advocacy intervention programs are not successful in improving conditions for the women.

Campbell et al (2003) found that women whose partner threatened or assaulted them with a gun or other weapon Were found to be:

The effectiveness of POs (protective orders) depends on:

Police statistics indicate that males arrested for using violence against their female partners are more likely to kill them than males who had never been arrested for domestic violence.

In the DVHRT model of femicide prevention, the effect of prediction on prevention varies with the local availability of:

Marital Separation: Definition and Process

Lethal Domestic Violence: Definitions and Motives

Separation and Lethal Intimate Partner Violence

Theorizing Separation and Intimate Partner Homicide

Separation and Intimate Partner Femicide

Separation and Intimate Partner Femicide-Suicide

Separation and Suicide

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Exam 8: Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide and Femicide

According to the text, over the last 25 years, services for battered women are funded:

Predicting homicide is extremely difficult because:

Users of the Maryland's LAP femicide prevention model found that the percentage of wives with "high-risk" male partners who actually contacted domestic violence protection services recommended By police officers was:

In 2011, of the 89 police-reported spousal homicides:

Until predictive efficacy of risk assessment instruments can be improved, Messing & Thaller (2013) suggest that Selection of one inventory over another should be based on:

The British DASH checklist is used by police and practitioners to predict the escalation of domestic violence to femicides.

Dobash, Dobash & Cavanagh found that learning pro-feminist attitudes, beliefs, and values was more effective In preventing further male partner violence than:

The Danger Assessment is intended primarily:

The trend of re-assaults by men on their partners, show that at the 2.5-year follow-up:

Domestic violence courts (DVCs) and other programs are very successful in reducing lethal violence.

The most dangerous time for abused women is:

The Maryland LAP uses Campbell's Danger Assessment-Revised to identify male partners who are most likely to:

The predictive efficacy of the Danger Assessment was found to be considerably higher in the Department of Justice RAVE study than it was in the retrospective 11-city case control study.

The imprisonment of male perpetrators who have been arrested for domestic violence before they have been convicted of the offense in court is central to one of the following models. Which one?

The Department of Justice RAVE study followed 1,307 women over a one-year period. The Danger Assessment was found to predict severe abuse significantly better than chance and better than the other instruments evaluated.

Post-shelter advocacy intervention programs are not successful in improving conditions for the women.

Campbell et al (2003) found that women whose partner threatened or assaulted them with a gun or other weapon Were found to be:

The effectiveness of POs (protective orders) depends on:

Police statistics indicate that males arrested for using violence against their female partners are more likely to kill them than males who had never been arrested for domestic violence.

In the DVHRT model of femicide prevention, the effect of prediction on prevention varies with the local availability of:

Marital Separation: Definition and Process

Lethal Domestic Violence: Definitions and Motives

Separation and Lethal Intimate Partner Violence

Theorizing Separation and Intimate Partner Homicide

Separation and Intimate Partner Femicide

Separation and Intimate Partner Femicide-Suicide

Separation and Suicide

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