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Problems of Domestic Violence

The Problem of Domestic Violence

1. In the United States, domestic violence accounts for about ____ percent of the nonfatal violent crime women experience and ____ percent of the nonfatal violent crime men experience.  

A. 30; 7

B. 25; 5

C. 20; 3

D. 15; 1


Women as Offenders

2. Generally, studies about domestic violence fall into two categories: family conflict studies and crime victimization studies, and crime victimization studies tend to show higher rates of violence by women.

A. True

B. False


Theories About Domestic Violence

3. The domestic violence theory that suggests that violence is learned within a family, and a partner-victim stays caught up in a cycle of violence and forgiveness is:  

A. Psychological Theory

B. Violent families theory

C. Societal-structural theory

D. Sociological theory


Why Some Women are Reluctant to End Abusive Relationships

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the cyclical phases in physically abusive intimate relationships that keep a woman in the relationship:

A. A tension-building phase that includes minor physical and verbal abuse

B. An acute battering phase

C. A self-blame phase where the woman justifies the abuse

D. A makeup or honeymoon phase


Race

5. Overall, in the United States, blacks experience higher rates of intimate victimization than other groups, and research more inclusive of additional racial groups finds that American Indian/Alaskan Native women experience significantly higher rates of physical abuse as well.

A. True

B. False


Incarceration of Offenders

6. Offenders convicted of domestic violence account for about 15 percent of violent offenders in local jails and 9 percent of violent offenders in state prisons, and more than 60 percent of offenders in jail for domestic violence have prior convictions for other crimes.

A. True

B. False


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