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Violence : The Enduring Problem 3rd Edition (Test Bank) Chapter 5: Violence in the Home, Exams of Criminology

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Chapter 5: Violence in the Home
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. 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.
a. Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK)
b. child protection services division
c. Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act of 2011
d. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
2. 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.
a. 1975
b. 1950
c. 2000
d. 2010
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
3. In 2010, Congress passed the ______, which was the first comprehensive federal legislation to
address elder abuse.
a. adult protective services
b. Elder Justice Act (EJA)
c. Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Act
d. Older Americans Act
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
4. In ______, Congress passed the Older Americans Act, which was the first piece of national legislation
that expressed society’s commitment to protect vulnerable older Americans at risk.
a. 1965
b. 1975
c. 1985
d. 2005
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
5. ______ is one of the most recent types of family violence to be acknowledged as a social problem, and
it is one of the most difficult types of violence to uncover for a number of reasons that include the isolation
of the victims (i.e., they don’t go to school like children) as well as the extreme shame that many elders
feel as a result of their victimization.
a. gender abuse
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Chapter 5: Violence in the Home

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

  1. 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. a. Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) b. child protection services division c. Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act of 2011 d. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. 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. a. 1975 b. 1950 c. 2000 d. 2010 Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. In 2010, Congress passed the ______, which was the first comprehensive federal legislation to address elder abuse. a. adult protective services b. Elder Justice Act (EJA) c. Vulnerable Elder Rights Protection Act d. Older Americans Act Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. In ______, Congress passed the Older Americans Act, which was the first piece of national legislation that expressed society’s commitment to protect vulnerable older Americans at risk. a. 1965 b. 1975 c. 1985 d. 2005 Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. ______ is one of the most recent types of family violence to be acknowledged as a social problem, and it is one of the most difficult types of violence to uncover for a number of reasons that include the isolation of the victims (i.e., they don’t go to school like children) as well as the extreme shame that many elders feel as a result of their victimization. a. gender abuse

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b. age abuse c. legal abuse d. elder abuse Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

  1. ______ state(s) has a child protection services division that is mandated to protect and remove children from abusive situations. a. 47 b. 25 c. 30 d. each Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. The ______ mandated to expansion of the services available to strengthen families as well as to provide additional supports for children who must be placed outside the home. a. Family Preservation and Support Services Act of 1993 b. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act c. Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act of 2011 d. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of _____ was intended to prevent unwarranted removal of children from their families by making “reasonable efforts” to keep families together or to unify families in a timely manner if placement could not be avoided. a. 1970 b. 2000 c. 1980 d. 1990 Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. In 1962, the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association published an article in which this term was first coined and which provided a means to publicize the problem. a. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act b. victim empowerment c. cycle of violence d. battered-child syndrome Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. ______ generally means that victims’ rights and wishes are factored into the process of administering justice. a. victimless crimes b. victim empowerment c. victim advocate d. victim’s rights Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge

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b. cycle of violence c. violent criminal d. patriarchy Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

  1. In what year did the CDC conduct the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)? a. 1975 b. 1995 c. 2010 d. 2020 Ans: C Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  2. The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) interviews all household members aged ______ or older, not just adults. a. 18 b. 12 c. 10 d. 24 Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. 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. a. FBI b. crime c. heinous crime d. IPV Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

True/False

  1. 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. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. Intimate partner violence has been around forever, but it has only been in the past 60 years or so that it has finally been acknowledged as a social problem and a crime. Ans: F Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium

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  1. Optional prosecution requires government attorneys to bring criminal charges against batterers, regardless of the wishes of the victim. Ans: F Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  2. 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. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. Coordinated community responses to violence against women across the domains of criminal justice, social services, and victim advocacy groups are increasingly being employed to both prevent and ameliorate the consequences of this violence. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  4. Today, 35 states offer victims of IPV some form of civil protection or temporary restraining order. Ans: F Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. To decrease the likelihood of dual arrests, some states have incorporated language such as “primary aggressor” or “predominant aggressor” within their statutes. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  6. Stalking first entered our society’s consciousness after the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989. Rebecca was a 21-year-old actress starring in a popular sitcom, My Sister Sam. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  7. Discuss elder abuse and the United States and why these crimes go unreported to law enforcement authorities. Ans: Cognitive Domain: Comprehension Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer/Essay

  1. Discuss the risk factors associated with physical child abuse. Cognitive Domain: Application Difficulty Level: medium
  2. Research conducted by Cupach and Spitzberg identified eight specific tactics commonly employed by stalkers. List all eights specific tactics along with a brief description of each. Cognitive Domain: Application Difficulty Level: Medium

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