CHAPTER 14: UNDERSTANMDING AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE: All Answers

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1. Only about ________________ % of sexual assaults are reported to authorities. a. 15–20 b. 10–20 c. 7–10 d. 2–5 2. The Violence Against Women Act is legislation to pre... vent a. workplace violence. b. child access to firearms. c. stalking and domestic violence. d. the purchase of firearms by felons and other prohibited persons. 3. Characteristics common to workplace violence and school violence include all of the following except: a. Profiles of the perpetrators b. Mediation strategies c. Warnings d. Means and pathways to violence 4. Initiated in 1994, the Boston Gun Project includes gun trafficking interdiction as one component in their broad strategy to stop gun violence. Partners in the project include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF); the Boston Police Department (BPD); the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office; and a. the Kennedy school. b. the FBI. c. the U.S. Attorney’s Office. d. the Massachusetts Attorney General. 5. ________________ is the nation’s largest firearm safety program. a. Project ChildSafe b. Project Gun-Lock c. Project Safe Firearm d. Project Gun Safe 6. The acronym used by the Department of Justice’s S*T*O*P Violence against Women Grant Program stands for a. strategies, techniques, organizations, and programs. b. students, teachers, officers, and parents. c. safety, tolerance, objectivity, and patience. d. services, training, officers, and prosecution. 7. What crime has been documented to be linked to domestic violence? a. Murder b. Animal abuse c. Child abuse d. Rape 8. Which of the following is not a risk faced by children in violent homes? a. Being neglected b. Lead poisoning c. Observing traumatic events d. Being abused themselves 9. The Boston City Department of Health and Hospitals initiated Boston’s Prevention Project in 1982 to prevent ________________ violence. a. workplace b. nursing home c. gun d. youth 10. The country’s first adult gun court was established in a. Miami, Florida. b. St. Louis, Missouri. c. Providence, Rhode Island. d. Reno, Nevada. 11. The domestic violence intervention project in Charlotte-Mecklenburg dealt with a/an a. reduction in domestic violence. b. increase in domestic assaults. c. mandatory arrests in domestic assaults. d. None of the above 12. All of the following are suggested response strategies to drive-by shootings identified by the text except: a. Targeting the activity, not the individual b. Reducing weapons availability c. Identifying situations in which violence may occur d. Targeting the individuals 13. As the text indicates, gun violence is considered a a. terrible act in which offenders should receive maximum sentences. b. four-phase continuum. c. three-phase continuum. d. two-phase continuum. 14. A primary goal of Child Access Prevention laws is a. to keep felons from purchasing firearms. b. to keep guns out of the reach of children. c. to make it illegal to store firearms in a residence. d. to encourage parents to take their children to the firing range for target practice. 15. Straw purchasers are purchasers fronting for people linked to a. illegal gun trafficking. b. drug kingpins. c. car theft rings. d. counterfeiting operations. 16. The Child Development–Community Policing initiative advocates the development of collaborative relationships between law enforcement and ________________ to ensure that youths exposed to violence have access to a wide array of services offered in their communities. a. the YMCA b. mental health communities c. local schools d. major corporations 17. The Spouse Assault Replication Program, a study cosponsored by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, analyzed more than 4,000 incidents, from six jurisdictions, in which males had assaulted their female intimate partners. What were the results? a. Arresting batterers infrequently reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners although not all comparisons met the statistical significance level. b. Arresting batterers infrequently reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners with all comparisons meeting the statistical significance level. c. Arresting batterers was consistently related to reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners although not all comparisons met the statistical significance level. d. Arresting batterers was consistently related to reduced subsequent aggression against female intimate partners with all comparisons meeting the statistical significance level. 18. According to the text, the most common motivator of hate crime is ________________ bias. a. racial b. religious c. sexual orientation d. ethnicity/national origin 19. According to the text, hate crimes against the person include a. vandalism. b. murder. c. assault. d. All of the above 20. Hate crimes are a. offenses committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated by an offender’s bias against an individual’s or group’s race, religion, ethnic/national origin, gender, or sexual orientation. b. not actually crimes because people can’t help their prejudices. c. justifiable under the First Amendment (freedom of expression). d. Both b and c 21. ________________ is a law enforcement–led strategy whereby local police direct intensive patrols to specific geographic areas with high rates of gun-related incidents of violence. a. Gun interdiction b. Concentrated patrol c. Target patrol d. Specific target patrol 22. Targeting the activity, not the individual, is an example of a. specific patrol. b. routine patrol. c. effective responses to gun violence. d. gun interdiction. 23. Graves recommends a ________________ posture against officer-involved domestic abuse, emphasizing the agency’s commitment to maintaining community trust, discipline, and the like. a. don’t ask b. zero-tolerance c. restitution d. All of the above 24. According to the authors, children in violent homes face all the following risks except: a. Observing traumatic events b. Being neglected c. Being abused themselves d. Being safe from abuse 25. Targeting gun traffickers, teaching conflict resolution skills, and implementing gun buyback programs are all examples of a. limited-effectiveness response to gun violence. b. specific responses to gun violence. c. useful strategies for law enforcement. d. proven successes in reducing gun violence. 26. The causes of violence as described in the book include all of the following except: a. Desensitization b. Guns c. Family cohesiveness d. Drugs and alcohol 27. Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community mediation, corporate support for antiviolence projects, and addressing violence as a public health problem. What key partnership involves schools? a. Corporate support and public dialogue b. Corporate support and public health c. Community mediation and public health d. Public dialogue and community mediation 28. According to the text, this type of violence prevention benefits from partnerships and problem solving efforts. a. Workplace violence b. Gang suppression c. Youth violence d. Street gangs 29. The majority of sexual assaults are committed by a. registered sex offenders. b. individuals known to the victim. c. strangers. d. males between the ages of 25 and 30. 30. In 1990, the Federal Hate Crime Statistics Act was passed, mandating that the Justice Department secure data on crimes related to religion, race, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Although the laws vary considerably, the most common elements include all of the following except: a. Enhanced penalties for common law crimes against persons based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation b. Criminal penalties for vandalism of religious institutions c. Expanded criminal investigation strategies d. Collection of data on bias crimes 31. The CD-CP model stands for a. Child Development-Community Policing. b. Community Development-Child Policing. c. Community Development-Children and Parenting. d. Child Development-Child Protection. 32. The CD-CP Program let to the establishment of the a. Federal Child Protection Agency. b. National Center for Children Exposed to Violence. c. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. d. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. 33. In the CD-CP Program police officers meet weekly with whom? a. Parents b. Educators c. Clinicians d. Local leaders 34. The distinctions between law enforcement and child protection agencies is beginning to a. grow stronger. b. cannot be overcome due to politics. c. become a concern for community policing. d. blur. 35. The majority of hate crimes are against property, such as vandalism, arson, and burglary. a. True b. False 36. Most general policies on “workplace violence” also specifically address domestic violence and its impact in the workplace. a. True b. False 37. According to the text, the most effective response to sexual assaults employs a collaborative team approach that includes a police officer, victim advocate, and a medical practitioner/nurse, who conducts the sexual assault exam and collects evidence from the victim’s body. a. True b. False 38. The United States has a much lower violent crime rate than many other countries. a. True b. False 39. Local gun courts that deal exclusively with gun law violations reinforce community standards against violence and ensure swift punishment of violators. a. True b. False 40. Thirty percent of women in the United States say they’ve been victims of domestic violence or stalking by a husband, partner, or date at some point in their lives. a. True b. False 41. In 2005, the law Violence Against Women Act law was renewed for another five years. a. True b. False 42. Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue, community mediation, and addressing violence as a public health problem. a. True b. False 43. Sexual assault on campuses in not a common violent crime. a. True b. False 44. The National Crime Prevention Council suggests that regulations and ordinances on gun licensing may interrupt sources of illegal guns. a. True 45. Research has found that most executives and managers in the corporate sector have given considerable thought to the impact of partner abuse on the health and safety of their employees. a. True b. False 46. A bias crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias. a. True b. False 47. Child Access Prevention laws help reduce juvenile suicide. a. True b. False 48. Women are more vulnerable to being assaulted or killed during separation than at other times and are particularly vulnerable when they are pregnant. a. True b. False 49. Animal abuse is a predictor of other violence and abusive behavior. a. True b. False 50. First Strike: The Violence Connection campaign was created in 1997 to raise public and professional awareness about the connection between animal cruelty and human violence. a. True b. False 51. Workplace violence is only caused by loss of a job. a. True b. False 52. “Safe storage” laws are also called CAP laws; CAP stands for ________________. 53. ________________ uses flowcharts to visually depict how information, materials, and activities flow in an organization and how work is handed off from one department to another. 54. A law enforcement response to domestic violence that is controversial is a ________________ policy. 55. A hate crime is also called a ________________ crime. 56. Hate can be classified into two categories: ________________ and ________________. 57. The ________________ emphasizes cross-training of criminal justice and mental health professionals to develop collaborative problem-solving techniques that go beyond the reach of either “system” acting alone. 58. ________________ is a law enforcement–led strategy whereby local police direct intensive patrols to specific geographic areas with high rates of gun-related incidents of violence. 59. A/an ________________ is a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or society that is motivated by racial bias and involve violence. 60. According to the text, ________________ handgun laws are a controversial issue. 61. Workplace violence shares may characteristics with _______________. 62. ______________ is defined by OSHA as any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site. It ranges from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and even homicide. It can affect and involve employees, clients, customers, and visitors. a. True b. False 63. When forming partnerships to prevent domestic violence, the issue of ___________________ between male-dominated police organizations and female-dominated grassroots advocate groups must be addressed. 64. S*T*O*P Violence against Women stands for services, training, officers, and ____________. 65. The three phases of the gun violence continuum are illegal acquisition, illegal ____ and__________, and illegal, improper, or careless use of firearms. 66. A _____________ of a firearm occurs when a person purchases a firearm for another who cannot legally obtain a firearm. [Show More]

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