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With respect to intimate partner violence, the “cycle of violence” means that:
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A. children who witness violence between their parents do not grow up and become batterers themselves.
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B. intimate partner violence grows over the years until one partner finally kills the other.
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C. a battery takes place after a tension-building phase and is followed by a period of reconciliation.
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D. eventually the woman will leave or divorce the husband.
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The term intimate partner violence (IPV) includes physical episodes involving:
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A. neighbors.
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B. current spouse only.
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C. acquaintances.
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D. current and former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
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Which of the following United States Supreme Court cases banned the death penalty as an appropriate sentence in cases involving a child victim of rape?
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A. Furman v.Georgia
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B. Gregg v. Georgia
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C. Coker v. Georgia
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D. Kennedy v. Louisiana
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The “Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)” is based on:
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A. police statistics.
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B. National Crime Survey reports.
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C. medical insurance claims.
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D. self-report data.
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Which of the following United States Supreme Court cases banned the death penalty as an appropriate sentence in cases involving an adult victim of rape?
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A. Furman v. Georgia
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B. Gregg v. Georgia
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C. Coker v. Georgia
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D. Kennedy v. Louisiana
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Which of the following was NOT true under the “older” rape statutes?
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A. The husband could not be prosecuted if the accuser was his spouse.
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B. Only males could be offenders.
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C. Only women could be victims.
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D. Husbands did not get an automatic exemption from offender status.
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Which of the following terms refers to male privilege or structured inequality that portrays women as inferior and lacking in social power compared to men?
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A. Matriarchy
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B. Patriarchy
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C. Oligarchy
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D. Sexual symmetry
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Which of the following does NOT characterize an injunction in an intimate partner violence situation?
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A. It can be issued on an ex parte basis.
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B. The filing fee can be waived.
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C. Any violation of a protective order can constitute either a contempt of court charge or a separate criminal violation.
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D. It is the same thing as a divorce.
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Which of the following takes place during the sentencing phase of a sexual battery trial?
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A. Voir dire
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B. A declaration by the defense about whether it intends to pursue an appeal
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C. Consideration of aggravating circumstances
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D. Invocation of shield provisions
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A jurisdiction that does not recognize marital rape under any condition is said to have:
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A. an absolute exemption.
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B. a shield law.
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C. spousal inclusion.
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D. consanguinity exemption.
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The “battered woman’s syndrome” raised by defense lawyers in court refers to the contention that women are so traumatized that they:
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A. cannot leave their mates.
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B. kill their mates to prevent further abuse.
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C. finally call the police to arrest their husbands.
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D. file for a divorce.
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Which of the following theoretical orientations looks at the traditional roles of males and females in society--that rape is an offense of power and control--as an explanation of sexual assault?
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A. Learned helplessness
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B. Psychopathology
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C. Sociocultural explanations
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D. Nontraditional sex-role expectations
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Which of the following theoretical orientations looks at mental imbalances within the offender for an explanation of sexual assault?
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A. Learned helplessness
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B. Psychopathology
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C. Sociocultural explanations
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D. Sex-role expectations
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The castle doctrine refers to which of the following?
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A. The privilege of nonretreat if one is attacked inside his or her home
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B. The right to engage in mutual combat in public whenever the other party throws the first punch
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C. The obligation to retreat when attacked in public
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D. The obligation to stand one’s ground when attacked in public
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Which of the following is NOT a type of domestic violence?
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A. Physical abuse
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B. Restricted access to higher education
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C. Emotional abuse
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D. Psychological abuse
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When a researcher tries to organize or classify observations according to what they have in common, he or she is creating:
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A. an ideal type.
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B. a symbol.
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C. a typology.
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D. a theory.
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Which of the following statements best exemplifies the idea of “learned helplessness”?
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A. Victims in violent relationships report greater success over time in defusing their partner’s anger.
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B. Victims in violent relationships learn how to become more contrite and more successful during the reconciliation phase.
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C. Victims are trying to learn how to dominate their offenders and render them helpless.
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D. Isolation and financial dependence are prime ingredients involved in why victims remain with their abusers.
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When a sexual assault involves two people who know one another socially, that incident would be classified as:
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A. nonacquaintance rape.
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B. anger rape.
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C. impulsive rape.
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D. date rape.
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Which of the following is NOT a stage in the crisis reaction repair cycle?
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A. Reinstitution
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B. Reorganization
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C. Recoil
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D. Impact
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The Minneapolis Experiment found that the best course of action for police officers to take in order to prevent another episode of intimate partner violence was:
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A. have one party leave the premises for a “cooling-off” period.
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B. arrest the abuser.
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C. issue a warning that both spouses would be arrested if a police officer had to return to handle another incident involving the same parties.
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D. counsel both parties about appropriate ways to handle disagreements in the future.
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