CHAPTER 14: UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING VIOLENCE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Only about ________________ percent of sexual assaults are reported to authorities.
a.
15–20
b.
10–20
c.
7–10
d.
2–5
2. Violence Against Women Act is legislation to prevent:
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.
TRUE/FALSE
1. The majority of hate crimes are against property, such as vandalism, arson, and burglary.
2. Most general policies on “workplace violence” also specifically address domestic violence and its
impact in the workplace.
3. 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.
4. The United States has a much lower violent crime rate than many other countries.
5. Local gun courts that deal exclusively with gun law violations reinforce community –standards against
violence and ensure swift punishment of violators.
6. 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.
7. In 2005, the law Violence Against Women Act law was renewed for another 5 years.
8. Strategies for general violence prevention include public dialogue and community mediation, and
addressing violence as a public health problem.
9. Sexual assault on campuses in not a common violent crime.
10. The National Crime Prevention Council suggests that regulations and ordinances on gun licensing may
interrupt sources of illegal guns.
11. 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.
12. A bias crime is a traditional offense like murder, arson, or vandalism with an added element of bias.
13. Child Access Prevention laws help reduce juvenile suicide.
14. Women are more vulnerable to being assaulted or killed during separation than at other times and are
particularly vulnerable when they are pregnant.
15. Animal abuse is a predictor of other violence and abusive behavior.
16. 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.
SHORT ANSWER
1. “Safe storage” laws are also called CAP laws; CAP stands for ________________.
2. ________________ 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.
3. A law enforcement response to domestic violence that is controversial is a ________________ policy.
4. A hate crime is also called a ________________ crime.
5. Hate can be classified into two categories: ________________ and ________________.
6. 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.
7. ________________ 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.
8. A/an ________________ is a criminal offense committed against a person, property, or -society that is
motivated by racial bias and involve violence.
9. According to the text, ________________ handgun laws are a controversial issue.
ESSAY
1. List and discuss the strategies for general violence prevention, including the key partnerships involved
and how to overcome potential obstacles to the strategies.
2. Explain how gun violence may be considered a three-phase continuum, and how effective gun control
strategies can focus on each point of intervention.
3. Discuss and explain the issue of hate crimes. According to the text, how have law -enforcement and
the community responded?
4. Explain the cultural diversity issue that must be addressed when forming partnerships to prevent
domestic violence.
5. Describe the problem-solving partnership of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on
domestic violence. Would you consider this approach effective and why or why not?