Women And Crime

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states

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it is illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and it is illegal to discriminate against a woman based on pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to either

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What does Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say about sexual harassment?

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Equal Employment Opportunities for all

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In 2001, women accounted for how much of the victims of intimate partner violence?

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85%

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The health cost of Domestic Violence is

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5.8 billion

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How many more women are victims of Domestic Violence than men?

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5 to 8 times

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How many women are beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in their lifetime

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1 in 3 women

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An act of Domestic Violence occurs how often in the U.S.?

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Every 15 seconds

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How are stalkers classified?

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Simple Obsession

Delusional

Vengeful

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What is an emancipated minor?

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Married

Military Service

Has a child or is pregnant

Has been declared by a court or an administrative agency

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What is the Domestic Violence cycle of violence?

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1st Phase: Tension Building Phase

2nd Phase: Exploration

3rd Phase: Honeymoon or Loving and Contrite Phase

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When does an environment become sexually hostile?

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Gender-based unwelcome conduct

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What criminal offenses constitute Domestic Violence offenses when committed under Domestic Violence circumstances?

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Using cohersion and threats

Using intimidation

Using emotional abuse

Using isolation

Minimizing, denying, or blaming

Using children

Using privilege

Using economic abuse

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What are the five classic forms of Domestic Violence?

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Physical Violence

Sexual Violence

Emotional Violence

Psychological Violence

Psychological Battering

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How much more likely are women to be victims of sexual assault than men?

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10 times more likely

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What protections do victims receive under the Rape Shield Law?

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Evidence of the victim previous sexual conduct:

Sexual conduct occurring more than one year before

Sexual conduct with others

Sexual conduct with the defendant

Evidence to which the victim was dressed

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What is the Muncy Act?

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Pennsylvania: Any woman pleading or found guilty of a crime punishable by one or more years MUST be sentenced to a state penitentiary for women and the sentence must be a general one and the court cannot fix the limitation of duration of the sentence

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How old is a victim of Domestic Violence and how old must the accused be?

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Over the age of 18 or emancipated

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What is the difference between a mandatory arrest and a discretionary arrest in Domestic Violence cases?

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With a mandatory arrest, there must be signs of injury including physical pain, a warrant in effect, there is a violated no contact order, or they used a weapon.

A discretionary arrest is when an officer believe Domestic Violence occurred and none of the above criteria applies

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What are the methods of dealing with batterers?

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Counseling

Custodial Arrest

Batterer Intervention Programs (BIPs) - long term accountability and treatment

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What are the characteristics of a batterer?

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Low self-esteem

Extreme insecurity and inability to trust others

Denial of responsibility for their behavior

Need to control

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How often does an act of Domestic Violence occur in the U.S.?

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Every 15 seconds

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What are the root causes of Domestic Violence?

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The need for power and control

Growing up in a cycle of violence and abuse

A distorted concert of manhood

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This gave women the right to serve on federal juries

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Civil Rights Act of 1957

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Quid Pro Quo means

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"This for That"

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Sexual Harassment at work occurs whenever unwelcome conduct on the basis of gender affects a person's job, defined by this organization as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commision

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This does not have to be of a sexual nature, thought in can include offensive remarks about a person's sex

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Harassment

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To create a sexually hostile work environment, it must meet these two requirements

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It must be subjectively abusive

It must be objectively severe or pervasive enough

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The law doesn't prohibit

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simple teasing, offhand comments, or isolated incidents that are not very serious

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Donna Shalala, former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, called Domestic Violence

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"An unacknowledged epidemic in America"

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Around the world, this many women are heated, coerced into sex or abused in their lifetime

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1 in 3

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This is a pattern of coercive control founded upon, or supported by, violence

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Battering

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Battering or Domestic Violence or Abuse is a

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Learned behavior

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These are forms of violence without touching the victim's body

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Destroying personal belongings

Family heirlooms

Family pets

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Psychological battering includes

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Destruction of property or pets

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This often results from physical or sexual abuse, disapproval or neglect by an alcoholic or authoritarian parent

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Low self-esteem

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Batterer's do this to abuse their spouses or partners

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choose

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The bonding that takes place between the batterer and the victim is a survival mechanism for the victim, similar to the dynamics that occur between hostages and captors

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The Stockholm Syndrome

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The repeated experience of violence may produce specific characteristics in women who are victims of domestic violence.

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The Battered Women Syndrome

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In Stockholm Syndrome, the woman feels it is her duty to

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protect him

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These are reactions produced by Battered Women Syndromes

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Learned Helplessness

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Psychological Entrapment

Acute Distress Disorder

Depression

Alcohol and Drug Use

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The batterer very typically will treat the victim with

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apparent respect, love, and affection

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This phase makes criminal prosecution difficult

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The "Loving Respite" Phase

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Those who had left the relationship for good had made about this many attempts to leave

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6

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These are the most dangerous times for victims to leave

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When discovered by the batterer

When they actually leave

In the immediate aftermath of leaving

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This should be completed and put into action before leaving and abuse partner

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A safety plan

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A victim of a dating relationship may be below the age of

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18

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Domestic Violence would cause this type of person to fear another

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A reasonable person

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A defendant of Domestic Violence engages in a course of conduct

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directed at a specific person

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Signs of injury can be any indication that

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a victim has suffered bodily injury

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The officer should consider the following factors to determine which of the two should be arrested as the Domestic Violence assailant

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Extent of injuries

History

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An officer should attempt to determine who was the victim and who was

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the assailant (Primary Aggressor)

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This is a completed or attempted sex act against the victim's will or involving a victim who is unable to consent

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Sexual Violence

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Aggravated sexual assault is a crime of the

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first degree

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An actor is guilty of this if he commits an act of sexual contact with a victim who is less than 13 years old and the actor is at least four years older than the victim

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Sexual Assault

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How many college women report being forced to have sexual intercourse

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1 in 5

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Medical/Psychological cost is the highest among all forms of crime, estimating at

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127 million

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Murder cost of crime is estimated at

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56 million

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A pattern of repeated harassing or threatening behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear

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Stalking

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How many women are stalked?

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1 in 12

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How many people are stalked annually?

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1.4 million

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How many female victims are stalked by someone they know?

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77%

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Stalking increases feelings of

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Power and Control

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What are the stages of stalking?

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Catalysation

Development

Harassment

Intrusion

Contact