Question 1

Why is it more likely that a father will "lose it" and hit his son than he is likely to hit a neighboring child?

Accepted Answer

A)  The laws regarding each of these acts are different.
B)  Children are more frustrating when they are your own.
C)  Parents interact with their children more than others.
D)  There are lower costs to hitting family than nonfamily.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 2

There is strong empirical support for intergenerational transmission of violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A neighbor witnesses a parent smack a child from across the street.She asks her spouse if maybe they should report this behavior.The spouse responds that it isn't any of their business.This is an example of which of the beliefs of the idealized family?

Accepted Answer

A)  parental rights supersede children's rights
B)  family members act in the best interests of children
C)  families with traditional culture are strong
D)  families have the right to privacy and autonomyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

What are the chances that a female murder victim is killed by a male intimate?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 in 2
B)  2 in 3
C)  3 in 5
D)  1 in 5E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

How many investigated cases of child abuse are substantiated?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 in 2
B)  1 in 3
C)  1 in 4
D)  1 in 5E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

The uniform crime report is an example of what kind of statistic or survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  conviction statistics
B)  self-report survey
C)  official statistics
D)  advocacy statisticE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The NIS is conducted annually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Amanda decides to steal from the local corner store because even if she does get caught,she figures she will just receive a warning.What cost is she considering here?

Accepted Answer

A)  severity of punishment
B)  certainty of punishment
C)  legal punishment
D)  social punishmentE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

What does Level I of the funnel metaphor represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  total amount of VMIR in society
B)  reported amounts of VMIR
C)  substantiated amounts of VMIR
D)  VMIR cases in the criminal justice systemE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Patriarchy,legal constraints of marriage,and privacy of family are examples of causes that contribute to VMIR at the __________ level.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual
B)  interactionist
C)  community
D)  structuralE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

If you read that 10% of women are victims of rape and 20% are victims of drug-facilitated rape,why can you not assume that 30% of women experience some form of sexual assault?

Accepted Answer

A)  advocacy statistics
B)  survey participants lie
C)  polyvictimization
D)  correlation,not causationE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which survey instrument works to normalize conflict in intimate relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  NCVS
B)  NIS
C)  CTS
D)  UCRE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The total amount of VMIR is an unknowable number.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An increase in VMIR is always caused by a change in that behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Rates of ice cream consumption and instances of rape are highly correlated.This is an example of a violation of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  time order
B)  correlation
C)  nonspuriousness
D)  advocacy statisticE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

How do you estimate the total amount of VMIR?

Accepted Answer

A)  a number of convicted cases
B)  reports to police
C)  surveys
D)  it is impossibleE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which survey presents violence as a health concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  NVS
B)  UCR
C)  NIS
D)  NISVSE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

How many substantiated cases of child abuse receive intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  1/2
B)  2/3
C)  3/5
D)  allE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The perceived probability of getting caught by formal agents of social control is also called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  severity of punishment
B)  inevitable punishment
C)  certainty of punishment
D)  probable punishmentE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The basic assumption for social control theories is that people are _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional
B)  moral
C)  rational
D)  nonlogicalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 2: Methods and Perspectives in Vmir

Rates of ice cream consumption and instances of rape are highly correlated.This is an example of a violation of ___________.

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A neighbor witnesses a parent smack a child from across the street.She asks her spouse if maybe they should report this behavior.The spouse responds that it isn't any of their business.This is an example of which of the beliefs of the idealized family?

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How many substantiated cases of child abuse receive intervention?

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The perceived probability of getting caught by formal agents of social control is also called _________.

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The basic assumption for social control theories is that people are _________.

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Which survey presents violence as a health concern?

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What does Level I of the funnel metaphor represent?

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What are the chances that a female murder victim is killed by a male intimate?

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Patriarchy,legal constraints of marriage,and privacy of family are examples of causes that contribute to VMIR at the __________ level.

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An increase in VMIR is always caused by a change in that behavior.

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How many investigated cases of child abuse are substantiated?

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How do you estimate the total amount of VMIR?

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The uniform crime report is an example of what kind of statistic or survey?

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The total amount of VMIR is an unknowable number.

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Why is it more likely that a father will "lose it" and hit his son than he is likely to hit a neighboring child?

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There is strong empirical support for intergenerational transmission of violence.

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If you read that 10% of women are victims of rape and 20% are victims of drug-facilitated rape,why can you not assume that 30% of women experience some form of sexual assault?

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Which survey instrument works to normalize conflict in intimate relationships?

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The NIS is conducted annually.

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Amanda decides to steal from the local corner store because even if she does get caught,she figures she will just receive a warning.What cost is she considering here?

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