Course Description: This course is based on a publication by the National Institute of Justice that summarizes the findings of 2 separate pieces of research. The findings of this publication provide the reader with an understanding of factors that are associated with an increased risk of being a victim of physical and or sexual assault as an adult woman. The article can provide the mental health practitioner with evidence of what factors matter in predicting future victimization. It also provides the reader with research data on the factors that contribute to being a perpetrator of violence against women. The information in this publication is important because the studies that it summarizes found remarkably similar results with very different sample groups and research methodologies. It provides important information for mental health practitioners and other service providers to increase their understanding about this significant and important problem. This publication provides excellent information for the mental health professional, especially for those clinicians who work with women and provides the practitioner with a great deal of much needed information.
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists can benefit from this course. This course may also be helpful for other clinicians such as midwives, dieticians and nutritionists who work with individuals who may be at risk for domestic violence. This course is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to learn more about domestic violence.
Author: National Institute of Justice
Learning Objectives: This course will provide a professional with a review of current research being conducted on identifying risk factors associated with physical and sexual assault. It summarizes 2 different studies that utilize completely different sample groups and different methodologies. Specifically, a professional will:
Demonstrate an understanding the extent to which physical abuse as a child and adolescent may predict later abuse.
Describe how important childhood sexual abuse is for predicting later abuse.
Identify risk factors that may help identify perpetrators of physical and sexual assault on adult women.
Citation: National Institute of Justice (2004). Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Washington D.C.
Credits: 1
Exam Fee: $11.00
Format: Online
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Exam Questions for Domestic Violence - Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors by NIJ
1. Child sexual abuse on it own _____ adult victimization. did not predict did predict was a risk factor for increased the probability of, but not significantly 2. Limitations of the studies covered in this report include all of the following EXCEPT adult rape victims may be more likely to remember childhood sexual abuse over time some subjects may forget or confuse important details participants formed a narrowly defined sample both studies were very short in duration 3. Identifying potential risk factors for violence against women is essential to developing . . . identification strategies preventative strategies selection strategies treatment strategies 4. By the end of 4 years of college __________ percent of women had experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual victimization in their lifetimes. 66 76 88 92 5. The study of college students utilized a methodology known as . . . . longitudinal cross sectional correlational qualitative 6. Women who experienced __________ during high school were most likely to become victims of physical violence by their romantic partners. physical abuse sexual abuse co-occurrence (both physical and sexual abuse) none of the above 7. Women who had experienced __________, rated their overall general health lower than all other women. only physical assault only sexual assault co-occurrence (both physical and sexual assault) domestic violence as a child 8. In terms of problematic behaviors, __________ was associated with all types of victimization. an increase in alcohol use an increased number of sex partners a decreased number of sex partners a decrease in alcohol use 9. The relationship between physical and sexual assault is __________, a young man who commits one type of assault is ______________ to commit another. not significant; no more likely not significant; only slightly more likely significant; 5 times more likely significant; 10 times more likely 10. The relationship between childhood and adult victimization is complex, sexual abuse in childhood or adolescence alone was . . . . not found to be associated with a higher risk of adult physical or sexual victimization found to be associated with a higher risk of adult physical victimization only found to be associated with a higher risk of adult sexual victimization only found be to associated with a higher risk of both adult physical and sexual victimization 11. The methodology used in the childhood sexual abuse study was . . . cross sectional longitudinal a secondary analysis a primary analysis 12. The 2 factors that were found to significantly increase the odds of being a double victim (victimized in both childhood and adolescence) were . . . running away and increased sexual partners increased alcohol use and mother with a criminal history increased alcohol use and being arrested themselves running away and mother with a criminal history 13. Although women who engage in aggressive behavior themselves were found to be at increased risk of being severely abused, only __________ percent of women reported that their use of force was never caused by the need to protect themselves. 2 5 8 10 14. Although each of the studies reviewed in this publication have samples that are unique and may not be representative of the population in general, taken together, the findings of these two studies . . . negate each other validate each other substantiate each other replicate each other
Domestic Violence - Violence Against Women: Identifying Risk Factors by NIJ
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