Summarize the psychological characteristics of batterers. Which strategies, if any, are the most effective at treating batterers?

What will be an ideal response?


Men who batter often deny or minimize their use of violence, or they blame it on others. He perceives his behavior as a natural and understandable reaction to frustration. A strong predictor of whether a man will abuse his spouse or significant other appears to be whether he has experienced or witnessed violence in his own family while growing up. Some research has also indicated that many batterers have serious mental disorders in addition to their problems with power and control over women that encourage their use of violence. Treatment programs that focus on both the batterer’s emotional problems and his misguided beliefs and values may help in the amelioration of domestic violence for those abusers who show signs of psychopathology.

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Comment on and analyze the history, purpose, and rationale for the Dispute Resolution Center. Define the benefits and drawbacks to this program

What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Hacking can include all of the following except:

A. a bank employee checking credit history of bank customers. B. using the telephone book to target doctors and searching their credit records. C. checking TRW records for credit ratings. D. tapping into local credit bureau records.

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Which type of patrol studied in 1972 to 1973, the primary model of patrol, concluded that certain patrols were not effective in dealing with crime or citizens' perceptions of crime?

A) stop and frisk B) saturation patrol C) directed patrol D) routine preventive patrol

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