Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Optional prosecution requires government attorneys to bring criminal charges against batterers, regardless of the wishes of the victim.
2. Although most states in the United States still do not legally recognize marriage outside of heterosexual relationships, there are hundreds of thousands of nontraditional families in this country comprising same-sex unions both with and without children.
3. Coordinated community responses to violence against women across the domains of criminal justice, social services, and victim advocacy groups are increasingly being employed to both prevent and ameliorate the consequences of this violence.
4. Today, 35 states offer victims of IPV some form of civil protection or temporary restraining order.
5. To decrease the likelihood of dual arrests, some states have incorporated language such as “primary aggressor” or “predominant aggressor” within their statutes.

Answer 1

1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE