NC BLET DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
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◉ The first federal funding for child maltreatment research and
services was passed in 1994. Answer: false
◉ Research shows that DV increases when attributes of power
between couples are ____: Answer: More evenly balanced
◉ The highest rates of domestic violence victimization are reported
for women in what age group? Answer: 20-35
◉ The NCVS suggests that the decline in intimate partner violence
has "leveled off" since what year? Answer: 2002
◉ What Amendment provides the rationale for domestic violence
reforms? Answer: Fourteenth Amendment
◉ Official punishment in cases of domestic violence has been
deployed equally across all groups of people. Answer: False
,◉ Which of the following is not one of Michael Johnson's (2007)
forms of IPV? Answer: Panviolent
◉ Which is not one of the domestic violence types mentioned by
Michael Johnson? Answer: "coercive"
◉ In which state were the first laws in the world making domestic
violence illegal enacted? Answer: Massachusetts
◉ One study showed that some batterers had which unexpected
physical response to belligerent behavior? Answer: Decreased heart
rate
◉ Which group enacted the first laws in the world making domestic
violence illegal?
Puritans
Plymouths Answer:
◉ The Supplement Homicide Report (SHR) have provided limited
offender and victim information since what year? Answer: 1961
,◉ Which state was the first to rescind rights of a husband to beat his
wife? Answer: Alabama
◉ According to Stark (2007), "situational" violence can be
delineated into two types of domestic violence: fights and partner
assaults. Answer: True
◉ "Situational" violence includes partner assaults which is intended
to instill: Answer: fear
◉ Advocates of a gender-neutral approach to intimate partner
violence suggest that males perpetrate the majority of IPV due to
sexualized authoritarianism. Answer: False
◉ Domestic Violence is largely specific to heterosexual relationships.
Answer: False
◉ Moffitt, Robins, and Caspi (2001) described several personality
traits similar to anger and hostility as what? Answer: Negative
emotionality
◉ What was not mentioned as a source of understanding the
societal perception of domestic violence? Answer: Books
, ◉ The "violent resistant" type of domestic violence refers to the
offender using force in response to the victim's violence. Answer:
False
◉ What aspect of data has largely limited the use of the SHR in
explaining intimate partner homicides? Answer: Missing
information
◉ "Coercive Control" involves the use of multiple tactics and
physical abuse. Answer: True
◉ Women are more likely than men to respond to trauma in what
way? Answer: Withdrawal/disassociation
◉ Unofficial domestic violence data sources are composed of:
Answer: surveys
◉ "Common" or "Situation" couple violence refers solely to sexual
abuse. Answer: False
◉ Intimate partner violence requires physical assault in most U.S.
domestic violence statutes. Answer: False
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ The first federal funding for child maltreatment research and
services was passed in 1994. Answer: false
◉ Research shows that DV increases when attributes of power
between couples are ____: Answer: More evenly balanced
◉ The highest rates of domestic violence victimization are reported
for women in what age group? Answer: 20-35
◉ The NCVS suggests that the decline in intimate partner violence
has "leveled off" since what year? Answer: 2002
◉ What Amendment provides the rationale for domestic violence
reforms? Answer: Fourteenth Amendment
◉ Official punishment in cases of domestic violence has been
deployed equally across all groups of people. Answer: False
,◉ Which of the following is not one of Michael Johnson's (2007)
forms of IPV? Answer: Panviolent
◉ Which is not one of the domestic violence types mentioned by
Michael Johnson? Answer: "coercive"
◉ In which state were the first laws in the world making domestic
violence illegal enacted? Answer: Massachusetts
◉ One study showed that some batterers had which unexpected
physical response to belligerent behavior? Answer: Decreased heart
rate
◉ Which group enacted the first laws in the world making domestic
violence illegal?
Puritans
Plymouths Answer:
◉ The Supplement Homicide Report (SHR) have provided limited
offender and victim information since what year? Answer: 1961
,◉ Which state was the first to rescind rights of a husband to beat his
wife? Answer: Alabama
◉ According to Stark (2007), "situational" violence can be
delineated into two types of domestic violence: fights and partner
assaults. Answer: True
◉ "Situational" violence includes partner assaults which is intended
to instill: Answer: fear
◉ Advocates of a gender-neutral approach to intimate partner
violence suggest that males perpetrate the majority of IPV due to
sexualized authoritarianism. Answer: False
◉ Domestic Violence is largely specific to heterosexual relationships.
Answer: False
◉ Moffitt, Robins, and Caspi (2001) described several personality
traits similar to anger and hostility as what? Answer: Negative
emotionality
◉ What was not mentioned as a source of understanding the
societal perception of domestic violence? Answer: Books
, ◉ The "violent resistant" type of domestic violence refers to the
offender using force in response to the victim's violence. Answer:
False
◉ What aspect of data has largely limited the use of the SHR in
explaining intimate partner homicides? Answer: Missing
information
◉ "Coercive Control" involves the use of multiple tactics and
physical abuse. Answer: True
◉ Women are more likely than men to respond to trauma in what
way? Answer: Withdrawal/disassociation
◉ Unofficial domestic violence data sources are composed of:
Answer: surveys
◉ "Common" or "Situation" couple violence refers solely to sexual
abuse. Answer: False
◉ Intimate partner violence requires physical assault in most U.S.
domestic violence statutes. Answer: False
