MO Post Exam Study Guide (Please Add
By Section. Statutes Are Their Own
Section. Keep It Simple And Hardest
Terms Only)
G
There are four types of abuse: - Physical
Emotional/Psychological
Economic
Sexual
___________ is a learned behavior, used for power and control, and may involve cultural beliefs. -
Battering
Battering is strongly related to ___________ disorders. - Personality
Phases of the cycle of violence - Tension Building phase, Acute battering, and honeymoon phase
1st phase of COV - Tension building
2nd COV phase - Acute battering
3rd phase of COV - Honeymoon phase
Attempting to cause or causing bodily injury to a family or household member or placing a family or
household member by threat of force in fear of imminent physical harm. - Domestic Violence
purposely or knowingly placing or attempting to place another in fear physical harm. - Assault
purposely or knowingly causing physical harm to another with or without a weapon. - Battery
Compelling another by force or threat of force to engage in conduct from which the latter has a right to
abstain from conduct in which the person has a right to engage - Coercion
Engaging in purposeful or knowing course of conduct involving more than one incident that alarms or
causes distress to another person and serves no legitimate purpose. - Harassment
Spouse, former spouses, adults related by blood or marriage, adults who are residing together or have
resided together in the past, an adult who is or has been in a continuing relationship of a romantic or
intimate nature with the victim, and adults who have a child in common regardless of whether they have
been married or have resided together at any time. - Family/household members
, _______ is an order of protection issued by the court before the respondent has received notice of the
petition or an opportunity to be heard on it. - ex-parte
An order of protection issued after a hearing on the record where the respondent has received notice of
the proceedings and has had the opportunity to be heard. - Full order of protection
When an adult purposely and repeatedly engages in an unwanted course of conduct that causes alarm
to another person when it is reasonable in that person's situation to have been alarmed by that conduct.
- Stalking
How to determine the primary aggressor - 1.order of protection?
2. The comparative extent of injuries?
3.the history of domestic violence between the persons involved?
3 factors that make a domestic violence call an immediate response - 1. Caller indicates that violence is
imminent or in progress
2. a protection order is in effect
3. The caller indicates that incidents of domestic violence have occurred previously between the parties.
When is a domestic violence arrest required? - 2 incidents in 12 hrs by the same primary aggressor
Most studies show that _____-_____% of the cases are men stalking women - 75-80%
In an assault case the prosecutor is most interested in ___________ and _____________. - Photos
Medical Documentation
Needed to establish injury - photographs
medical documentation
detailed description
There are two primary focal points in any assault investigation, evidence of _________ and ________
that caused them. - injury & weapons
__________ are usually a good positive ID of a victim. - Fingerprints
The types of death scenes include: - Homicide
Suicides
Accidental Deaths
By Section. Statutes Are Their Own
Section. Keep It Simple And Hardest
Terms Only)
G
There are four types of abuse: - Physical
Emotional/Psychological
Economic
Sexual
___________ is a learned behavior, used for power and control, and may involve cultural beliefs. -
Battering
Battering is strongly related to ___________ disorders. - Personality
Phases of the cycle of violence - Tension Building phase, Acute battering, and honeymoon phase
1st phase of COV - Tension building
2nd COV phase - Acute battering
3rd phase of COV - Honeymoon phase
Attempting to cause or causing bodily injury to a family or household member or placing a family or
household member by threat of force in fear of imminent physical harm. - Domestic Violence
purposely or knowingly placing or attempting to place another in fear physical harm. - Assault
purposely or knowingly causing physical harm to another with or without a weapon. - Battery
Compelling another by force or threat of force to engage in conduct from which the latter has a right to
abstain from conduct in which the person has a right to engage - Coercion
Engaging in purposeful or knowing course of conduct involving more than one incident that alarms or
causes distress to another person and serves no legitimate purpose. - Harassment
Spouse, former spouses, adults related by blood or marriage, adults who are residing together or have
resided together in the past, an adult who is or has been in a continuing relationship of a romantic or
intimate nature with the victim, and adults who have a child in common regardless of whether they have
been married or have resided together at any time. - Family/household members
, _______ is an order of protection issued by the court before the respondent has received notice of the
petition or an opportunity to be heard on it. - ex-parte
An order of protection issued after a hearing on the record where the respondent has received notice of
the proceedings and has had the opportunity to be heard. - Full order of protection
When an adult purposely and repeatedly engages in an unwanted course of conduct that causes alarm
to another person when it is reasonable in that person's situation to have been alarmed by that conduct.
- Stalking
How to determine the primary aggressor - 1.order of protection?
2. The comparative extent of injuries?
3.the history of domestic violence between the persons involved?
3 factors that make a domestic violence call an immediate response - 1. Caller indicates that violence is
imminent or in progress
2. a protection order is in effect
3. The caller indicates that incidents of domestic violence have occurred previously between the parties.
When is a domestic violence arrest required? - 2 incidents in 12 hrs by the same primary aggressor
Most studies show that _____-_____% of the cases are men stalking women - 75-80%
In an assault case the prosecutor is most interested in ___________ and _____________. - Photos
Medical Documentation
Needed to establish injury - photographs
medical documentation
detailed description
There are two primary focal points in any assault investigation, evidence of _________ and ________
that caused them. - injury & weapons
__________ are usually a good positive ID of a victim. - Fingerprints
The types of death scenes include: - Homicide
Suicides
Accidental Deaths
