NC BLET Domestic Violence Exam Review |100% Correct Question and Answers

NC BLET Domestic Violence Exam Review |100% Correct Question and Answers| Domestic Violence defined *Ans* is a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner Why do victims stay and leave several times? *Ans* Situational Factors: Dependence, fear, children, isolation, language barriers, cultural/religious restraints, age Emotional Factors: Belief partner will change, attachment, guilt, helpless/hopeless, fear of what partner will do In spite of powerful factors, victims make decisions about going or staying based on *Ans* the level of support they receive from family, law enforcement, coworkers, advocates, and others as they reach out for help. Often, abusers are calling the victim from jail even before the officer *Ans* has left the sally port If an offender interferes with the victim *Ans* an officer should charge with felony interference with a state's witness Officer-involved domestic violence *Ans* is estimated to be at least as common as that of the general population Plan of Action for responding to domestic calls include *Ans* Weapons? Safest place to park? How many people involved? Prior violence? Where/how far away is my back-up? Technically speaking, the telecommunicator is *Ans* the first one on the scene Prior to arrival at a domestic, *Ans* attempt to find out from the telecommunicator specific information relative to the call When responding to a domestic, you must make a tactical approach which includes *Ans* don't pass the residence; park your patrol vehicle where it will least likely be seen; don't slam the door; tactical approach on foot. At all points during a domestic call *Ans* you are assessing the situation Time lag between a complaint and when the first officer arrives *Ans* is 5-10 minutes, and the disturbance continues, often intensifying, sometimes resulting in a shooting before the first officer arrives.