Intimate Partner Violence Final Questions
- Please identify THREE PRIMARY sources of data for IPV discussed in this course. For each of these, please state:
- The source of the data
- Strengths and limitations of the data
- During the course, we discussed why there might be an inherent contradiction in what may be in the victim’s interests compared to what is in society’s interests when intervening in cases of IPV. Please explain what this contradiction is and the facts supporting each position.
- Findings on the success of interventions with IPV offenders has been mixed with a failure to find consistent support for any particular intervention.
Please explain what research tells us about the efficacy of various intervention strategies currently being used.
- What does research tell us are the health consequences of IPV on:
- victims
- children
- How has the health care field improved their response in recent years?
- Since the 1980’s, there has been a dramatic increase in the rates of arrest in cases of IPV.
a-c. Please identify and explain 3 primary reasons for this increase.
- What are the unanticipated (or negative) consequences of aggressive arrest policies?
