Victim Risk & Relationship Assessment Flashcards
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When assessing risk in cases of stalking, which behavioral escalation indicator carries the highest threat potential?
Answer: Explicit threats combined with proximity-seeking behavior
The combination of explicit threats with active attempts to physically approach the victim is the strongest behavioral predictor of violence in stalking cases.
In the context of victim risk assessment, 'lifestyle exposure' differs from 'incident exposure' in that lifestyle exposure refers to:
Answer: Chronic risk resulting from daily habits and environments over time
Lifestyle exposure reflects ongoing, systemic risk accumulated through habitual behaviors, while incident exposure is situational risk specific to the crime event.
A victim identified as 'low risk' is found murdered in a manner suggesting significant planning. What profiling inference is most appropriate?
Answer: The victim's risk assessment may need revision based on undiscovered lifestyle factors
When offense characteristics contradict initial risk classification, the profiler must re-examine the victim's full background for undisclosed risk factors that explain the targeting.
Which relationship category between victim and offender statistically accounts for the majority of female homicide victims in the US?
Answer: Intimate partner homicide
FBI and BJS data consistently show that intimate partners—current or former—account for the largest proportion of female homicide victims in the United States.
A profiler reviews a series of rapes and notes victims all share similar physical appearance and are approached in parking structures. This analysis supports which conclusion?
Answer: The offender has a defined victim selection template tied to a preferred hunting ground
Consistent victim physical characteristics combined with a repeated location indicate a defined victim template and a preferred hunting ground used by an organized offender.
In assessing domestic homicide risk, the term 'separation assault' refers to:
Answer: Violence that escalates or begins when a victim attempts to leave an abusive relationship
Separation assault describes the documented spike in lethal and near-lethal violence that occurs when an abused partner attempts to leave, as the abuser perceives loss of control.
Which instrument is most commonly used by criminal profilers and threat assessment professionals to evaluate intimate partner homicide risk?
Answer: Danger Assessment (DA) developed by Jacquelyn Campbell
The Danger Assessment tool, developed by Dr. Jacquelyn Campbell, is the validated instrument specifically designed to assess lethality risk in intimate partner violence situations.