SCCJA PRE-ACADEMY BLOCK 1-
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, JUVENILE
PROCEDURES, VICTIMOLOGY,
HARASSMENT AND STALKING,
CRIMINAL GANG OVERVIEW EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT| NEWLY
UPDATED 2025| GUARANTEED PASS.
Deadly weapon - answer ✔✔ any pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or other
instrument which can be used to inflict deadly force
Great bodily injury - answer ✔✔ bodily injury which causes substantial risk of death or which
causes serious, permanent disfigurement or impairment of the function of a bodily member or
organ
Moderate bodily injury - answer ✔✔ physical injury that involves prolonged loss of
consciousness or that causes temporary or moderate disfigurement or temporary loss of the
function of a bodily member or organ or injury that requires medical treatment when the
treatment requires the use of regional or general anesthesia or injury that results in a fracture or
dislocation; does not include one-time treatment and subsequent observations of scratches, cuts,
abrasions, bruises, burns, splinters, or any other minor injuries that do not ordinarily require
extensive medical care
Prior conviction of domestic violence - answer ✔✔ conviction of any crime, in any state,
containing among its elements the same elements or similar to those of sc law
Protection order - answer ✔✔ any order of protection, restraining order, condition of bond, or
any other similar order issued in this state or another sate or foreign jurisdiction for the purpose
of protecting a household member
Firearm - answer ✔✔ pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun. Or an
assault rifle which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition
"household member" means - answer ✔✔ spouse
Former spouse
Persons who have a child in common
A male and female who are cohabitating or have previously cohabitated
,Obergefell v. Hodges - answer ✔✔ states obligated to recognize same-sex marriage from other
states.
Domestic violence third degree - answer ✔✔ -to cause, offer, or attempt physical harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
-creating fear of imminent peril
Domestic violence second degree - answer ✔✔ -to cause, offer, or attempt physical harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
-creating fear of imminent peril
And
-moderate bodily injury results
-the offender violates a protection order
-the offender has a prior conviction for dv in the past 10 years
Or
-in the process of committing dv third:
~the offense is committed in the presence of or perceived by a minor
~the victim is pregnant and the offender knew or should have known
~the dv is committed during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft
~the victim's breathing or air flow is impeded
~the offender physically restricts the victim from reporting to or calling emergency services
Domestic violence first degree - answer ✔✔ -to cause, offer, or attempt physical harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
-creating fear of imminent peril
And
-great bodily injury results
-the offender violates a protection order
-the offender has two prior convictions for dv in the past 10 years
-the offender uses or presents a firearm
Or
-in the process of committing dv second:
~the offense is committed in the presence of or perceived by a minor
~the victim is pregnant and the offender knew or should have known
~the dv is committed during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft
~the victim's breathing or air flow is impeded
~the offender physically restricts the victim from reporting to or calling emergency services
Domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature - answer ✔✔ -to offer or attempt physical
harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
, -creating fear of imminent peril
And
-the offender manifests extreme indifference to the value of human life and great bodily injury
results or causes the victim to fear great bodily injury or death
-the offender violates a protection order in the process of committing dv first
Circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life - answer ✔✔ -the
offender uses a deadly weapon
-the offender knowingly and intentionally impedes the normal breathing or circulation of blood
of a household member by applying pressure to the throat or neck or by obstructing the nose or
mouth of a household member and thereby causing stupor or loss of consciousness for any
period of time
-the offense is committed in the presence of a minor
-the victim is pregnant and the offender knew or should have known
-the dv is committed during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft
-the offender physically restricts the victim from reporting to or calling emergency services
When an officer can arrest for dv - answer ✔✔ if the offense is being committed or has been
freshly committed
Primary physical aggressor mandatory determiners - answer ✔✔ prior complaints of dv
Severity of injuries
Likelihood of future injury
Whether someone acted in self-defense
Household member accounts
Primary physical aggressor recommended determiners - answer ✔✔ size and strength
Physical ability
Ability to seek assistance without self defense
Children present
Criminal history
Access to weapons
Prior le encounters
Mutual combat - answer ✔✔ when the parties to a fight voluntarily engage in violence
Self-defense - answer ✔✔ use of force that appears reasonably necessary for the self-protection
of an intended victim
What not to say to victim at a dv scene - answer ✔✔ they or everyone will get arrested
Dss will take the kids
Why do you stay/you need to leave/you're dumb or crazy for staying
I wouldn't put up with that/why do you allow yourself to get hit/i wouldn't let this happen in my
family
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, JUVENILE
PROCEDURES, VICTIMOLOGY,
HARASSMENT AND STALKING,
CRIMINAL GANG OVERVIEW EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT| NEWLY
UPDATED 2025| GUARANTEED PASS.
Deadly weapon - answer ✔✔ any pistol, dirk, slingshot, metal knuckles, razor, or other
instrument which can be used to inflict deadly force
Great bodily injury - answer ✔✔ bodily injury which causes substantial risk of death or which
causes serious, permanent disfigurement or impairment of the function of a bodily member or
organ
Moderate bodily injury - answer ✔✔ physical injury that involves prolonged loss of
consciousness or that causes temporary or moderate disfigurement or temporary loss of the
function of a bodily member or organ or injury that requires medical treatment when the
treatment requires the use of regional or general anesthesia or injury that results in a fracture or
dislocation; does not include one-time treatment and subsequent observations of scratches, cuts,
abrasions, bruises, burns, splinters, or any other minor injuries that do not ordinarily require
extensive medical care
Prior conviction of domestic violence - answer ✔✔ conviction of any crime, in any state,
containing among its elements the same elements or similar to those of sc law
Protection order - answer ✔✔ any order of protection, restraining order, condition of bond, or
any other similar order issued in this state or another sate or foreign jurisdiction for the purpose
of protecting a household member
Firearm - answer ✔✔ pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, submachine gun. Or an
assault rifle which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition
"household member" means - answer ✔✔ spouse
Former spouse
Persons who have a child in common
A male and female who are cohabitating or have previously cohabitated
,Obergefell v. Hodges - answer ✔✔ states obligated to recognize same-sex marriage from other
states.
Domestic violence third degree - answer ✔✔ -to cause, offer, or attempt physical harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
-creating fear of imminent peril
Domestic violence second degree - answer ✔✔ -to cause, offer, or attempt physical harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
-creating fear of imminent peril
And
-moderate bodily injury results
-the offender violates a protection order
-the offender has a prior conviction for dv in the past 10 years
Or
-in the process of committing dv third:
~the offense is committed in the presence of or perceived by a minor
~the victim is pregnant and the offender knew or should have known
~the dv is committed during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft
~the victim's breathing or air flow is impeded
~the offender physically restricts the victim from reporting to or calling emergency services
Domestic violence first degree - answer ✔✔ -to cause, offer, or attempt physical harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
-creating fear of imminent peril
And
-great bodily injury results
-the offender violates a protection order
-the offender has two prior convictions for dv in the past 10 years
-the offender uses or presents a firearm
Or
-in the process of committing dv second:
~the offense is committed in the presence of or perceived by a minor
~the victim is pregnant and the offender knew or should have known
~the dv is committed during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft
~the victim's breathing or air flow is impeded
~the offender physically restricts the victim from reporting to or calling emergency services
Domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature - answer ✔✔ -to offer or attempt physical
harm
-with apparent present ability
-directed at a household member
, -creating fear of imminent peril
And
-the offender manifests extreme indifference to the value of human life and great bodily injury
results or causes the victim to fear great bodily injury or death
-the offender violates a protection order in the process of committing dv first
Circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life - answer ✔✔ -the
offender uses a deadly weapon
-the offender knowingly and intentionally impedes the normal breathing or circulation of blood
of a household member by applying pressure to the throat or neck or by obstructing the nose or
mouth of a household member and thereby causing stupor or loss of consciousness for any
period of time
-the offense is committed in the presence of a minor
-the victim is pregnant and the offender knew or should have known
-the dv is committed during the commission of a robbery, burglary, kidnapping, or theft
-the offender physically restricts the victim from reporting to or calling emergency services
When an officer can arrest for dv - answer ✔✔ if the offense is being committed or has been
freshly committed
Primary physical aggressor mandatory determiners - answer ✔✔ prior complaints of dv
Severity of injuries
Likelihood of future injury
Whether someone acted in self-defense
Household member accounts
Primary physical aggressor recommended determiners - answer ✔✔ size and strength
Physical ability
Ability to seek assistance without self defense
Children present
Criminal history
Access to weapons
Prior le encounters
Mutual combat - answer ✔✔ when the parties to a fight voluntarily engage in violence
Self-defense - answer ✔✔ use of force that appears reasonably necessary for the self-protection
of an intended victim
What not to say to victim at a dv scene - answer ✔✔ they or everyone will get arrested
Dss will take the kids
Why do you stay/you need to leave/you're dumb or crazy for staying
I wouldn't put up with that/why do you allow yourself to get hit/i wouldn't let this happen in my
family
