Solutions
/. What legally constitutes domestic violence under the Illinois Law? - Answer-
✅Attempting to cause, or causing, abuse of a family or household member or
attempting to cause, or causing, neglect or exploitation of a high-risk adult with
disabilities which threatens the adult's health and safety
/.IDVA Rights sheet - Answer-✅Given at each Domestic Violence Call
/.Domestic Violence = - Answer-✅Family + household member + abuse
/.Physical Abuse - Answer-✅Includes sexual abuse and means any of the following:
knowing or reckless use of physical force, confinement or restraint; knowing repeated,
and unnecessary sleep deprivation; or knowing or reckless conduct which creates an
immediate risk of physical harm.
/.Harassment - Answer-✅the knowing conduct which is not necessary to accomplish a
purpose which is reasonable under the circumstances; would cause a reasonable
person emotional distress and does cause emotional distress (aka emotional abuse) to
the victim.
/.6 types of emotional distress - Answer-✅- Creating a disturbance
- Repeatedly telephoning
- Repeatedly following
- Repeatedly keeping victim under surveillance
- Improperly concealing, removing, or threatening
- Threatening physical force, confinement, or restraint
/.Forms of abuse - Answer-✅- Intimidation of a dependent
- Interference with personal liberty
- Willful deprivation
/.Willful deprivation - Answer-✅willfully denying a person who because of age, health,
or disability, requires medication, food, except with regard to medical care and
treatment when such dependent person has expressed the intent to forego such
medical care or treatments
/.What are some elements of an order of protection? - Answer-✅- Petitioner
- Respondent
- Remedies
, /.Petitioner - Answer-✅person requesting the OP (generally the "victim")
/.Respondent - Answer-✅the person who against whom the OP is placed
(generally the "offender")
/.Remedies - Answer-✅rules/requirements of orders of protection
/.What is a Service Call? - Answer-✅- initially involves a "non-criminal" incident
(something as simple as a lost driver, missing person, check the welfare) - but keep
your eyes open as service calls can lead you to criminal offenses. (80% of our calls will
be service calls/non criminal service).
/.What are the missing persons' categories? - Answer-✅•Catastrophic Missing (Fire,
Flood, Disaster, Tornado, Terrorist Act
•Dependent Adult
•Lost
•Runaway
•Stranger
•Suspicious Circumstance
•Unknown
•Voluntary Missing
/.What are some elements for issuing an AMBER Alert? - Answer-✅- Law enforcement
must confirm a child has been abducted.
- The child must be under the age of 16 or have a proven mental or physical disability
- Law enforcement must believe the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death
- There is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect's
vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help.
/.What is the primary goal of a police officer in a crisis intervention situation - Answer-
✅Mediation
/.What is mental well-being described by - Answer-✅Wellness
/.What are some commonly available social service agencies in IL - Answer-✅-
Domestic Violence shelters, Elder services, WIC (Women, infants, and Children),
County Mental Health Agency, AA/NA, Homeless shelters, "soup Kitchens"
/.Rights of crime victims provided by the Illinois Constitution - Answer-✅1992 - adopted
10 specific rights (but not enforceable)
2014 - Adopted Mary's Law
/.Mary's law - Answer-✅2014 - rights were strengthened, new rights added,
enforcement of victim rights added