Question

Threats, orders, obscene names, racial epithets, and inquiries about victim's sexual enjoyment are best described as __________ when interviewing witnesses.

Answer 1

The correct term to fill in the blank would be verbal threats. Threats, orders, obscene names, racial epithets, and inquiries about victim's sexual enjoyment are best described as verbal threats when interviewing witnesses. This is a type of control that is being done by the perpetrator to a victim where it involves the idea of harming the victim without really any physical contact. There are other forms of control used by a perpetrator which includes the verbal threats. Other forms of control are by mere presence of the perpetrator or intimidation, display of a weapon like knives and guns and the use of physical force like slapping, beating, torture.