Question 1

Domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers started appearing in the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s 
A)  1960s 
B)  1970s 
C)  1980s 
D)  1990s B

Question 2

What are the three key developments that arose from the Women's Movement?

Accepted Answer

First, the movement brought awareness that victimization often entails emotional and mental harm, even in the absence of physical injury. To address this harm, counseling for victims was advocated. Second, the criminal justice system was no longer relied on to provide victims with assistance in rebuilding their lives, thus additional victimization by the criminal justice system could be lessened or avoided altogether. Third, because these shelters and centers relied largely on volunteers, services were able to run and stay open even without significant budgetary support.

Question 3

Feminists were concerned with how female victims were treated by the criminal justice system and pushed for victims of rape and domestic violence to receive special care and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Victimology is considered a subfield of psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which organization was an outgrowth of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984?

Accepted Answer

A)  National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOV
A)  
B)  National Center for Victims of Crime (NCV
C)  
C)  Office for Victims of Crime (OV
C)  
D)  National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCME
C)  
A)  National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOV
A)  
B)  National Center for Victims of Crime (NCV
C)  
C)  Office for Victims of Crime (OV
C)  
D)  National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCME
C)

Question 6

The cost of victimization may include ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the cost of stolen or damaged property 
B)  the costs of receiving treatment at the emergency room 
C)  monies spent to assist crime victims 
D)  all of these 
A)  the cost of stolen or damaged property 
B)  the costs of receiving treatment at the emergency room 
C)  monies spent to assist crime victims 
D)  all of these

Question 7

An individual enters a home with the intent to burglarize it. He is shot. This would be considered victim provocation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which theorist suggested that victims and offenders needed to be considered in a dyad in order to fully understand victimization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans von Hentig 
B)  Stephen Schaefer 
C)  Marvin Wolfgang 
D)  Benjamin Mendelsohn 
A)  Hans von Hentig 
B)  Stephen Schaefer 
C)  Marvin Wolfgang 
D)  Benjamin Mendelsohn

Question 9

One of the most influential movements for victims was the ______ movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  LGBT 
B)  voter rights' 
C)  women's 
D)  child abuse 
A)  LGBT 
B)  voter rights' 
C)  women's 
D)  child abuse

Question 10

How are the 1980 President's Task Force on Victims of Crime and the 1998 New Directions from the Field related to each other?

Accepted Answer

New Directions from the Field is a follo

Question 11

Victimology is the study of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the etiology of victimization 
B)  consequences of victimization 
C)  how the criminal justice system accommodates and assists victims 
D)  all of these 
A)  the etiology of victimization 
B)  consequences of victimization 
C)  how the criminal justice system accommodates and assists victims 
D)  all of these

Question 12

Which of the following items were not a critical victimological development of the women's movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victimization could be emotionally harmful. 
B)  The criminal justice revictimized victims. 
C)  Women used alcohol and drugs as self-medication techniques to deal with rape. 
D)  The volunteer movement was huge so grassroots organizations could stay open longer. 
A)  Victimization could be emotionally harmful. 
B)  The criminal justice revictimized victims. 
C)  Women used alcohol and drugs as self-medication techniques to deal with rape. 
D)  The volunteer movement was huge so grassroots organizations could stay open longer.

Question 13

______ is the name for individuals who are affected by the victimization of a loved one.

Accepted Answer

A)  Vicarious victims 
B)  Indirect victims 
C)  Secondary victims 
D)  Pseudo-victims 
A)  Vicarious victims 
B)  Indirect victims 
C)  Secondary victims 
D)  Pseudo-victims

Question 14

The costs of crime are limited to tangible costs such as medical bills, loss of property, and so on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Violence Against Women Act was enacted in which year?

Accepted Answer

A)  1980 
B)  1 984 
C)  1994 . 
D)  1994. 
A)  1980 
B)  1 984 
C)  1994 . 
D)  1994.

Question 16

Which programs are responsible for notifying victims of court proceedings and providing guidance during the court process?

Accepted Answer

A)  victim advocacy agencies 
B)  victim/witness assistance programs 
C)  courtroom companionship agencies 
D)  grassroots agencies 
A)  victim advocacy agencies 
B)  victim/witness assistance programs 
C)  courtroom companionship agencies 
D)  grassroots agencies

Question 17

Which type of victim culpability suggests that an irresponsible act by a victim was taken advantage of by an offender?

Accepted Answer

A)  victim precipitation 
B)  victim facilitation 
C)  victim provocation 
D)  victim culpability 
A)  victim precipitation 
B)  victim facilitation 
C)  victim provocation 
D)  victim culpability

Question 18

Which movement identified that both offenders and victims were mistreated by the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Law and Order Movement 
B)  Civil Rights Movement 
C)  Women's Movement 
D)  Children's Movement 
A)  Law and Order Movement 
B)  Civil Rights Movement 
C)  Women's Movement 
D)  Children's Movement

Question 19

What 1980 study led to recommendations to improve services to crime victims for criminal justice personnel, the medical community, the social service and victim advocacy communities, and other agencies that worked with victims?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victim of Crime Study 
B)  Justice for All Study 
C)  New Directions in the Field Study 
D)  President's Task Force on Victims of Crime Study 
A)  Victim of Crime Study 
B)  Justice for All Study 
C)  New Directions in the Field Study 
D)  President's Task Force on Victims of Crime Study

Question 20

What are the similarities and differences between criminology and victimology?

Accepted Answer

In criminology, one studies criminals--w

Domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers started appearing in the ______.

What are the three key developments that arose from the Women's Movement?

Feminists were concerned with how female victims were treated by the criminal justice system and pushed for victims of rape and domestic violence to receive special care and services.

Victimology is considered a subfield of psychology.

Which organization was an outgrowth of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984?

The cost of victimization may include ______.

An individual enters a home with the intent to burglarize it. He is shot. This would be considered victim provocation.

Which theorist suggested that victims and offenders needed to be considered in a dyad in order to fully understand victimization?

One of the most influential movements for victims was the ______ movement.

How are the 1980 President's Task Force on Victims of Crime and the 1998 New Directions from the Field related to each other?

Victimology is the study of ______.

Which of the following items were not a critical victimological development of the women's movement?

______ is the name for individuals who are affected by the victimization of a loved one.

The costs of crime are limited to tangible costs such as medical bills, loss of property, and so on.

The Violence Against Women Act was enacted in which year?

Which programs are responsible for notifying victims of court proceedings and providing guidance during the court process?

Which type of victim culpability suggests that an irresponsible act by a victim was taken advantage of by an offender?

Which movement identified that both offenders and victims were mistreated by the criminal justice system?

What 1980 study led to recommendations to improve services to crime victims for criminal justice personnel, the medical community, the social service and victim advocacy communities, and other agencies that worked with victims?

What are the similarities and differences between criminology and victimology?

Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization

The Victimoffender Overlap

Consequences of Victimization

Recurring Victimization

Victims Rights and Remedies

Homicide Victimization

Sexual Victimization

Intimate Partner Violence

Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder Abuse

Victimization of Special Populations

Victimization at School and Work

Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Victims of Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, Terrorism, and Identity Theft

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Exam 1: Introduction to Victimology

Domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers started appearing in the ______.

What are the three key developments that arose from the Women's Movement?

Feminists were concerned with how female victims were treated by the criminal justice system and pushed for victims of rape and domestic violence to receive special care and services.

Victimology is considered a subfield of psychology.

Which organization was an outgrowth of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984?

The cost of victimization may include ______.

An individual enters a home with the intent to burglarize it. He is shot. This would be considered victim provocation.

Which theorist suggested that victims and offenders needed to be considered in a dyad in order to fully understand victimization?

One of the most influential movements for victims was the ______ movement.

How are the 1980 President's Task Force on Victims of Crime and the 1998 New Directions from the Field related to each other?

Victimology is the study of ______.

Which of the following items were not a critical victimological development of the women's movement?

______ is the name for individuals who are affected by the victimization of a loved one.

The costs of crime are limited to tangible costs such as medical bills, loss of property, and so on.

The Violence Against Women Act was enacted in which year?

Which programs are responsible for notifying victims of court proceedings and providing guidance during the court process?

Which type of victim culpability suggests that an irresponsible act by a victim was taken advantage of by an offender?

Which movement identified that both offenders and victims were mistreated by the criminal justice system?

What 1980 study led to recommendations to improve services to crime victims for criminal justice personnel, the medical community, the social service and victim advocacy communities, and other agencies that worked with victims?

What are the similarities and differences between criminology and victimology?

Extent, Theories, and Factors of Victimization

The Victimoffender Overlap

Consequences of Victimization

Recurring Victimization

Victims Rights and Remedies

Homicide Victimization

Sexual Victimization

Intimate Partner Violence

Victimization at the Beginning and End of Life: Child and Elder Abuse

Victimization of Special Populations

Victimization at School and Work

Contemporary Issues in Victimology: Victims of Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, Terrorism, and Identity Theft

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