Exam 7: Forensic Victimology

Review the following paragraph and answer the questions below. Considered a person who does not own a firearm, does not use a firearm, does not have one in the home, or does not live with or interact with individuals who do. However, this individual is at a shooting range for the first time with a new friend and is accidentally shot. The victim was not participating or holding a gun, but the victim had a situational proximity to multiple loaded firearms being discharged by multiple persons of varying skill. -What is the victim's situation exposure to the harmful effects of firearms?

Criminal propensity will generally increase as supervision and accountability decrease.

The categories of victim situational exposure are defined by timeframes.

A victim's situational exposure refers to the amount of actual exposure or vulnerability to harm resulting from the environment and the victim's personal traits ---------------.

Review the following paragraph and answer the questions below. Considered a person who does not own a firearm, does not use a firearm, does not have one in the home, or does not live with or interact with individuals who do. However, this individual is at a shooting range for the first time with a new friend and is accidentally shot. The victim was not participating or holding a gun, but the victim had a situational proximity to multiple loaded firearms being discharged by multiple persons of varying skill. -Explain the difference between lifestyle exposure and situational exposure.

Which of the following is not a notable situational factor?

Define victim vilification and deification. Provide two examples of each.

Forensic victimology is a nomothetic form of knowledge building.

An alcoholic who is constantly intoxicated is an example of an extreme lifestyle exposure victim.

Which of the following careers is a notable lifestyle factor that increases a victim's lifestyle exposure?

----------------victims are those who are exposed to little contact or vulnerability to harm or less immediately prior to victimization.

Which of the following is an example of a vilified group?

Most of us are generally exposed to at least some level of vulnerability or harm to loss at any point in time.

Increasing the number of potential victims will generally decrease the situational exposure of the victim.

Victim exposure is synonymous with victim risk.

Which of the following is not a goal of forensic victimology?

A timeline should outline the last known________ hours of victim activity.

A victim's lifestyle exposure is related to the________ of potentially harmful elements experienced by the victim and resulting from the victim's usual environment and personal traits, as well as past choices.

Victim exposure can be categorized in terms of________ and ________.

Which of the following packages includes information regarding the victim's home address, 911 calls, and the location/condition of their personal vehicle?