Exam 13: Victims in the Twenty-First Century: Alternative Directions Glossary References Name Index Subject Index

Victims of highly publicized crimes are often outraged by the way news media portray them.

The subjective approach to the plight of crime victims can view issues from the perspective of ethics, morality, and philosophy.

Which of the following is defined as a coherent, integrated set of beliefs that shapes interpretations and guides political actions?

Victimology has grown as a field with the inclusion of victimism.

Which of the following should a research do as an objective approach to the study of victims?

Which of the following does the suffix "-ology" mean?

A study (cited in this chapter) that tracked the lives of boys and girls known to have been physically and sexually abused over a follow-up period of several decades concluded that being harmed at an early age substantially increased the odds of which of the following?

Three types of biases that undermine the ability of social scientists to achieve objectivity and draw conclusions based on solid evidence are most completely described as deriving from which of the following sources?

Among the steps for structuring a victimological investigation, in which facet of Step 3 would victimologists focus on which kinds of victims are most often injured by a given crime?

Whenever different interpretations of the facts lead to sharply divergent conclusions about who is actually the guilty party and who really is the injured party, which of the following is most true?

All deceitful acts are forbidden by law.

Explain the similarities and differences between criminology and victimology.Provide three examples of each.

Today, the term "victim" commonly refers to which of the following?

Which of the following must victimologists do?

What is the principle of homogamy, and how has it been demonstrated in the study of road rage?

Victimology is best described as the scientific study of which of the following?

Offenders can morph into victims even while in custody of the criminal justice system.

Individuals who commit crimes may be victims themselves.

Victimology encompasses the scientific study of illegal activities, offenders, their victims, criminal law, and the justice system.

Which term refers to the study of how some crime victims find their severely injurious experiences life-transforming, for the better, rather than for the worse?