Exam 10: Criminal Victimization

Secondary victimization refers to an individual who is not directly affected by a crime but who suffers unintended consequences as a result of the victimization of a family member or friend.

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Discuss routine activities theory in detail. Explain each of the elements required for a crime to occur. How do routine activities affect victimization risk? How does this theory explain the increase in crime in the 1960s and 1970s?

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Answers should include a description of routine activities theory, including a review of the three factors that must converge for a crime to happen: the presence of a motivated offender, a suitable target (either a vulnerable person or unattended valuables), and the absence of a capable guardian who can effectively discourage crime. The nature or pattern of routine social interactions or activities affects the likelihood that these three elements converge and therefore contributes significantly to the volume and type of crime in society. Answers should also discuss how social changes in society during the 1960s and 1970s, such as increased involvement in social activities outside the home, affected the likelihood of each element and increased the risk of various types of crime.

The ___________ Act has been viewed as a partial statutory alternative to a federal constitutional victims' rights amendment.

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Crime Victims' Rights Act

If you are looking for national crime statistics and want self-report data, you should use which of the following sources of data?

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Self-report surveys provide information on the dark figure of crime.

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Question 5

____________ refers to the origin or cause of victimization.

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Question 6

Define victim precipitation, distinguish between active and passive precipitation, and explain how the concept differs from that of victim blaming. Identify the three ways in which victims contribute to their own victimization and give an example of each. Discuss Marvin Wolfgang's research into victim precipitated homicides.

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Question 7

The U.S. Constitution includes a victims' rights amendment.

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Question 8

Victimogenesis refers to

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Question 9

The NCVS obtains data from

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Question 10

The Crime Victims' Rights Act grants a number of rights to victims of federal crimes. If these rights conflict with those provided to suspects, whose rights should take priority? What if the rights of the victim conflict with those provided to a convicted offender? Explain and support your response.

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Question 11

Which federal law requires judges to consider victim-impact statements at federal sentencing hearings?

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Question 12

Victimization appears to be a significant risk factor for future involvement in crime for

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Question 13

The main goal of __________ is to permanently change the way victims of crime are treated.

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Question 14

The child of a victim of homicide is a(n) _________ victim.

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Question 15

_____________ refers specifically to a situation in which an individual is subject to multiple instances of varied victimizations.

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Question 16

Victims of violence who experienced socio-emotional problems are _________ likely to report their victimization to the police.

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Question 17

A(n) _________ crime is one where even the individual who was victimized is unaware of the crime.

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Question 18

___________ theory is spatially oriented and suggests that victimization occurs most frequently in socially disorganized areas.

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Question 19

According to Shafer, the level of _______________ responsibility determined the degree of victim provocation.

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Secondary victimization refers to an individual who is not directly affected by a crime but who suffers unintended consequences as a result of the victimization of a family member or friend.

Discuss routine activities theory in detail. Explain each of the elements required for a crime to occur. How do routine activities affect victimization risk? How does this theory explain the increase in crime in the 1960s and 1970s?

The ___________ Act has been viewed as a partial statutory alternative to a federal constitutional victims' rights amendment.

If you are looking for national crime statistics and want self-report data, you should use which of the following sources of data?

Self-report surveys provide information on the dark figure of crime.

____________ refers to the origin or cause of victimization.

The U.S. Constitution includes a victims' rights amendment.

Victimogenesis refers to

The NCVS obtains data from

The Crime Victims' Rights Act grants a number of rights to victims of federal crimes. If these rights conflict with those provided to suspects, whose rights should take priority? What if the rights of the victim conflict with those provided to a convicted offender? Explain and support your response.

Which federal law requires judges to consider victim-impact statements at federal sentencing hearings?

Victimization appears to be a significant risk factor for future involvement in crime for

The main goal of __________ is to permanently change the way victims of crime are treated.

The child of a victim of homicide is a(n) _________ victim.

_____________ refers specifically to a situation in which an individual is subject to multiple instances of varied victimizations.

Victims of violence who experienced socio-emotional problems are _________ likely to report their victimization to the police.

A(n) _________ crime is one where even the individual who was victimized is unaware of the crime.

___________ theory is spatially oriented and suggests that victimization occurs most frequently in socially disorganized areas.

According to Shafer, the level of _______________ responsibility determined the degree of victim provocation.

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