Deck 14: Constitutional and Civil Rights of Victims

Question 1

The term white-collar crime was coined in 1939 by Professor Edwin Sutherland during his speech to the American Sociological Society.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Long-term catastrophic injuries include those that restrict a victim's physical movements.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Many STDs will not show up during the physical examination,so rape victims should be tested only immediately following the attack.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

It is fairly easy to establish the intangible costs of crime.

Question 5

Acute stress disorder (ASD)is not a normal reaction that victims of crime may experience.

Question 6

PTSD was first identified when some Korean War veterans began experiencing flashbacks of events that occurred during combat.

Question 7

One of the better-known forms of fraud is software piracy.

Question 8

There are three general classifications of physical injuries inflicted on victims during the commission of a crime.

Question 9

Crisis is defined as a specific set of temporary circumstances that results in a state of upset and disequilibrium,characterized by an individual's inability to cope with a particular situation using customary methods of problem solving.

Question 10

Immediate injuries include bruises,contusions,cuts,and broken bones.

Question 11

The Eleventh Amendment of the U.S.Constitution gives the federal government the authority to regulate white-collar crime.

Question 12

Victims of any type of crime can experience PTSD.

Question 13

The impact phase occurs immediately after the crime.

Question 14

Major burns include second-degree burns over more than 25 percent of an adult's body and 20 percent of a child's body.

Question 15

During the recoil phase,victims attempt to accept or adapt to the crime and begin to reintegrate their personalities.

Question 16

Tangible losses include property damage and loss,medical care,mental health care,police and fire services,victim services,and productivity.

Question 17

Homicides are more often committed by stabbing the victim than by shooting the victim.

Question 18

The more common causes of third-degree burns are sunburn and brief contact with hot liquids.

Question 19

One effect of trauma to the head may be the inducement of a coma.

Question 20

The impact phase will last for only several hours after the crime and is not punctuated by episodes of severe mood swings.

Question 21

The person is in the ___ stage of recovery when he or she starts seeking realistic solutions to problems posed by life without the help of a loved one.

Question 22

_____is described as a major depressive episode lasting at least two weeks,during which there is either a depressed mood or the loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities.

Question 23

____ is also frequently suffered by law enforcement and mental health professionals who observe or are involved in assisting victims.

Question 24

Explain what is meant by the term coma?

Question 25

What is the definition of a third-degree burn?

Question 26

_____ targets individuals who are in a distress situation,such as victims of a natural disaster or victims in economic crisis.

Question 27

Most white-collar crimes are difficult to prosecute,because the offenders use _____ means to conceal their crimes.

Question 28

Explain the essential features of substance abuse.

Question 29

The ____Clause of the U.S.Constitution gives the federal government the authority to regulate white-collar crime.

Question 30

Which of the following statements is false regarding white-collar crime?

A)White-collar crime is generally a form of fraud,because it is an act of deliberate deception for unlawful gain.
B)The term white-collar crime was coined in 1939 by Professor Edwin Sutherland during his speech to the American Sociological Society.
C)The key element of white-collar crime is that it is committed by an offender in the course of his or her occupation.
D)It is estimated that white-collar crime is the most frequently detected and reported of all crimes.

Question 31

_______ is acute stress experienced in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event.

A)Long-term crisis reaction
B)Posttraumatic stress disorder
C)Acute stress disorder
D)Crisis

Question 32

What are the characteristics of acute stress disorder?

Question 33

_______was first identified when some Vietnam veterans began experiencing flashbacks of events that occurred during combat.

Question 34

Define the term crisis.

Question 35

_____________ is a condition that occurs when victims do not suffer from PTSD,but may re-experience feelings of the crisis reaction when certain events trigger the recollection of the trauma in their lives.

Question 36

_________is a condition that occurs when victims do not suffer from PTSD but may re-experience feelings of the crisis reaction when certain events trigger the recollection of the trauma in their lives.

A)Posttraumatic stress disorder
B)Acute stress disorder
C)Long-term crisis reaction
D)Crisis

Question 37

Frequently the feeling of frustration gives way to ____,and the person may lash out and lay unwarranted blame for the death on someone else.

Question 38

____ damage and loss also includes insurance claims administration costs that arise as a result of compensating the victim under an insurance policy.

Question 39

________is the development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically distressing event that is outside the range of usual human experience.

A)Long-term crisis reaction
B)Acute stress disorder
C)Posttraumatic stress disorder
D)Crisis

Question 40

_______ is a specific set of temporary circumstances that result in a state of upset and disequilibrium,characterized by an individual's inability to cope with a particular situation using customary methods of problem solving.

A)Long-term crisis reaction
B)Crisis
C)Posttraumatic stress disorder
D)Acute stress disorder

Question 41

Judy was raped one night.She was attacked and violated while walking home from the bus stop.For weeks after the attack she was afraid to walk outside and started taking a taxi to and from work.Lately,her ability to function at work,which had diminished after the attack,has started to improve.She has decided to try taking the bus home from work.What stage of recovery is she moving toward?

Question 42

Jerry is experiencing flashbacks of an encounter with the enemy in Vietnam.He enters a grocery store and sees a Viet Cong soldier pointing a weapon at him.What disorder is he experiencing?