Deck 4: Victims and Victimization

Question 1

Which of the following is not a key component of routine activities theory?

A) Presence of attractive target
B) Presence of likely offender
C) Absence of lifestyle changes
D) Absence of guardianship

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following crimes is the most interracial?

A) Homicide
B) Arson
C) Burglary
D) Robbery

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is most likely to occur at night (6:00p.m.-6:00a.m.)?

A) Armed robbery
B) Arson
C) Auto theft
D) Bank robbery

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following areas have the highest victimization rates?

A) Urban
B) Suburban
C) Rural
D) All of the areas have the same rates.

Question 5

Looking at race and ethnicity,violent crime is highest for _____ and lowest for _____.

A) Latinos, African-Americans
B) Native Americans, Asians
C) Whites, Latinos
D) Asians, Native Americans

Question 6

According to the ICVS,which of the following countries had the lowest victimization rate?

A) United States
B) Ireland
C) Portugal
D) Mexico

Question 7

Women are 2.7 times more likely to:

A) commit a homicide than men.
B) be attacked by someone they know than a stranger.
C) use a gun in the commission of a crime than men.
D) report a crime to police.

Question 8

While they make up 13 percent of the population,_____ account for 42 percent of all single person robberies.
a. white males
b. African-American males
c. Asian women
d. Latino women

Question 9

Almost all rape victimization reported in the NCVS involves _____.

A) African-Americans
B) men
C) juveniles
D) women

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding victimization?

A) No universally accepted definition of crime victim exists.
B) Very little research has been done to study victims.
C) Most research has focused on white-collar crime rather than street crime.
D) International crimes such as genocide are rarely documented.

Question 11

Which of the following reflects how most crime is intraracial?

A) A white male robs a white male.
B) A white male robs a Latino male.
C) A white male robs an Asian female.
D) A white male robs an African-American female.

Question 12

How many times more likely are African-Americans to be victims of homicides than Whites?

A) Twice
B) Five times
C) Ten times
D) Twelve times

Question 13

Which of the following best describes intimate partner violence (IPV)?

A) It refers to any rape or sexual assault, or aggravated or simple assault committed by someone in a powerful position such as a government official.
B) It refers to any rape or sexual assault, or aggravated or simple assault committed by someone of a high social economic class.
C) It refers to any rape or sexual assault, or aggravated or simple assault committed by someone such as a spouse or partner.
D) It refers to any rape or sexual assault, or aggravated or simple assault committed by someone on probation or parole.

Question 14

NCVS findings indicate that violent crime victims try to stop the event ____ percent of the time.

A) 10
B) 33
C) 41
D) 60

Question 15

In which of the following ways might someone be victimized?

A) He/she may be robbed at gunpoint.
B) He/she may be sold know faulty products by a corporation.
C) He/she may heave his/her civil rights violated.
D) All of the above.

Question 16

Of the following,which type of crime is one most likely to be a victim of?

A) Homicide
B) Sexual assault
C) Theft
D) Arson

Question 17

Which of the following accurately reflects findings involving race,gender and age,and victimization?

A) African-American men are most likely to be homicide victims.
B) White women are most likely to be victims of homicide.
C) Asian women are most likely to be homicide victims
D) White men are most likely to be homicide victims.

Question 18

For property crime,____ is related to victimization.

A) gender
B) race
C) age
D) income

Question 19

Households in which region are most likely to be victims of property crimes?

A) Northern
B) Southern
C) Eastern
D) Western

Question 20

Which of the following activities would a lifestyle theorist suggest contributes to victimhood?

A) Spending time outside the home at places such as bars and nightclubs
B) Participating in physical activities such as recreational league basketball
C) Attending a religious activity such as church service
D) Taking a vacation, particularly one that involves an airline flight

Question 21

No universal definition of crime exists.

Question 22

Few individuals are victims of crime more than once.

Question 23

Women who are victims of rape often suffer additional psychological effects,including mild depression and loss of self-esteem.

Question 24

Which of the following individual traits may lead some people to engage in risky behavior?

A) Low self-control
B) High blood pressure
C) High IG
D) Low testosterone

Question 25

According to the NCVS,female college student are more likely to be victims than male students.

Question 26

Younger people have higher victimization rates than older people.

Question 27

Victimization rates are highest in rural areas.

Question 28

There are few studies done on the homeless find very low rates of victimization.

Question 29

Assaults in and outside bars are common because of the use of prescription drugs.

Question 30

Self-reports accumulate data by asking individual police officers to report crime.

Question 31

Most victims who have money or property stolen from them will recover it.

Question 32

Very few women experience intimate violence from husbands and boyfriends.

Question 33

Places that are high crime locations are commonly referred to as _____.

A) cold cases
B) victim valleys
C) offender magnets
D) hot spots

Question 34

According to NCVS,most sexual assaults (75%)are committed by strangers.

Question 35

65% of all motor vehicle thefts occur at night.

Question 36

Which of the following best reflects the idea behind deviant lifestyles and victimization?

A) Criminals tend to victimize those who live lavish lifestyles.
B) Some people increase their chances of becoming victims by committing crime themselves.
C) Some people who live deviant lifestyles are rarely victims of crime themselves.
D) Criminals live lifestyles that limit their personal exposure to crime.

Question 37

Which of the following has been pinpointed as a risk factor for adolescent victimization?

A) Acne
B) Early puberty
C) Social-networking
D) Bullying

Question 38

The crimes the NCVS covers (e.g.,robbery,rape,burglary)cost victims an estimated ____ in direct costs in 2008.

A) $4 billion
B) $11 billion
C) $17 billion
D) $23 billion

Question 39

Most crime is intraracial.

Question 40

High-crime locations are called hot-spots.

Question 41

Victims of _____ crime remain a prime subject for social science research and for government action.

Question 42

Explain why some people are repeat victims.

Question 43

The absence of _____ (i.e.,people who might observe and stop the crime from being committed)is an element of routine activities theory.

Question 44

Western and Midwestern residents have higher victimization rates for violent crime than other regions,while _____ households experience the highest victimization rates for property crime.

Question 45

How would you address the high rates of crime and victimization among teenagers?

Question 46

Explain what criminologists mean when they claim that crime is intraracial.

Question 47

Judges have begun to ask victims to submit victim-impact _____ to consider as the judges decide on the appropriate sentence for convicted offenders.

Question 48

Discuss the social patterns of crime.

Question 49

The term _____ implies that the very structure of society is one that inherently oppresses,subtly or more overtly,the poor,women,and people of color.

Question 50

Use routine activities theory to explain a highly publicized crime in your area.

Question 51

Victimization research focuses on street crime and not on _____ crime.

Question 52

Strangers commit only about _____ percent of these offenses combined,with the remainder committed by family members,friends,and acquaintances.

Question 53

Prosecutors prefer cases with _____ victims: those who,according to a prosecutor of sexual assault cases,"are well-educated and articulate,and are,above all,presentable to a jury"

Question 54

For property crime,income is also related to victimization: the _____ the income,the higher the rate of property-crime victimization.

Question 55

Repeat _____ is a fairly common occurrence,particularly among adolescents.