Question 1

People with mental illnesses are how many times more likely to be victims of violent crime?

Accepted Answer

A)   4×
B)   10×
C)   2.5×
D)   no greater than the general public C

Question 2

Why wouldn't a prison inmate report a victimization?

Accepted Answer

A prisoner may refuse to report because of fear or retaliation, fear of staff, and feel that despite the disclosure nothing will be done.

Question 3

Inmates with higher educations are more likely to be victims of what type of crime?

Accepted Answer

A)   simple assault
B)   theft
C)   sexual assault
D)   intimidation B

Question 4

The ______ required that statistics be kept on incidents and effects of rape in prison.

Accepted Answer

A)   Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
B)   Offender Statistical Information Act
C)   Inmates Victimization Act of 2001
D)   Justice for All Act

Question 5

The ______ required that the National Crime Victimization Survey collect information on victimization of persons with disabilities.

Accepted Answer

A)   Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act of 1998
B)   Victims of Crime Act
C)   Violent Crime Act
D)   Justice for All Act

Question 6

Children with disabilities may be around ______ who become frustrated with them and are less emotionally invested in them than their parents.

Accepted Answer

A)   counselors
B)   nurses
C)   caretakers
D)   teachers

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an institutional risk factor for inmate victimizations?

Accepted Answer

A)   more time spent in educational programs
B)   more time spent in recreation hours
C)   more distant from other inmates
D)   more time spent in visitations

Question 8

Victimization in prison is NOT greater than that which we see in the general public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is development disability?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is development disability?...

Question 10

Children with disabilities are 4-10 times more likely to be victims of sexual abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which type of disability suggests that an individual suffers from an intellectual impairment?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical disability
B)   developmental disability
C)   structural disability
D)   neural disability

Question 12

Women with disabilities are no more likely to experience sexual victimizations than women in the general public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Non-White inmates are more likely to be victimized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   other inmates
B)   visitors
C)   administrators
D)   staff members

Question 14

People with mental illness have higher rates of homelessness and substance abuse issues, which may make them at greater risk for victimizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the main reason that people with mental illness may choose not to report a crime?

Accepted Answer

A)   afraid they will not be believed
B)   unaware that a crime has occurred
C)   do not want to be mistreated by criminal justice personnel
D)   do not feel the crime is worthy of reporting

Question 16

If caretakers are overwhelmed by caring for a person with disabilities, they may maltreat them. This behavior is explained by what model?

Accepted Answer

A)   caretaker syndrome model
B)   dependency-stress model
C)   stress imbalance model
D)   dynamic relationship model

Question 17

A developmental disability manifests before the age of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   22
B)  14
C)   7
D)   4

Question 18

When inmates perceive correctional officers as ______, their risk of victimization is higher.

Accepted Answer

A)   polite
B)   generous
C)   fair
D)   unfair

Question 19

What are some risk factors for victimization for persons with disabilities?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are some risk factors for victimization...

Question 20

Women with disabilities are at risk of being violently victimized by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   intimate partners
B)   strangers
C)   coworkers
D)   family members

Exam 11: Victimization of Special Populations

People with mental illnesses are how many times more likely to be victims of violent crime?

Why wouldn't a prison inmate report a victimization?

Inmates with higher educations are more likely to be victims of what type of crime?

The ______ required that statistics be kept on incidents and effects of rape in prison.

The ______ required that the National Crime Victimization Survey collect information on victimization of persons with disabilities.

Children with disabilities may be around ______ who become frustrated with them and are less emotionally invested in them than their parents.

Which of the following is NOT an institutional risk factor for inmate victimizations?

Victimization in prison is NOT greater than that which we see in the general public.

What is development disability?

Children with disabilities are 4-10 times more likely to be victims of sexual abuse.

Which type of disability suggests that an individual suffers from an intellectual impairment?

Women with disabilities are no more likely to experience sexual victimizations than women in the general public.

Non-White inmates are more likely to be victimized by ______.

People with mental illness have higher rates of homelessness and substance abuse issues, which may make them at greater risk for victimizations.

What is the main reason that people with mental illness may choose not to report a crime?

If caretakers are overwhelmed by caring for a person with disabilities, they may maltreat them. This behavior is explained by what model?

A developmental disability manifests before the age of ______.

When inmates perceive correctional officers as ______, their risk of victimization is higher.

What are some risk factors for victimization for persons with disabilities?

Women with disabilities are at risk of being violently victimized by ______.