Question 1

Victims and offenders can be pictured as overlapping categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The difference between historical and anthropological orientations to victim issues is that historians examine long-ago events, whereas anthropologists examine recent or current events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Criminologists and victimologists use methods quite different from those of other social scientists to collect and analyze data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A subjective approach to the plight of crime victims is more common when people feel sympathy for the offender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Discuss the concept of offenders as victims.Should people engaged in illegal activities be considered genuine victims when they are on the receiving end of criminal acts? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the concept of offenders as victims.Should...

Question 6

Which of the following is the major function of victimologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Investigating the victim's plight 
B)  Carrying out research on the public's reactions to victims' plights 
C)  Studying how victims are handled by officials and agencies in the criminal justice system 
D)  Investigating victim plights, researching public reactions, and studying the justice system

Question 7

It is possible for people engaged in illegal activities to be genuine victims deserving of protection and redress through the courts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Victim-centered research focuses on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The way victims are treated by the criminal justice system 
B)  How criminals identify and pursue likely potential victims 
C)  Why some people make "better" victims than other people 
D)  Why some people are "worthy" victims and others are not

Question 9

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between victimology and criminology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victimology encompasses several subdisciplines, including criminology. 
B)  Victimology can be considered an area of specialization within criminology. 
C)  Victimologists only study the victims of crimes; criminologists only study the offenders. 
D)  Although they address similar topics, their research and analytic methods markedly differ.

Question 10

The Stockholm Syndrome refers to a situation in which the victims of crimes such as kidnapping and hostage-taking develop a pathological attachment to the perpetrators.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Victims and offenders can be pictured as overlapping categories.

The difference between historical and anthropological orientations to victim issues is that historians examine long-ago events, whereas anthropologists examine recent or current events.

Criminologists and victimologists use methods quite different from those of other social scientists to collect and analyze data.

A subjective approach to the plight of crime victims is more common when people feel sympathy for the offender.

Discuss the concept of offenders as victims.Should people engaged in illegal activities be considered genuine victims when they are on the receiving end of criminal acts? Explain.

Which of the following is the major function of victimologists?

It is possible for people engaged in illegal activities to be genuine victims deserving of protection and redress through the courts.

Victim-centered research focuses on which of the following?

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between victimology and criminology?

The Stockholm Syndrome refers to a situation in which the victims of crimes such as kidnapping and hostage-taking develop a pathological attachment to the perpetrators.