CRIM 103 - EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Victimology - Answers - the study of victims and their contributory role, if any, in
the criminal event.
Criminal victimization can result in - Answers - Physical trauma
• Financial loss
• Psychological trauma
• Post-crime or secondary victimization
Retribution - Answers - the notion of taking
revenge on wrongdoers. eye 4 eye
Deterrence - Answers - belief that criminal
behaviours can be discouraged and
prevented by punishing offenders
Specific deterrence - Answers - the belief that the
pain or consequences of being punished will
deter an offender from committing further
crimes
General deterrence - Answers - the belief that after
witnessing or learning about an offender's
punishment, the general population will be
less likely to violate the law.
Recidivism - Answers - when a person who has
been previously convicted of an offence
reoffends by committing another crime,
such as after his or her release from a
correctional facility
RESTITUTION - Answers - compensating victims, their families, or the
community for the losses they experienced due to a
crime
Restorative justice (RJ) approache - Answers - The focus instead should be on the
harm that occurs
when a crime is committed and that interventions
should attempt to repair the damage between the
victim, the offender, and the community
Victimology - Answers - the study of victims and their contributory role, if any, in
the criminal event.
Criminal victimization can result in - Answers - Physical trauma
• Financial loss
• Psychological trauma
• Post-crime or secondary victimization
Retribution - Answers - the notion of taking
revenge on wrongdoers. eye 4 eye
Deterrence - Answers - belief that criminal
behaviours can be discouraged and
prevented by punishing offenders
Specific deterrence - Answers - the belief that the
pain or consequences of being punished will
deter an offender from committing further
crimes
General deterrence - Answers - the belief that after
witnessing or learning about an offender's
punishment, the general population will be
less likely to violate the law.
Recidivism - Answers - when a person who has
been previously convicted of an offence
reoffends by committing another crime,
such as after his or her release from a
correctional facility
RESTITUTION - Answers - compensating victims, their families, or the
community for the losses they experienced due to a
crime
Restorative justice (RJ) approache - Answers - The focus instead should be on the
harm that occurs
when a crime is committed and that interventions
should attempt to repair the damage between the
victim, the offender, and the community
