Victimology Exam
#1 Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
VictimB-
BAnswerBABpersonBwhoBhasBsufferedBphysical,Bemotional,Band/orBfinancialBharmBbec
auseBofBillegalBactivities.
VictimologyB-
BAnswerBTheBstudyBofBtheBroleBofBtheBvictimBinBtheBcrimeBandBtheBcriminalBjustice
Bprocess.
VictimologistB-BAnswerBTheBpersonBwhoBstudiesBcrimeBvictims.
VictimlessB-BAnswerBYouBcannotBpinpointBaBspecificBvictimBotherBthanBtheBdoer.
VictimBPrecipitationB-
BAnswerBTheBdegreeBofBvictimBresponsibilityBforBwhatBhappenedBtoBthem.BDidBtheyB
startBtheBfightBinBwhichBtheyBwereBassaulted?BDoBtheyBexhibitBaBcharacteristicBthatB
makesBthemBaBtarget?
RestitutionB-BAnswerBJudge-
orderedBmoneyBorBservicesBtoBbeBpaidBbyBtheBperpetratorBtoBtheBvictim.
VictimBcompensationB-BAnswerBMoneyBpaidBtoBtheBvictimBbyBtheBstate.
,SecondaryBvictimizationB-
BAnswerBAdditionalBharmBtoBcrimeBvictimsBasBaBresultBofBparticipatingBinBtheBjustice
Bprocess.BThisBcouldBbeBfromBsocialBworkers,Btrials,BpoliceBofficers,Betc.
PrimaryBvictimizationB-BAnswerBHarmBdoneBfromBtheBinitialBact.
VictimBassistanceB-
BAnswerBservicesBprovidedBtoBcrimeBvictims.BGenerally,BthisBassistanceBisBinBtheBform
BofBvictim-witnessBassistanceBprograms.
VictimizationBSurveysB-
BAnswerBSurveysBthatBareBdesignedBtoBreachBtheBdarkBfigureBofBcrime.BTheseBsurvey
sBaskBtheBindividualsBwhatBcrimesBtheyBhaveBbeenBtheBvictimBofBinBtheBpastBsixBmo
nths.BTheBNIJBusesBtheBNCVS.
CycleBofBdomesticBviolenceB-
BAnswerBStagesBthatBdomesticBviolenceBoccursBin.BIt'sBaBcycleBthatBgoesBthroughBten
sionBbuilding,Bbattery,BandBhoneymoonBphases.BTheseBphasesBcanBbeBrapidBorBtheyB
canBbeBstretchedBoutBoverByears.
CycleBofBchildBabuseB(intragenerationalBtransmissionBofBviolence)B-
BAnswerBIfBanBindividualBgoesBthroughBchildBabuseBitBincreasesBtheBchancesBthatBth
eyBwillBbeBchildBabusers.
VictimBblamingB-
BAnswerBIsBanBapproachBthatBholdsBtheBvictimBresponsibleBforBwhatBhappensBtoBthe
m.
RestorativeBJusticeB-
BAnswerBIsBanBapproachBthatBentailsBgettingBeveryoneB(victim,Boffender,BandBcommu
nity)BimpactedBbyBtheBcrimeBtoBcomeBtogetherBandBcreateBaBsolution.BTheBultimateB
goalBisBtoBremoveBcertainBcrimesBfromBtheBcriminalBjusticeBsystem.
, DomesticBViolenceB-
BAnswerBIntentionalBbehaviorBdesignedBtoBcauseBfearBinBtheBvictimBofBaBdomesticBre
lationship.BitBcoversBindividualsByouBareBlivingBwithBandBfamilyBmembers.
ChildBAbuseB-
BAnswerBEmotional,Bpsychological,BorBphysicalBabuseBtowardBanBoffspringBorBaBchildB
entrustedBtoBanBindividual.
ChildBNeglectB-
BAnswerBNotBprovidingBforBtheBbasicBneedsBofBanBoffspringBorBaBchildBentrustedBto
BanBindividual.BThisBcanBbeBnotBprovidingBforBtheBnutritionalBneedsBasBwell.
SexualBAssaultB-
BAnswerBAnyBintentionalBactBorBomissionBthatBresultsBinBphysical,Bemotional,BorBfina
ncialBinjuryBtoBaBvictimBorBanyBunwantedBsexualBcontactBorBsexualBattention.
SexualBHarassmentB-
BAnswerBTheBimpositionBofBunwantedBconditionsBinBemploymentBorBeducationBbecau
seBofBtheBperson'sBsex.
ElderBAbuseB-
BAnswerBBehaviorBthatBresultsBinBphysical,Bpsychological,BmaterialBharm,BorBneglectBt
oBanBelder.B(UpBtoBtheBstateBhowBtheyBdefineB"elder")
StalkingB-
BAnswerBABknowingBandBpurposefulBcourseBofBconductBdirectedBatBaBpersonBthatBwi
llBcauseBaBreasonableBpersonBtoBbelieveBthatBheBorBsheBisBinBdangerBofBphysicalBinj
uryBorBdeathBtoBhimBorBherselfBorBaBmemberBofBtheirBimmediateBfamily.
HateBCrimeB-
BAnswerBCrimesBthatBareBmotivatedBbyBtheBvictim'sBrace,Bgender,Bdisability,BsexualBo
rientation,Breligion,BorBotherBprotectedBfactors.
#1 Questions and
Answers Updated
2026
VictimB-
BAnswerBABpersonBwhoBhasBsufferedBphysical,Bemotional,Band/orBfinancialBharmBbec
auseBofBillegalBactivities.
VictimologyB-
BAnswerBTheBstudyBofBtheBroleBofBtheBvictimBinBtheBcrimeBandBtheBcriminalBjustice
Bprocess.
VictimologistB-BAnswerBTheBpersonBwhoBstudiesBcrimeBvictims.
VictimlessB-BAnswerBYouBcannotBpinpointBaBspecificBvictimBotherBthanBtheBdoer.
VictimBPrecipitationB-
BAnswerBTheBdegreeBofBvictimBresponsibilityBforBwhatBhappenedBtoBthem.BDidBtheyB
startBtheBfightBinBwhichBtheyBwereBassaulted?BDoBtheyBexhibitBaBcharacteristicBthatB
makesBthemBaBtarget?
RestitutionB-BAnswerBJudge-
orderedBmoneyBorBservicesBtoBbeBpaidBbyBtheBperpetratorBtoBtheBvictim.
VictimBcompensationB-BAnswerBMoneyBpaidBtoBtheBvictimBbyBtheBstate.
,SecondaryBvictimizationB-
BAnswerBAdditionalBharmBtoBcrimeBvictimsBasBaBresultBofBparticipatingBinBtheBjustice
Bprocess.BThisBcouldBbeBfromBsocialBworkers,Btrials,BpoliceBofficers,Betc.
PrimaryBvictimizationB-BAnswerBHarmBdoneBfromBtheBinitialBact.
VictimBassistanceB-
BAnswerBservicesBprovidedBtoBcrimeBvictims.BGenerally,BthisBassistanceBisBinBtheBform
BofBvictim-witnessBassistanceBprograms.
VictimizationBSurveysB-
BAnswerBSurveysBthatBareBdesignedBtoBreachBtheBdarkBfigureBofBcrime.BTheseBsurvey
sBaskBtheBindividualsBwhatBcrimesBtheyBhaveBbeenBtheBvictimBofBinBtheBpastBsixBmo
nths.BTheBNIJBusesBtheBNCVS.
CycleBofBdomesticBviolenceB-
BAnswerBStagesBthatBdomesticBviolenceBoccursBin.BIt'sBaBcycleBthatBgoesBthroughBten
sionBbuilding,Bbattery,BandBhoneymoonBphases.BTheseBphasesBcanBbeBrapidBorBtheyB
canBbeBstretchedBoutBoverByears.
CycleBofBchildBabuseB(intragenerationalBtransmissionBofBviolence)B-
BAnswerBIfBanBindividualBgoesBthroughBchildBabuseBitBincreasesBtheBchancesBthatBth
eyBwillBbeBchildBabusers.
VictimBblamingB-
BAnswerBIsBanBapproachBthatBholdsBtheBvictimBresponsibleBforBwhatBhappensBtoBthe
m.
RestorativeBJusticeB-
BAnswerBIsBanBapproachBthatBentailsBgettingBeveryoneB(victim,Boffender,BandBcommu
nity)BimpactedBbyBtheBcrimeBtoBcomeBtogetherBandBcreateBaBsolution.BTheBultimateB
goalBisBtoBremoveBcertainBcrimesBfromBtheBcriminalBjusticeBsystem.
, DomesticBViolenceB-
BAnswerBIntentionalBbehaviorBdesignedBtoBcauseBfearBinBtheBvictimBofBaBdomesticBre
lationship.BitBcoversBindividualsByouBareBlivingBwithBandBfamilyBmembers.
ChildBAbuseB-
BAnswerBEmotional,Bpsychological,BorBphysicalBabuseBtowardBanBoffspringBorBaBchildB
entrustedBtoBanBindividual.
ChildBNeglectB-
BAnswerBNotBprovidingBforBtheBbasicBneedsBofBanBoffspringBorBaBchildBentrustedBto
BanBindividual.BThisBcanBbeBnotBprovidingBforBtheBnutritionalBneedsBasBwell.
SexualBAssaultB-
BAnswerBAnyBintentionalBactBorBomissionBthatBresultsBinBphysical,Bemotional,BorBfina
ncialBinjuryBtoBaBvictimBorBanyBunwantedBsexualBcontactBorBsexualBattention.
SexualBHarassmentB-
BAnswerBTheBimpositionBofBunwantedBconditionsBinBemploymentBorBeducationBbecau
seBofBtheBperson'sBsex.
ElderBAbuseB-
BAnswerBBehaviorBthatBresultsBinBphysical,Bpsychological,BmaterialBharm,BorBneglectBt
oBanBelder.B(UpBtoBtheBstateBhowBtheyBdefineB"elder")
StalkingB-
BAnswerBABknowingBandBpurposefulBcourseBofBconductBdirectedBatBaBpersonBthatBwi
llBcauseBaBreasonableBpersonBtoBbelieveBthatBheBorBsheBisBinBdangerBofBphysicalBinj
uryBorBdeathBtoBhimBorBherselfBorBaBmemberBofBtheirBimmediateBfamily.
HateBCrimeB-
BAnswerBCrimesBthatBareBmotivatedBbyBtheBvictim'sBrace,Bgender,Bdisability,BsexualBo
rientation,Breligion,BorBotherBprotectedBfactors.