Victimology Final Exam
Questions and answers
Updated 2026
LevelBofBvictimBculpabilityBsuggestsBthatBaBpersonBwasBvictimizedBbecauseBtheyBunint
entionallyBmadeBitBeasierBforBtheBoffenderBtoBcommitBtheBcrimeB-
BAnswerBVictimBFacilitation
RestitutionBwasBcreatedBwithBtheBideaBthatBanBoffenderBwouldBbeBpunishedBbecause
BheBorBsheBdeservedBitBandBtheBpunishmentBwouldBbeBequalBtoBtheBcrimeB-
BAnswerBFalse;BitsBactuallyBretribution
WhenBscientificallyBstudyingBvictimologyBwhatBtypeBofBapproachBshouldBbeBtaken?B-
BAnswerBobjectiveBapproach
ActiveBprecipitationBisBwhenBaBpersonBexhibitsBsomeBpersonalBcharacteristicsBthatBun
knowinglyBthreatensBorBencouragesBtheBoffenderB-
BAnswerBFalse;BthatBisBpassiveBprecipitation
TheBviewBthatBvictimizationBresultsBfromBtheBinteractionBofB3BeverydayBfactors....B-
BAnswerBRoutineBActivitiesBTheory
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBproblemBwithBtheBvalidityBofBtheBUCR?B-
BAnswerBTheBHierarchyBRule
IncidenceBDaraBrefersBtoBtheBnumberBofBindividualsBwhoBexperienceBvictimizationBvs.
BprevalenceBdataBthatBrefersBtotBheBtoalBnumberBoffensesB-
BAnswerBFalse;BitsBtheBopposite
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBdoesBnotBincreaseBone'sBlikelihoodBtoBbeBvictimized?B-
BAnswerBBeingBmarried
NIBRSBdataBisBnationallyBrepresentative.B-BAnswerBFalse;BbecauseBitsBvoluntary
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBanBareaBthatBhasBhighBcrimeBratesB-BAnswerBABhotspot
WhatBisBtheBmostBdifficultBtypeBofBeconomicBcostBtoBquantify?B-
BAnswerBPain,Bsuffering,BandBlostBqualityBofBlife
WhoBisBlikelyBtoBsufferBfromBlong-termBnegativeBimpactsBofBtheirBself-esteemB-
BAnswerBVictimsBofBchildhoodBsexualBabuse
MostBpeopleBwhoBareBfearfulBofBcrimeBareBworriedBaboutBbeingBsexuallyBassaulted.B-
BAnswerBFalse;BactuallyBworriedBaboutBrobbery
, ABlovedBoneBofBaBcrimeBwhoBisBsufferingBasBaBresultBofBvictimizationBisBsaidBtoBbeB
sufferingBfromB-BAnswerBVicariousBVictimization
WhatBisBtheB1stBessentialBstepBinBactivatingBtheBformalBcriminalBjusticeBsystem?B-
BAnswerBReportingBtheBcrimeBtoBtheBpolice
OneBreasonBforBunderreportingBisBthatBvictimsBmakeBaBcost-
benefitBanalysisBtoBdetermineBcostsBofBparticipatingBinBtheBCJBsystemB-BAnswerBTrue
_______________________BwasBundertakeBtoBidentifyBproblemsBthatBtheBCJBsystemBp
rovokeB-BAnswerBMilwaukeeBVictimBWitnessBProject
_______________BoccursBhenBvictimsBsustainBcostsBfromBtheBhandsBofBtheirBoffender'
sBandBbyBparticipatingBintBheBCJBsystemB-BAnswerBDoubleBVictimization
AllBCrimeBVictimsBareBeligibleBforBcrimeBcompensationB-BAnswerBFalse
ThisBactBcreatedBtheBofficeBforBcrimeBvictimsBandBprovidedBfundingBforBstateBvictimB
compensationBprogramsB-BAnswerBTheBvictimsBofBcrimeBact
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBnotBoneBofBtheBeligibilityBrequirementsBforBvictimBcompen
sationB-BAnswerBYouBdoBnotBhaveBtoBhaveBaBconvictedBoffender
MoneyBforBvictimBcompensationBprogramsBcomesBfromBallBEXCEPTBwhichBofBtheBfollo
wingBsourcesB-BAnswerBCrimeBVictimBCourtBCosts
ThereBisBempiricalBevidenceBthatBvictimBcompensationBprogramsBproduceBmacroBeffec
tsB-BAnswerBFalse
WhenBtheBcourtBordersBanBoffenderBtoBpayBtheBvictimBaBmonetaryBamountBtisBisBcal
ledB-BAnswerBRestitution
StudiesBthatBlookBuponBtheBimpactBofBrestitutionBuponBvictimsBandBoffendersBareBkn
ownBasB-BAnswerBOutcomeBevaluations
InBorderBforBvictimsBofBthirdBpartyBtoBtoBfileBaBcivilBsuitBtheBvictimBmustBdemonstra
teBwhat?B-
BAnswerBAllBofBtheBaboveB(forseeableBevents,BnoBproperBprotocols,Bdidn'tBaddressBpr
oblemBproperly,Betc.)
RestorativeBjusticeBviewsBcrimeBasBanBactBagainstBtheBstateB-BAnswerBFalse
MostBvictim/witnessBprogramsBareBoperatedBthroughBthisBpartBofBtheBsystemB-
BAnswerBDistrictBAttorney'sBOffice
CommonBtraitsBofBdisputeBresolutionBprogramsBincludeB-
BAnswerBVoluntaryBParticipation,BinformalBprocess,BinvolvementBofB3rdBpartyBmediato
r
Questions and answers
Updated 2026
LevelBofBvictimBculpabilityBsuggestsBthatBaBpersonBwasBvictimizedBbecauseBtheyBunint
entionallyBmadeBitBeasierBforBtheBoffenderBtoBcommitBtheBcrimeB-
BAnswerBVictimBFacilitation
RestitutionBwasBcreatedBwithBtheBideaBthatBanBoffenderBwouldBbeBpunishedBbecause
BheBorBsheBdeservedBitBandBtheBpunishmentBwouldBbeBequalBtoBtheBcrimeB-
BAnswerBFalse;BitsBactuallyBretribution
WhenBscientificallyBstudyingBvictimologyBwhatBtypeBofBapproachBshouldBbeBtaken?B-
BAnswerBobjectiveBapproach
ActiveBprecipitationBisBwhenBaBpersonBexhibitsBsomeBpersonalBcharacteristicsBthatBun
knowinglyBthreatensBorBencouragesBtheBoffenderB-
BAnswerBFalse;BthatBisBpassiveBprecipitation
TheBviewBthatBvictimizationBresultsBfromBtheBinteractionBofB3BeverydayBfactors....B-
BAnswerBRoutineBActivitiesBTheory
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBproblemBwithBtheBvalidityBofBtheBUCR?B-
BAnswerBTheBHierarchyBRule
IncidenceBDaraBrefersBtoBtheBnumberBofBindividualsBwhoBexperienceBvictimizationBvs.
BprevalenceBdataBthatBrefersBtotBheBtoalBnumberBoffensesB-
BAnswerBFalse;BitsBtheBopposite
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBdoesBnotBincreaseBone'sBlikelihoodBtoBbeBvictimized?B-
BAnswerBBeingBmarried
NIBRSBdataBisBnationallyBrepresentative.B-BAnswerBFalse;BbecauseBitsBvoluntary
WhatBisBtheBnameBofBanBareaBthatBhasBhighBcrimeBratesB-BAnswerBABhotspot
WhatBisBtheBmostBdifficultBtypeBofBeconomicBcostBtoBquantify?B-
BAnswerBPain,Bsuffering,BandBlostBqualityBofBlife
WhoBisBlikelyBtoBsufferBfromBlong-termBnegativeBimpactsBofBtheirBself-esteemB-
BAnswerBVictimsBofBchildhoodBsexualBabuse
MostBpeopleBwhoBareBfearfulBofBcrimeBareBworriedBaboutBbeingBsexuallyBassaulted.B-
BAnswerBFalse;BactuallyBworriedBaboutBrobbery
, ABlovedBoneBofBaBcrimeBwhoBisBsufferingBasBaBresultBofBvictimizationBisBsaidBtoBbeB
sufferingBfromB-BAnswerBVicariousBVictimization
WhatBisBtheB1stBessentialBstepBinBactivatingBtheBformalBcriminalBjusticeBsystem?B-
BAnswerBReportingBtheBcrimeBtoBtheBpolice
OneBreasonBforBunderreportingBisBthatBvictimsBmakeBaBcost-
benefitBanalysisBtoBdetermineBcostsBofBparticipatingBinBtheBCJBsystemB-BAnswerBTrue
_______________________BwasBundertakeBtoBidentifyBproblemsBthatBtheBCJBsystemBp
rovokeB-BAnswerBMilwaukeeBVictimBWitnessBProject
_______________BoccursBhenBvictimsBsustainBcostsBfromBtheBhandsBofBtheirBoffender'
sBandBbyBparticipatingBintBheBCJBsystemB-BAnswerBDoubleBVictimization
AllBCrimeBVictimsBareBeligibleBforBcrimeBcompensationB-BAnswerBFalse
ThisBactBcreatedBtheBofficeBforBcrimeBvictimsBandBprovidedBfundingBforBstateBvictimB
compensationBprogramsB-BAnswerBTheBvictimsBofBcrimeBact
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBnotBoneBofBtheBeligibilityBrequirementsBforBvictimBcompen
sationB-BAnswerBYouBdoBnotBhaveBtoBhaveBaBconvictedBoffender
MoneyBforBvictimBcompensationBprogramsBcomesBfromBallBEXCEPTBwhichBofBtheBfollo
wingBsourcesB-BAnswerBCrimeBVictimBCourtBCosts
ThereBisBempiricalBevidenceBthatBvictimBcompensationBprogramsBproduceBmacroBeffec
tsB-BAnswerBFalse
WhenBtheBcourtBordersBanBoffenderBtoBpayBtheBvictimBaBmonetaryBamountBtisBisBcal
ledB-BAnswerBRestitution
StudiesBthatBlookBuponBtheBimpactBofBrestitutionBuponBvictimsBandBoffendersBareBkn
ownBasB-BAnswerBOutcomeBevaluations
InBorderBforBvictimsBofBthirdBpartyBtoBtoBfileBaBcivilBsuitBtheBvictimBmustBdemonstra
teBwhat?B-
BAnswerBAllBofBtheBaboveB(forseeableBevents,BnoBproperBprotocols,Bdidn'tBaddressBpr
oblemBproperly,Betc.)
RestorativeBjusticeBviewsBcrimeBasBanBactBagainstBtheBstateB-BAnswerBFalse
MostBvictim/witnessBprogramsBareBoperatedBthroughBthisBpartBofBtheBsystemB-
BAnswerBDistrictBAttorney'sBOffice
CommonBtraitsBofBdisputeBresolutionBprogramsBincludeB-
BAnswerBVoluntaryBParticipation,BinformalBprocess,BinvolvementBofB3rdBpartyBmediato
r