Boost explanation
Which of the following is defined as a classification scheme that aids in the understanding of what a
group has in common and how it differs from others? - ANSWER A typology
Which of the following arguments characterizes that the victims of a crime might share responsibility
with their offenders for what happened due to facilitation, precipitation, and provocation? - ANSWER
Victim blaming
Which of these challenges whether it is accurate and fair to try to hold the wounded party accountable
to some degree for his or her own injuries or losses? - ANSWER Victim defending
Which of the following is the belief that people get what they deserve? - ANSWER The just world
outlook
Which of the following is NOT an example of a "Technique of Neutralization"? - ANSWER "That person
did not deserve this!"
Which of the following resists any attempt to shift the burden of full responsibility off lawbreakers backs
and onto the victims' shoulders? - ANSWER Offender blaming
Neither the offender nor the victim is the real culprit, according to which of the following? - ANSWER
System blaming
Which of the following are operations that dismantle stolen cars and sell the parts as if they came from
legitimate salvage and recycling pipelines? - ANSWER Chop shops
,Which of the following terms refers to those situations in which victims carelessly and unknowingly
make it easier for a criminal to commit a theft? - ANSWER Facilitation
Auto theft and burglary are the property crimes most often cited by victimologists who study which of
the following problems? - ANSWER Facilitation
Which of the following terms is applied to those cases wherein the person killed has been the first to use
force by drawing a weapon, striking the first physical blow during an argument, or in some way initiating
violence to settle a dispute? - ANSWER Precipitation
Which of the following terms has been applied when those who get killed play contributory roles in their
deaths by exercising poor judgement, taking excessive risks, or pursuing a self-destructive lifestyle? -
ANSWER Subintentional death
By definition, victim-facilitated burglaries are not break-ins, but are which of the following acts? -
ANSWER Trespass
Which of the following demographics of the head of household is the most important determinant of
whether or not someone is likely to facilitate a burglary? - ANSWER Age
Which of the following bear no responsibility because they tried to protect themselves by scrupulously
following crime prevention tips suggested by security specialists to protect personal data? - ANSWER
Conscientious victims
According to police expert recommendations, in the event of being robbed, which of the following
should you do? - ANSWER Observe the appearance of the robber(s)
One theory explaining why some groups suffer higher victimization rates than others calls attention to
exact locations, rather than to the general lifestyles of particular individuals. Which of the following
refers to this theory? - ANSWER The deviant place factor
, Which of the following refers to making an offender's task more difficult through threat assessment and
advanced planning? - ANSWER Crime resistance
The number of offenses committed will not drop when targets are hardened because criminal activity
simply will be displaced. This is according to which of the following theories? - ANSWER The valve theory
of crime shifts
Which of the following refers to minimizing the chances of being harmed when exposure is
unavoidable? - ANSWER Risk-management tactics
Generally, which of the following is true about citizen's arrest? - ANSWER Citizens have the legal right to
detain offenders until police arrive
Punishment in the form of imprisonment has been defended as a method of enhancing public safety by
doing which of the following with dangerous predators? - ANSWER Incapacitating them
Punishment has been justified as a morally sound practice, regardless of any value it has in deterring of
incapacitating criminals, on which of the following grounds? - ANSWER Just deserts
Victims who want the court to order convicts to repay them for the costs arising from their injuries and
losses are in favor of which of the following? - ANSWER Restitution
Victims are more likely to endorse treatment or rehabilitation services in which of the following cases? -
ANSWER The offender is not a total stranger
That a convicted criminal serves as a warning to would-be offenders contemplating the same act
demonstrates which of the following kinds of logic? - ANSWER General deterrence
The functionalist perspective believes the criminal justice process is supposed to which of the following?
- ANSWER Be our first line of defense against criminals