Victimology Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Level |of |victim |culpability |suggests |that |a |person |was |victimized |because |they |unintentionally |
made |it |easier |for |the |offender |to |commit |the |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Victim |
Facilitation
Restitution |was |created |with |the |idea |that |an |offender |would |be |punished |because |he |or |she |
deserved |it |and |the |punishment |would |be |equal |to |the |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |
its |actually |retribution
When |scientifically |studying |victimology |what |type |of |approach |should |be |taken? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-objective |approach
Active |precipitation |is |when |a |person |exhibits |some |personal |characteristics |that |unknowingly |
threatens |or |encourages |the |offender |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |that |is |passive |
precipitation
The |view |that |victimization |results |from |the |interaction |of |3 |everyday |factors.... |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Routine |Activities |Theory
Which |of |the |following |is |a |problem |with |the |validity |of |the |UCR? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The
|Hierarchy |Rule
Incidence |Dara |refers |to |the |number |of |individuals |who |experience |victimization |vs. |
prevalence |data |that |refers |tot |he |toal |number |offenses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |its |the |
opposite
, Which |of |the |following |does |not |increase |one's |likelihood |to |be |victimized? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Being |married
NIBRS |data |is |nationally |representative. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |because |its |voluntary
What |is |the |name |of |an |area |that |has |high |crime |rates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |hotspot
What |is |the |most |difficult |type |of |economic |cost |to |quantify? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pain, |
suffering, |and |lost |quality |of |life
Who |is |likely |to |suffer |from |long-term |negative |impacts |of |their |self-esteem |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Victims |of |childhood |sexual |abuse
Most |people |who |are |fearful |of |crime |are |worried |about |being |sexually |assaulted. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False; |actually |worried |about |robbery
A |loved |one |of |a |crime |who |is |suffering |as |a |result |of |victimization |is |said |to |be |suffering |from
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vicarious |Victimization
What |is |the |1st |essential |step |in |activating |the |formal |criminal |justice |system? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Reporting |the |crime |to |the |police
One |reason |for |underreporting |is |that |victims |make |a |cost-benefit |analysis |to |determine |costs |
of |participating |in |the |CJ |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
_______________________ |was |undertake |to |identify |problems |that |the |CJ |system |provoke |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Milwaukee |Victim |Witness |Project
Correct Answers
Level |of |victim |culpability |suggests |that |a |person |was |victimized |because |they |unintentionally |
made |it |easier |for |the |offender |to |commit |the |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Victim |
Facilitation
Restitution |was |created |with |the |idea |that |an |offender |would |be |punished |because |he |or |she |
deserved |it |and |the |punishment |would |be |equal |to |the |crime |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |
its |actually |retribution
When |scientifically |studying |victimology |what |type |of |approach |should |be |taken? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-objective |approach
Active |precipitation |is |when |a |person |exhibits |some |personal |characteristics |that |unknowingly |
threatens |or |encourages |the |offender |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |that |is |passive |
precipitation
The |view |that |victimization |results |from |the |interaction |of |3 |everyday |factors.... |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Routine |Activities |Theory
Which |of |the |following |is |a |problem |with |the |validity |of |the |UCR? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The
|Hierarchy |Rule
Incidence |Dara |refers |to |the |number |of |individuals |who |experience |victimization |vs. |
prevalence |data |that |refers |tot |he |toal |number |offenses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |its |the |
opposite
, Which |of |the |following |does |not |increase |one's |likelihood |to |be |victimized? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Being |married
NIBRS |data |is |nationally |representative. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-False; |because |its |voluntary
What |is |the |name |of |an |area |that |has |high |crime |rates |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |hotspot
What |is |the |most |difficult |type |of |economic |cost |to |quantify? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pain, |
suffering, |and |lost |quality |of |life
Who |is |likely |to |suffer |from |long-term |negative |impacts |of |their |self-esteem |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Victims |of |childhood |sexual |abuse
Most |people |who |are |fearful |of |crime |are |worried |about |being |sexually |assaulted. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-False; |actually |worried |about |robbery
A |loved |one |of |a |crime |who |is |suffering |as |a |result |of |victimization |is |said |to |be |suffering |from
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Vicarious |Victimization
What |is |the |1st |essential |step |in |activating |the |formal |criminal |justice |system? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Reporting |the |crime |to |the |police
One |reason |for |underreporting |is |that |victims |make |a |cost-benefit |analysis |to |determine |costs |
of |participating |in |the |CJ |system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-True
_______________________ |was |undertake |to |identify |problems |that |the |CJ |system |provoke |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Milwaukee |Victim |Witness |Project
