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Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between victimology and
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criminology? - correct answer✔✔Victimology can be considered an area of specialization ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




within criminology. ||\\//||




Which of the following terms describes those who suffer emotionally or financially fro a
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crime but are not immediately involved in or physically injured by it. - correct
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answer✔✔Secondary victims ||\\//||




Which of the following is the major function of victimologist? - correct
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answer✔✔Investigating victim plights, researching public reactions, and studying the justice ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




system.



Three types of biases that undermine the ability of social scientists to achieve objectivity and
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draw conclusions based on solid evidence are most completely described as deriving from
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which of the following sources? - correct answer✔✔personal experiences, the legacy of the
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discipline, and the mood of the times. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following does the suffix "-ology" mean? - correct answer✔✔The scientific
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study of. ||\\//||




Victim-centered research focuses on which of the following? - correct answer✔✔The way ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




victims are treated by the criminal justice system.
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Among the steps for structuring a victimological investigation, in which facet of step 3 would
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victimologists focus on which kinda of victims are most often injured by a given crime? - ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




correct answer✔✔Interactions with offenders
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,Which tern refers to the study of how some crime victims find their severely injurious
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experiences life transforming, for the Better rather than for the worse? - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔Survivorology



For research to be considered scientific, it must be which of the following? - correct
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answer✔✔objective



Whenever different interpretations of the facts lead to sharply divergent conclusions about ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




who is actually the guilty party and who really is the injured party, which of the following is
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the truest? - correct answer✔✔Knee-jerk pro-victim impulses provide no useful guidance for
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action.



Which of the following terms describes those who experience the criminal act and its
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consequences firsthand? - correct answer✔✔Primary victims ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




A study cited in chapter one, that tracked the lives of boys and girls known to have been
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physically and sexually abused over a follow-up period of several decades concluded that
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being harmed t an early age substantially increased the odds of which of the following? -
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correct answer✔✔Future involvement in violent criminal activity.
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Which of the following does chapter one say about the intergenerational transmission of
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misusing force? - correct answer✔✔It can transform a victim into an offender.
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Which of the following is true of street crime? - correct answer✔✔It scares the public,
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attracts media and politicians, and keeps the police busy. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following is used to discover what help is needed for crime victims to resolve
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problems and resume their lives before the crime ? - correct answer✔✔Needs assessment
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, When the 13 american colonies were settled, on which of the following (in addition to
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religious beliefs) were the earliest penal codes based? - correct answer✔✔English common
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law



For much of America's penal history, which of the following has been overshadowed by
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other primary goals. - correct answer✔✔Ensuring the restoration of crime victims financial,
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emotional, and physical health. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




In criminal justice settings, false memory syndrome is most often associated with which of
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the following? - correct answer✔✔Incest survivors
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What is one negative effect of the attention victims receive from business ? - correct
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answer✔✔Businesses may commercially exploit the victims as customers. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Which of the following laws mandates convicted sex offenders to register with their local
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police departments? - correct answer✔✔Megan's Law ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Who normally begins the rediscovery processes by bringing attention to a problem? - correct
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answer✔✔Activists
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Which of the following is the most common argument made by opponents in Stage 3 of the
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rediscovery process? - correct answer✔✔We have gone too far in the protection of victims ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Stage 3 of the victim rediscovery process is marked by which of the following? - correct
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answer✔✔Emergence of opposition to the victims demands ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Victimologists can make their most valuable contributions during which of the following ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




stages of the res discovery process? - correct answer✔✔Stage 4
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