VICTIMOLOGY EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Homicide is a leading cause of death among which one of the
following demographic groups?
a. young, black males
b. young, black females
c. young, white females
d. older, black males
e. older, white males. Answer: a. young, black males
◉ Which of the following age groups register the most involvement
in homicide victimization statistics?
a. 1-4 years of age
b. under 12-years-old
c. 20-24 years of age
d. 40-49 years of age
e. 65 and older. Answer: c. 20-24 years of age
◉ What do researchers mean they say that homicide tends to be an
"intraracial" event?
a. victim and the offender are of different ages
,b. victim and the offender are of similar ages
c. victim and the offender are members of different races
d. victim and the offender are members of the same race
e. victim and the offender come from the same urban area. Answer:
d. victim and the offender are members of the same race
◉ Which of the following best describes a "primary murder"?
a. a premeditated homicide
b. a death involving gross negligence
c. a homicide that a suspect commits during the course of a robbery
d. a death resulting from medical malpractice
e. a homicide between intimate partners. Answer: e. a homicide
between intimate partners
◉ Which of the following is NOT a source of homicide data in this
country?
a. Uniform Crime Reports
b. Supplementary Homicide Reports
c. Vital Health Statistics
d. National Crime Victimization Survey
e. all are sources. Answer: d. National Crime Victimization Survey
,◉ Which of the following groups launched the National Violent
Death Reporting System?
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
c. International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
d. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
e. American Medical Association (AMA). Answer: a. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
◉ To what does the FBI definition "an unlawful attack by one person
upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated
bodily injury" refer?
a. criminal homicide
b. aggravated assault
c. simple assault
d. nefarious assault
e. mundane assault. Answer: b. aggravated assault
◉ What is the most common location where a robbery occurs
according to the UCR?
a. bank
b. street
c. convenience store
, d. residential
e. gas station. Answer: b. street
◉ Which of the following terms best describes a robbery in which
the suspect did not use a weapon?
a. armed
b. strong-arm
c. larceny-theft
d. aggravated larceny
e. simple larceny. Answer: b. strong arm
◉ Which of the following is NOT a step in the death notification
process?
a. information gathering
b. control and direction
c. assessment
d. referral
e. messenger debriefing. Answer: e. messenger debriefing
◉ Which of the following is NOT a step in the bereavement process?
a. anticipatory grief
b. shock and denial
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Homicide is a leading cause of death among which one of the
following demographic groups?
a. young, black males
b. young, black females
c. young, white females
d. older, black males
e. older, white males. Answer: a. young, black males
◉ Which of the following age groups register the most involvement
in homicide victimization statistics?
a. 1-4 years of age
b. under 12-years-old
c. 20-24 years of age
d. 40-49 years of age
e. 65 and older. Answer: c. 20-24 years of age
◉ What do researchers mean they say that homicide tends to be an
"intraracial" event?
a. victim and the offender are of different ages
,b. victim and the offender are of similar ages
c. victim and the offender are members of different races
d. victim and the offender are members of the same race
e. victim and the offender come from the same urban area. Answer:
d. victim and the offender are members of the same race
◉ Which of the following best describes a "primary murder"?
a. a premeditated homicide
b. a death involving gross negligence
c. a homicide that a suspect commits during the course of a robbery
d. a death resulting from medical malpractice
e. a homicide between intimate partners. Answer: e. a homicide
between intimate partners
◉ Which of the following is NOT a source of homicide data in this
country?
a. Uniform Crime Reports
b. Supplementary Homicide Reports
c. Vital Health Statistics
d. National Crime Victimization Survey
e. all are sources. Answer: d. National Crime Victimization Survey
,◉ Which of the following groups launched the National Violent
Death Reporting System?
a. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
b. Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)
c. International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
d. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
e. American Medical Association (AMA). Answer: a. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
◉ To what does the FBI definition "an unlawful attack by one person
upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated
bodily injury" refer?
a. criminal homicide
b. aggravated assault
c. simple assault
d. nefarious assault
e. mundane assault. Answer: b. aggravated assault
◉ What is the most common location where a robbery occurs
according to the UCR?
a. bank
b. street
c. convenience store
, d. residential
e. gas station. Answer: b. street
◉ Which of the following terms best describes a robbery in which
the suspect did not use a weapon?
a. armed
b. strong-arm
c. larceny-theft
d. aggravated larceny
e. simple larceny. Answer: b. strong arm
◉ Which of the following is NOT a step in the death notification
process?
a. information gathering
b. control and direction
c. assessment
d. referral
e. messenger debriefing. Answer: e. messenger debriefing
◉ Which of the following is NOT a step in the bereavement process?
a. anticipatory grief
b. shock and denial
