Victimology exam one 60
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
theBfocusBofBtheBvictimBlogicalBresearchBinBtheB1940sBwasB-BAnswerBcrimeBvictims
whoBcoinedBtheBtermBvictimology?B-BAnswerBBenjaminBMendelsohn
todayBvictimologistsBstudyBwhichBareas?B-BAnswerB1.BTheBCrimeBVictim.B
BWhoBisBvulnerable?BWhoBisBvictimized?B
B
2.BTheBCausesB-BWhyBareBpeopleBvictimized?B
B
3.BCostsBofBCrimeB-BHowBmuchBdoesBcrimeBcost?BDirectBcrime-relatedBcostsB
B
4.BTheBCrimeBVictimBandBtheBCriminalBJusticeBSystem.B
5.BTheBCrimeBVictimBandBSocialBServices.B
B
6.BPrevention.
whichBtwoBprinciplesBguidedBmostBproceedingsBwhenBanBoffenderBwasBdeterminedBg
uilty.BwhenBvictimsBwereBtheBfocusBofBtheBcriminalBjusticeBsystem.B-
BAnswerBrestitutionBandBretribution
victimologyBisBconsideredBaBsubsetBofB?B-BAnswerBcriminology
, anBindividualBentersBaBhomeBtoBburglarizeBit.BheBisBshot.BwouldBthisBbeBconsideredB
victimBprovacationB-
BAnswerByes,BvictimBprovocationBisBwhenBtheBindividualBactedBinBsuchBaBwayBasBtoB
inciteBsomeoneBtoBcommitBaBcriminalBoffenseBagainstBhimBorBher.BIfBitBwereBnotBfor
BtheBactionBofBtheBvictim,BtheBvictimizationBwouldBnotBhaveBoccurred.
marvinBwolfgangBandBknowingBtheBoffenderB-
BAnswerBEmpiricallyBinvestigatedBvictimBprecipitationBforBtheBfirstBtimeB(1957);Bfound
BthatB26%BofBhomicidesBwereBprecipitatedBbyBtheBvictim
againBvictimBprecipitationBisBtheBextentBofBhowBmuchBaBvictimBcontributedBtoBtheirB
ownBvictimization.BheBpredictedBthatBtheBvictimBandBtheBoffenderBnormallyBknewBeac
hoher
areBtheBcostsBofBcrimeBareBlimitedBtoBtangibleBcostsBsuchBasBmedicalBbills,BlossBofBp
ropertyBect?B-BAnswerBnoBthereBareBemotionalBcostsBasBwell
UCRB-BAnswerBuniformBcrimeBreports
whatBareBtheBeightBpartB1BindexBcrimesB-BAnswerBa.MurderBandBnon-
negligentBmanslaughter.B
b.BForcibleBrape.B
c.BRobbery.B
d.BAggravatedBassault.B
Be.BBurglary.B
f.BLarceny-theft.B
g.BMotorBvehicleBtheft.B
Bh.BArson.
whatBruleBrequiresBthatBonlyBtheBmostBseriousBofBoffensesBwithinBanBincidentBbeBre
portedBoBtheBucrB-BAnswerBHierarchyBrule
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
theBfocusBofBtheBvictimBlogicalBresearchBinBtheB1940sBwasB-BAnswerBcrimeBvictims
whoBcoinedBtheBtermBvictimology?B-BAnswerBBenjaminBMendelsohn
todayBvictimologistsBstudyBwhichBareas?B-BAnswerB1.BTheBCrimeBVictim.B
BWhoBisBvulnerable?BWhoBisBvictimized?B
B
2.BTheBCausesB-BWhyBareBpeopleBvictimized?B
B
3.BCostsBofBCrimeB-BHowBmuchBdoesBcrimeBcost?BDirectBcrime-relatedBcostsB
B
4.BTheBCrimeBVictimBandBtheBCriminalBJusticeBSystem.B
5.BTheBCrimeBVictimBandBSocialBServices.B
B
6.BPrevention.
whichBtwoBprinciplesBguidedBmostBproceedingsBwhenBanBoffenderBwasBdeterminedBg
uilty.BwhenBvictimsBwereBtheBfocusBofBtheBcriminalBjusticeBsystem.B-
BAnswerBrestitutionBandBretribution
victimologyBisBconsideredBaBsubsetBofB?B-BAnswerBcriminology
, anBindividualBentersBaBhomeBtoBburglarizeBit.BheBisBshot.BwouldBthisBbeBconsideredB
victimBprovacationB-
BAnswerByes,BvictimBprovocationBisBwhenBtheBindividualBactedBinBsuchBaBwayBasBtoB
inciteBsomeoneBtoBcommitBaBcriminalBoffenseBagainstBhimBorBher.BIfBitBwereBnotBfor
BtheBactionBofBtheBvictim,BtheBvictimizationBwouldBnotBhaveBoccurred.
marvinBwolfgangBandBknowingBtheBoffenderB-
BAnswerBEmpiricallyBinvestigatedBvictimBprecipitationBforBtheBfirstBtimeB(1957);Bfound
BthatB26%BofBhomicidesBwereBprecipitatedBbyBtheBvictim
againBvictimBprecipitationBisBtheBextentBofBhowBmuchBaBvictimBcontributedBtoBtheirB
ownBvictimization.BheBpredictedBthatBtheBvictimBandBtheBoffenderBnormallyBknewBeac
hoher
areBtheBcostsBofBcrimeBareBlimitedBtoBtangibleBcostsBsuchBasBmedicalBbills,BlossBofBp
ropertyBect?B-BAnswerBnoBthereBareBemotionalBcostsBasBwell
UCRB-BAnswerBuniformBcrimeBreports
whatBareBtheBeightBpartB1BindexBcrimesB-BAnswerBa.MurderBandBnon-
negligentBmanslaughter.B
b.BForcibleBrape.B
c.BRobbery.B
d.BAggravatedBassault.B
Be.BBurglary.B
f.BLarceny-theft.B
g.BMotorBvehicleBtheft.B
Bh.BArson.
whatBruleBrequiresBthatBonlyBtheBmostBseriousBofBoffensesBwithinBanBincidentBbeBre
portedBoBtheBucrB-BAnswerBHierarchyBrule