Victimology Final Exam
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
OneBofBtheBmostBcontroversialBareasBofBvictimologyBhasBbeenBandBcontinuesBtoBbeBt
heBconceptBknownBasB______?B-BAnswerBvictimBblaming
HindelangBandBhisBcolleaguesBexaminedBexposureBandBguardianshipBasBtheyBrelateBto
Bvictimization.BTheyBcallBthisBtheoryBtheB_____BapproachBtoBvictimization,BwhichBargu
esBthatBtheBlikelihoodBofBbecomingBaBvictimBdependsBonBanBindividual'sBlifestyle.B-
BAnswerBlifestyle
_________BisBtheBstudyBofBcrimeBasBaBsocialBphenomenonB-BAnswerBCriminology
MarvinBE.BWolfgangBconductedBtheBfirstBmajorBstudyBofBvictimBprecipitationBwhenBhe
BfocusedBonB___,BstudyingBbothBtheBvictimBandBtheBoffenderBasBseparateBentitiesBan
dBasBmutualBparticipants.B-BAnswerBhomicides
WhichBofBtheBbelowBwasBNOTBonBofBVonBHentig'sBpsychologicalBtypesBofBvictims?B-
BAnswerBmentallyBdefected
AccordingBtoBsomeBinBtheBfeministsBmovement,BrapeBisBprimarilyBaBwayBforBtheBper
petratorBtoB_______BtheBvictim?B-
BAnswerBcontrolBandBdominate,BcreateBfearBasBaBcontrolBmechanism
______BwasBconsideredBoneBofBtheBfirstBknownBattemptsBtoBestablishBaBwrittenBcode
BofBconductB-BAnswerBtheBcodeBofBhammurabi
FromB1984BtoBtheBpresent,BtheBvictims'BmovementBhasBbeenBcharacterizedBbyBanB__
____BinBtheBprofessionalismBofBtheBvictims'BserviceBadvocatesBandBproviders.B-
BAnswerBincrease
, WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBleastBlikelyBtoBbeBaBgroupBatBriskBofBvictimizationBaccordi
ngBtoBtheBlifestyleBapproachBtoBvictimization?B-BAnswerBcollegeBstudents
MendelsohnBcameBtoBtheBconclusionBthatBthereBwasBusuallyB_____BinterpersonalBrela
tionshipBbetweenBtheBoffenderBandBtheBvictim.B-BAnswerBaBstrong
thisBresearchBexaminedBexposureBandBguardianshipBasBitBrelatesBtoBvictimization.Bthis
BtheoryBisBcalledB___?B-BAnswerBlifestyleBtheory
thisBresearchBexaminedBtheBcircumstancesBsurroundingBaBcrimeBbyBlookingBtheBconve
rgenceBofBmotivatedBoffenders,BsuitableBvictims,BandBabsenceBofBcapableBguardians.Bc
riminalBviolationsBareBincidentsBthatBwillBoccurBwhenBaBsetBofBcircumstancesBconverg
e.BthisBtheoryBisBcalledB___?B-BAnswerBroutineBactivitiesBapproach
thisBtheoryBcombinedBtwoBtheoriesBbyBlinkingBdimensionsBofBsocialBinequalityBandBde
finitionsBofBcrimeBtoBexposure,Bproximity,BandBguardianship.BthisBtheoryBisBcalledB___
_?B-BAnswerBopportunityBmodelBofBvictimization
whichBofBtheBfollowingBisBnotBoneBofBtheBnegativeBconsequencesBofBvictimBblamingB
asBmentionedBbyBtheBauthor?B-BAnswerBallBofBtheBaboveBareBnegative
theBvictimsBofBcrimeBactBofB1984BincludesBallBofBtheBprovisionsBexcept?B-
BAnswerBtheBrightBtoBbeBpresentBatBtheBdefendantsBexecution
KarmenBcorrectlyBpointsBoutBthatBvictimologistsBviewBtheBdynamicsBofBtheBvictim'sBro
leBinBsocietyBfromBaB___Bperspective.B-BAnswerBmultidisciplinary
LatinBforB"toBstandBbyBtheBdecision"B-BAnswerBstareBdecisis
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
OneBofBtheBmostBcontroversialBareasBofBvictimologyBhasBbeenBandBcontinuesBtoBbeBt
heBconceptBknownBasB______?B-BAnswerBvictimBblaming
HindelangBandBhisBcolleaguesBexaminedBexposureBandBguardianshipBasBtheyBrelateBto
Bvictimization.BTheyBcallBthisBtheoryBtheB_____BapproachBtoBvictimization,BwhichBargu
esBthatBtheBlikelihoodBofBbecomingBaBvictimBdependsBonBanBindividual'sBlifestyle.B-
BAnswerBlifestyle
_________BisBtheBstudyBofBcrimeBasBaBsocialBphenomenonB-BAnswerBCriminology
MarvinBE.BWolfgangBconductedBtheBfirstBmajorBstudyBofBvictimBprecipitationBwhenBhe
BfocusedBonB___,BstudyingBbothBtheBvictimBandBtheBoffenderBasBseparateBentitiesBan
dBasBmutualBparticipants.B-BAnswerBhomicides
WhichBofBtheBbelowBwasBNOTBonBofBVonBHentig'sBpsychologicalBtypesBofBvictims?B-
BAnswerBmentallyBdefected
AccordingBtoBsomeBinBtheBfeministsBmovement,BrapeBisBprimarilyBaBwayBforBtheBper
petratorBtoB_______BtheBvictim?B-
BAnswerBcontrolBandBdominate,BcreateBfearBasBaBcontrolBmechanism
______BwasBconsideredBoneBofBtheBfirstBknownBattemptsBtoBestablishBaBwrittenBcode
BofBconductB-BAnswerBtheBcodeBofBhammurabi
FromB1984BtoBtheBpresent,BtheBvictims'BmovementBhasBbeenBcharacterizedBbyBanB__
____BinBtheBprofessionalismBofBtheBvictims'BserviceBadvocatesBandBproviders.B-
BAnswerBincrease
, WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBleastBlikelyBtoBbeBaBgroupBatBriskBofBvictimizationBaccordi
ngBtoBtheBlifestyleBapproachBtoBvictimization?B-BAnswerBcollegeBstudents
MendelsohnBcameBtoBtheBconclusionBthatBthereBwasBusuallyB_____BinterpersonalBrela
tionshipBbetweenBtheBoffenderBandBtheBvictim.B-BAnswerBaBstrong
thisBresearchBexaminedBexposureBandBguardianshipBasBitBrelatesBtoBvictimization.Bthis
BtheoryBisBcalledB___?B-BAnswerBlifestyleBtheory
thisBresearchBexaminedBtheBcircumstancesBsurroundingBaBcrimeBbyBlookingBtheBconve
rgenceBofBmotivatedBoffenders,BsuitableBvictims,BandBabsenceBofBcapableBguardians.Bc
riminalBviolationsBareBincidentsBthatBwillBoccurBwhenBaBsetBofBcircumstancesBconverg
e.BthisBtheoryBisBcalledB___?B-BAnswerBroutineBactivitiesBapproach
thisBtheoryBcombinedBtwoBtheoriesBbyBlinkingBdimensionsBofBsocialBinequalityBandBde
finitionsBofBcrimeBtoBexposure,Bproximity,BandBguardianship.BthisBtheoryBisBcalledB___
_?B-BAnswerBopportunityBmodelBofBvictimization
whichBofBtheBfollowingBisBnotBoneBofBtheBnegativeBconsequencesBofBvictimBblamingB
asBmentionedBbyBtheBauthor?B-BAnswerBallBofBtheBaboveBareBnegative
theBvictimsBofBcrimeBactBofB1984BincludesBallBofBtheBprovisionsBexcept?B-
BAnswerBtheBrightBtoBbeBpresentBatBtheBdefendantsBexecution
KarmenBcorrectlyBpointsBoutBthatBvictimologistsBviewBtheBdynamicsBofBtheBvictim'sBro
leBinBsocietyBfromBaB___Bperspective.B-BAnswerBmultidisciplinary
LatinBforB"toBstandBbyBtheBdecision"B-BAnswerBstareBdecisis