Victimology Final Exam UPDATED
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following bests describes the word "infanticide"?
a. the offender is a child
b. the victim is a child
c. witnesses are children
d. where the survivors are children
e. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER b. the victim is a child
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER e. messenger debriefing
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following bests describes the word "infanticide"?
a. the offender is a child
b. the victim is a child
c. witnesses are children
d. where the survivors are children
e. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER b. the victim is a child
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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) - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER e. messenger debriefing
