Week-1 Review - Victimology

Question 1

Double victimization suggests that victims can be revictimized by the criminal justice system in the form of ___________

Accepted Answer

time lost in interviews, delays, and case postponements

Question 2

The law of the Twelve Tables was written around 451 B.C. in response to:

Accepted Answer

Both A & B

Question 3

Judge Barry in R. v. Jacob emphasized four contributions victim impact statements including all the following, except:

Accepted Answer

Ensuring victim satisfaction of the justice process

Question 4

Which of the following is not considered a principle of sentencing?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 5

According to James and Rishard (2008) which of the following may affect UCR data?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 6

The purpose of pretrial detention is to punish the offender.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The civil justice system determines liability by a proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

victims who experience increased costs, including medical expenses, loss of wages, and reduced quality of life:

Accepted Answer

double victimization

Question 9

Which of the following does not appear to be a primary predictor of who is most likely to become a victim of a crime?

Accepted Answer

Gender

Question 10

Identify the correct definition for the term tertiary victimization.

Accepted Answer

Diffuse and extends to the community at large

Question 11

Which of statement about key risk factors for violent crimes, according to Statistics Canada, 2015, is not true?

Accepted Answer

Time spent incarcerated/under supervision for a prior crime increases risk

Question 12

One of the major criticisms of victim precipitation theories of crime, expressed by feminist activists and researchers:

Accepted Answer

The danger of fueling a widespread phenomenon of blaming the victim

Question 13

According to Zhang (2008), which was the greatest tangible cost of crime to individual victims in Canada?

Accepted Answer

Lost wages and productivity

Question 14

Social control theories emphasized by the work of Hirschi (1969) and Becker (1963) suggest that:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not found in the United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Crime Victims?

Accepted Answer

Court systems should enable victims to have a say in sentencing

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)?

Accepted Answer

There are two categories of offenses designated A and B

Question 17

A breakdown of the costs of crime can be organized into four main categories:

Accepted Answer

Health-related, indirect financial, direct financial, and criminal justice

Question 18

The National Prison Survey is limited to inmates who serve time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Victim/witness assistance programs are designed to offer financial incentive to encourage witness cooperation.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Babylonian law, as articulated in the Code of Hammurabi (1786 B.C.), represented a system of:

Accepted Answer

Restitution

Question 21

Additional costs to society arise from which of the following collective responses to violent victimization?

Accepted Answer

Law enforcement, adjudication, victim services, & correctional expenditures

Question 22

Statutes of limitation in civil cases refer to time limits set by statute for filing civil suits.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

According to Ruback and Bergstrom (2006), restitution is imposed in about 13% of violent offenses in the United States.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The civil justice system determines liability by a preponderance of the evidence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

The ________ is the first level of the U.S. federal court system.

Accepted Answer

Federal district court

Question 26

Behavior that is driven by the urges and impulses of the id and moderated or controlled by the superego is the work of:

Accepted Answer

Sigmund Freud

Question 27

Which of the following represents one of the many reasons for the low frequency of victim impact statements in court?

Accepted Answer

Both A & B

Question 28

Which of the following groups have been found to be least fearful of crime than other groups in the population?

Accepted Answer

men

Question 29

The use of weapons, namely guns and knives, in incidents of interpersonal violence is considered _____

Accepted Answer

an insidious public health danger

Question 30

Which of the following terms describes a motion used to dismiss a civil case or strike portions of the complaint?

Accepted Answer

Summary Judgement

Question 31

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program collects supplemental data for homicide and robbery.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

The term crime victim is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A person, organization, or business that was harmed as a result of a crime

Question 33

During the Middle Ages in England Debt for crime was owed to society and state.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

The UCR reports data on all types of crime in the United States

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

SANE Programs are offered care by specially trained forensic nurses

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

The probability of suffering victimization is directly related to the amount of time one spends in public places

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

_____ is a social-structural way of viewing crime and the law and the criminal and the victim.

Accepted Answer

Victimology

Question 38

In April ______, the United States Congress enacted the _____________.

Accepted Answer

2004; Crime Victims’ Rights Act

Question 39

One of the post-rape experiences known as the “second assault” of the victim include victim blaming by system personnel.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Under the Code of Hammurabi, an accused person could prove his or her innocence by:

Accepted Answer

Being thrown into a river and returning safely to shore

Question 41

Classical criminology emerged from the philosophy of the Enlightenment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

Most states allow for restitution to the victim for pain and suffering

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

The _____ was designed to estimate the number and types of crimes NOT reported to police.

Accepted Answer

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Question 44

The National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS) records data on recidivism.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

The NCVS findings for 2015 revealed men were less likely than women to be victims of violent crime.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

Interrogatories and depositions are used to as a tool of discovery in civil cases.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

The UCR is a cooperative system for statistical crime reporting involving jurisdictions from all over the United States.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

The Code of Hammurabi was one of the earliest examples of the idea of presumption of innocence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

Retribution is considered a principle of sentencing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 50

Which of the following is NOT an early criticism of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 51

The French Penal Code of 1791 was adopted during the French Revolution and was influenced by the work of:

Accepted Answer

Cesare Beccaria

Week-1 Review - Victimology

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Week-1 Review - Victimology

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