Victimology MCQ

_____ is sessions led by a third party in which the victim and offender meet face-to-face to come to an agreement as to what should happen to the offender.

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Correct Answer: Victim–offender mediation program

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Is victimization theory generally a set of testable propositions designed to explain why a person is victimized?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as when a person actually does something that incites another person to commit an illegal act.

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Correct Answer: Victim provocation

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_____ is defined as the extent to which a victim is responsible for his or her own victimization.

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Correct Answer: Victim precipitation

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_____ is created the Office for Victims of Crimes and provided funds for victim compensation.

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Correct Answer: Victim of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA)

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Is victim impact statement (VIS) statement made to the court by the victim or his or her family about the harm caused and the desired sentence for the offender?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as when a victim makes it, unintentionally, easier for an offender to commit a crime.

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Correct Answer: Victim facilitation

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_____ is defined as the right of victims to have monies that they lost due to victimization be repaid to them by the state.

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Correct Answer: Victim compensation

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_____ is the idea that victims are chosen by offenders based on their attractiveness in the crime situation.

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Correct Answer: Suitable targets

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Is structural density the percentage of units in structures of five or more units?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as a movement recognizing that crime is a harm not just to the state but to the victim and the community as well. It seeks to use all entities in response to crime and allows for input from the victim, the offender, and community members harmed in making a determination of how to repair the harm caused by the offender.

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Correct Answer: Restorative justice

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_____ is defined as the percentage of persons 5 and older living in a different house from 5 years before.

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Correct Answer: Residential mobility

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_____ is the idea that people who share characteristics of offenders are more at risk of victimization, given that they are more likely to come into contact with offenders.

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Correct Answer: Principle of homogamy

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Is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) psychiatric anxiety disorder caused by experiencing traumatic events such as war or violence?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as people who will commit crime if given an opportunity.

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Correct Answer: Motivated offenders

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_____ is defined as idea that victims believe they are unable to change their situation and stop trying to resist.

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Correct Answer: Learned helplessness

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_____ is areas that are crime prone.

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Correct Answer: Hot spots

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Is family structure household style or shape?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as centers that provide a wide range of services to crime victims and their families, including counseling, advocacy, legal services, health care, financial services, housing assistance, and employment referrals in one place.

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Correct Answer: Family justice centers

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_____ is defined as financial costs associated with victimization.

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Correct Answer: Economic costs

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_____ is offender not formally charged if she or he completes required programs.

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Correct Answer: Diversion

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Is defensive or protective behaviors behaviors engaged in to guard against victimization, such as purchasing a weapon?

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Correct Answer: True

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_____ is known as person ascribes blame to a nonmodifiable source, such as his or her character.

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Correct Answer: Characterological self-blame

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_____ is defined as means by which a person or target can be effectively guarded so that a victimization is prevented from occurring.

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Correct Answer: Capable guardianship

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_____ is when a person believes she or he did something to cause own victimization.

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Correct Answer: Behavioral self-blame

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Is avoidance behaviors restrictions that people place on their own behaviors to protect themselves from harm?

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Correct Answer: True

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Females are more likely to be victimized.

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Correct Answer: False

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Which of the following is NOT a victim right provided in ALL states?

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Correct Answer: Right to restitution

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Characterological self-blame believes victimization is deserved.

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Correct Answer: False

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______ is money or service paid by an offender to a victim.

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Correct Answer: Restitution

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______ is/are designed to provide victims a chance to meet with their offenders in structured environment.

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Correct Answer: Victim-offender mediation programs

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______ is conceived as the means by which a person or target can be effectively guarded so that victimization is prevented from occurring.

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Correct Answer: Capable guardianship

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The father of victimology is ______.

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Correct Answer: Mendelsohn

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The more frequently a person comes into contact with persons in demographic groups with likely offenders, the more likely it is the person will be victimized is referred to as ______.

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Correct Answer: Principle of homogamy

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According to the NCVS, the most common type of property crime is ______.

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Correct Answer: Theft

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______ occurs when a victim unintentionally makes it easier for an offender to commit a crime.

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Correct Answer: Victim responsibility

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Areas that have a concentrated amount of crime are called ______.

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Correct Answer: Hot spots

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______ occurs when a person actually does something that incites another person to commit an illegal act.

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Correct Answer: Victim provocation

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The victim is the only entity that is impacted economically as a result of a crime.

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Correct Answer: False

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An example of an avoidance behavior is staying home at night.

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Correct Answer: True

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Purchasing a gun is considered a defensive or protective behavior.

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Correct Answer: True

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