Exam 3: Victims and Victimization

According to routine activities theory, __________________, such as watchful neighbors and police presence, are effective deterrents to crime.

According to routine activities theory, if a person is intoxicated to the point where s/he is disoriented and walking home alone, s/he may be viewed as a more ________ than a nonintoxicated person walking with a group.

The NCVS tells us that which of the following is most vulnerable to crime?

What is known about the stress and anxiety suffered by crime victims?

The notion that adult victims of violence are quite likely to later become perpetrators is referred to as:

In the _______________________model, elder abuse can be attributed to the characteristics of both the elderly individual and the abuser, who both are embedded in a larger sociocultural context.

When victims act provocatively, use threats or fighting words, or even attack first, it is known as _____ precipitation.

_____________ theory explains that people become victims of crime because they reside in socially disorganized and high-crime areas.

Roughly about 160 student and faculty deaths occur each year in schools, including homicides and suicides.

More than 60 percent of rape victims admit the offender was an intimate, friend, acquaintance, or family member.

The estimated personal costs of crime are $90 billion per year.

_____________ is a disturbing form of violence, primarily domestic in nature, whereby children, relatives, and others abuse older individuals under their care.

Identify the characteristics that are most dominant among victims. Explain how each is related to crime.

Active victim precipitation occurs when the victim exhibits some personal characteristic that unknowingly threatens or encourages the attacker.

Approximately _____ criminal victimizations occur each year.

Personal economic losses, such as medical care costs, or lost earnings, are examples of _______ costs.

National crime victim surveys suggest that almost every American 12 years or older will one day become a victim of a common-law crime.

Cohen and Felson argue that crime rates _______ between 1960 and 1980 because the number of adult caretakers at home during the day decreased as a result of increased female participation in the workforce.

With regard to marital status, _____ people are victimized most often.

Based on statistics, theoretically, one's risk of victimization can be reduced by staying home at night, moving to a rural area, and getting married.