Exam 3: Victims and Victimization

Aftermath: Violence and Remaking of the Self, by Susan Brison, recounts the difficult times _____victims have recovering from the ordeal.

A local program to assist victims and witnesses with applying for compensation, transportation, crisis intervention, and other needs caused by a crime is known as:

Criminologists who focus their attention on crime victims refer to themselves as:

_______________ occurs when the victim acts in a manner to incite violence, such as using threats or fighting words.

What percentage of rapes and sexual assaults occur at night?

Kleck's research on fighting back found that:

Referring to the relationship between marital status and crime victimization, who is least likely to become a crime victim?

________ prepare victims and witnesses by explaining court procedures.

Numerous research efforts show that victims of interpersonal violence experience high rates of psychological problems.

There is a clear, direct relationship between victimization and crime.

The link between victimization and crime is a _________ relationship.

The NCVS shows that violent crimes are most likely to occur in:

Schools are the locals of a great deal of victimization because they are populated by one of the most dangerous segments of society:

Vicarious fear is escalated by lurid news accounts of crime and violence.

New York State's Sex Offender Registration Act is commonly known as ________________.

A psychological reaction to a highly stressful situation, such as being victimized, in which symptoms may include depression, anxiety, and nightmares, is called _________________.

According to the NCVS, houses in the Northeast are more vulnerable to crime than other regions.

Blacks are more likely to be victims of violent crime than whites.

When the victim exhibits some personal characteristic that unknowingly either threatens or encourages the attacker, it is known as _____ precipitation.

President John F. Kennedy created the Task Force on Victims of Crime in 1964.