Exam 3: Victims and Victimization

The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 allows children to use dolls to represent areas on the body where they were violated.

Elder abuse is expected to decline over the next 20 years with a declining elderly population.

The typical career criminal causes $1.3 to $1.5 million in external costs per year.

Most victims are referred to a specific set of services called:

In routine activities theory, a large number of unemployed teenagers would be an example of:

Identify and discuss the societal costs of victimization.

Define and discuss active and passive victim precipitation.

Violent victimization is more likely to take place in a(n) _____ area.

Older victims are more prone to suffer stress and PTSD from being victimized.

While the number and rate of victimizations have _____, patterns in the victimization survey findings suggest that victimization is not random.

Widows suffer the highest rate of victimization because of the vulnerability of being home alone.

The Supreme Court ruled in Brooklyn v. United States (2010) that videotaped statements by child victims of sexual abuse were not permissible in court because the offender had the right to face his or her accuser.

Violence is more severe when perpetrated by males versus females, as indicated by higher injury rates and increased fear.