Exam 4: Remedying the Impact of Victimization

A victim's increased satisfaction with the criminal justice system is a micro-level effect.

Which of the following is a rationale for victim compensation?

Which of the following parties is most likely to become a derivative victim?

According to your textbook, victim-witness programs:

Explain what the terms "tort," "defendant," and "plaintiff" mean.

Victim compensation must be claimed prior to seeking alternative assistance and funds.

Whom are victim-witness projects intended to help, and why?

What contributions does Table 4.1 in your textbook make to the understanding of restitution?

How do compensation programs force victims to cooperate with the criminal's justice system?

A plan that requires offenders to reimburse their victims for expenses resulting from the crime is called what?

Social welfare perspective defines crime victims as deprived.

How widespread has the practice of offender restitution been?

Which of the following categories may NOT be paid under most state compensation laws?

In a third-party civil suit, a victim sues the offender for negligent behavior.

Critics of victim-witness assistance programs have voiced a number of objections concerning how these programs operate. Which of the following is NOT one of those objections?

From where do victim compensation programs get their funding?

What impact has restitution demonstrated in terms of outcome evaluations?

A plan that requires the state to reimburse victims for expenses resulting from the crime is called what?

Explain what the "Son of Sam" provisions tried to accomplish.

What effect does victim compensation have on citizen crime reporting?