Question 1

Which of the following is not an occupation most at risk for workplace violence?

Accepted Answer

A) postal worker 
B) police officer 
C) corrections officer 
D) taxi driver 
A) postal worker 
B) police officer 
C) corrections officer 
D) taxi driver A

Question 2

The strongest single predictor that boys will be molested during childhood is

Accepted Answer

A) absence of their father 
B) age 
C) level of parental supervision 
D) presence of a stepfather 
A) absence of their father 
B) age 
C) level of parental supervision 
D) presence of a stepfather A

Question 3

Boys are more likely to be molested by members of their own family than by acquaintances or strangers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Those who work ______ are at a higher risk for on-the-job victimization.

Accepted Answer

A) alone 
B) at night 
C) with money 
D) all of these 
A) alone 
B) at night 
C) with money 
D) all of these

Question 5

Define identity theft.

Accepted Answer

Identity theft is the use of s

Question 6

Briefly discuss the risk of victimization at schools relative to other places.

Accepted Answer

Schools are safer than most pl

Question 7

The individual most likely to be victimized is a

Accepted Answer

A) young black unmarried male living in poverty in an urban environment 
B) young white unmarried male living in poverty in a rural environment 
C) elderly black female living in poverty in a rural environment 
D) elderly white male living in an upper-class urban environment 
A) young black unmarried male living in poverty in an urban environment 
B) young white unmarried male living in poverty in a rural environment 
C) elderly black female living in poverty in a rural environment 
D) elderly white male living in an upper-class urban environment

Question 8

As a group, juveniles have ______ rates of violent victimization and violent offending.

Accepted Answer

A) high 
B) low 
C) moderate 
D) varying 
A) high 
B) low 
C) moderate 
D) varying

Question 9

______ are at a low risk of victimization for violent crime.

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans 
B) the elderly 
C) the poor 
D) violent offenders 
A) African Americans 
B) the elderly 
C) the poor 
D) violent offenders

Question 10

Define and explain victim precipitation theory.Do you consider this theory to be victim-blaming? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Victim precipitation theory is a crimino

Question 11

List two risk factors for the molestation of girls.

Accepted Answer

living with a stepfather; living without

Question 12

The risk factors for victimization are basically the same as the risk factors for victimizing in terms of gender, race, age, SES, personal characteristics, and neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Violent victimization is an important risk factor for subsequent violent offending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Define and explain routine activities/lifestyle theories.What are the three variables associated with routine activities theory? What are the four lifestyle factors found to increase the risk of sexual assault?

Accepted Answer

Routine activities theory is a criminolo

Question 15

Explain why domestic violence is most often committed by competitively disadvantaged (CD) males.

Accepted Answer

These males have low mate valu

Question 16

Victim precipitation theory is credited to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Amir 
B) Gottfredson 
C) Sampson 
D) Von Hentig 
A) Amir 
B) Gottfredson 
C) Sampson 
D) Von Hentig

Question 17

Most victimization is random and unpredictable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

______ are at the highest risk of victimization for aggravated assault.

Accepted Answer

A) American Indians 
B) Asians 
C) Blacks 
D) Whites 
A) American Indians 
B) Asians 
C) Blacks 
D) Whites

Question 19

Bonnie Fisher and colleagues did a study on rape among college women.As a result of this study, they identified four lifestyle factors that increased the risk of sexual assault.Identify two of these risk factors.

Accepted Answer

frequently drinking enough to

Question 20

A child living with a stepfather or live-in boyfriend is approximately ______ times more likely to be fatally abused than a child living with both biological parents.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 25 
D) 65 
A) 2 
B) 4 
C) 25 
D) 65

Which of the following is not an occupation most at risk for workplace violence?

The strongest single predictor that boys will be molested during childhood is

Boys are more likely to be molested by members of their own family than by acquaintances or strangers.

Those who work ______ are at a higher risk for on-the-job victimization.

Define identity theft.

Briefly discuss the risk of victimization at schools relative to other places.

The individual most likely to be victimized is a

As a group, juveniles have ______ rates of violent victimization and violent offending.

______ are at a low risk of victimization for violent crime.

Define and explain victim precipitation theory.Do you consider this theory to be victim-blaming? Why or why not?

List two risk factors for the molestation of girls.

The risk factors for victimization are basically the same as the risk factors for victimizing in terms of gender, race, age, SES, personal characteristics, and neighborhood.

Violent victimization is an important risk factor for subsequent violent offending.

Define and explain routine activities/lifestyle theories.What are the three variables associated with routine activities theory? What are the four lifestyle factors found to increase the risk of sexual assault?

Explain why domestic violence is most often committed by competitively disadvantaged (CD) males.

Victim precipitation theory is credited to ______.

Most victimization is random and unpredictable.

______ are at the highest risk of victimization for aggravated assault.

Bonnie Fisher and colleagues did a study on rape among college women.As a result of this study, they identified four lifestyle factors that increased the risk of sexual assault.Identify two of these risk factors.

A child living with a stepfather or live-in boyfriend is approximately ______ times more likely to be fatally abused than a child living with both biological parents.

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The Early Schools of Criminology

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Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

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Exam 3: Victimology: Exploring the Experience of Victimization

Which of the following is not an occupation most at risk for workplace violence?

The strongest single predictor that boys will be molested during childhood is

Boys are more likely to be molested by members of their own family than by acquaintances or strangers.

Those who work ______ are at a higher risk for on-the-job victimization.

Define identity theft.

Briefly discuss the risk of victimization at schools relative to other places.

The individual most likely to be victimized is a

As a group, juveniles have ______ rates of violent victimization and violent offending.

______ are at a low risk of victimization for violent crime.

Define and explain victim precipitation theory.Do you consider this theory to be victim-blaming? Why or why not?

List two risk factors for the molestation of girls.

The risk factors for victimization are basically the same as the risk factors for victimizing in terms of gender, race, age, SES, personal characteristics, and neighborhood.

Violent victimization is an important risk factor for subsequent violent offending.

Define and explain routine activities/lifestyle theories.What are the three variables associated with routine activities theory? What are the four lifestyle factors found to increase the risk of sexual assault?

Explain why domestic violence is most often committed by competitively disadvantaged (CD) males.

Victim precipitation theory is credited to ______.

Most victimization is random and unpredictable.

______ are at the highest risk of victimization for aggravated assault.

Bonnie Fisher and colleagues did a study on rape among college women.As a result of this study, they identified four lifestyle factors that increased the risk of sexual assault.Identify two of these risk factors.

A child living with a stepfather or live-in boyfriend is approximately ______ times more likely to be fatally abused than a child living with both biological parents.

An Overview of Crime and Criminology

Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior

The Early Schools of Criminology

Crime As Choice: Rationality, Emotion, and Criminal Behavior

Social Structural Theories

Social Process Theories

Critical and Feminist Theories

Psychosocial Theories: Individual Traits and Criminal Behavior

Biosocial Approaches

Developmental Theories: From Delinquency to Crime to Desistance

Crimes of Violence

Terrorism

Property Crime

Public Order Crime

White-Collar Crime

Organized Crime

Filters