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Victimology Exam 1 (Chapter 1 - 4) Questions with correct Answers Define Victimology - ANS ️️ - Cause of victimizations - It's consequences - How the CJS accomodates and assists it's victims - How other elements of society deal with victims Before/During the Middle Ages (5th to 16th Centuries) - ANS ️️ Burden of the justice system fell on the victim Up to the victim and his/her family to seek justice Emphasis on retribution and restituiton Code of Hammurabi Crime seen as har...

the focus of the victim logical research in the 1940s was - Answer- crime victims who coined the term victimology? - Answer- Benjamin Mendelsohn today victimologists study which areas? - Answer- 1. The Crime Victim. Who is vulnerable? Who is victimized? 2. The Causes - Why are people victimized? 3. Costs of Crime - How much does crime cost? Direct crime-related costs 4. The Crime Victim and the Criminal Justice System. 5. The Crime Victim and Social Services. 6. ...

Who coined the term "victimology?" - Answer- Benjamin Mendelsohn Under which area of study is victimology considered a subfield? - Answer- criminology What is victimology? - Answer- scientific study of crime victims What is victim precipitation? - Answer- The extent to which a victim is responsible for their own victimization. Marvin Wolfgang discovered what percentage of homicides were victim precipitated? - Answer- 26% Why was Menachem Amir's study about rape controversial? -...

Victimology Exam 1 Chapters 1-3 Questions and Answers Who coined the term victimology? - ANS ️️ Benjamin Mendelsohn Lex Talionis - ANS ️️ an eye for an eye What organization was a result of the Victims of Crime Act - ANS ️️ Victim/witness assistance programs - ANS ️️ Victim facilitation - ANS ️️ When the victim unintentionally makes it easier for the offender to commit a crime What group received attention from the Women's movement, besides women? - ANS ️️ minori...

victimology correct answers the study of crime victims Benjamin Mendelsohn correct answers -father of victimology (coined the term "victimology") -created a victim classification of victims based on their culpability (the degree of the victim's blame) what are Mendelsohns' 6 types of victims? correct answers 1. completely innocent 2. victims of minor guilt 3. victims as guilty as the offender 4. victims more guilty than the offender 5. most guilty victims 6. imaginary victims ...

The three main components involved when a criminal event takes place - Answer-•the criminal •the victim •the criminal act What do victimologist investigate? - Answer-•the impact of the injuries and losses inflicted by offenders, •the handling of victims by the criminal justice system, •public's reaction to the plight of victims Crime victim - Answer-a person who •has been physically or financially injured, or •had property taken or damaged, by someone committing a c...

Victimology - Answer-The scientific study of the physical, emotional and financial harm people suffer because of criminal activities. The three main components involved when a criminal event takes place - Answer-•the criminal •the victim •the criminal act What do victimologist investigate? - Answer-•the impact of the injuries and losses inflicted by offenders, •the handling of victims by the criminal justice system, •public's reaction to the plight of victims Crime vict...

Victim Justice System - Mala in se – totally unacceptable acts; agreed upon wrongs; bad by definition; everybody knows it’s wrong - Lex Talionis – an eye for an eye - Restitution (Payment) vs. Retribution (Punishment) - Few written laws - Victims took matters into their own hands Criminal Justice System - Individuals in power saw financial opportunities in restitution - Urbanization brought about higher crime rates - The new focus because punishment and deterrence. Hans Von Hent...