Victimology Exam #1 (A+ GRADED)

Victim correct answers A person who has suffered physical, emotional, and/or financial harm because of illegal activities. Victimology correct answers The study of the role of the victim in the crime and the criminal justice process. Victimologist correct answers The person who studies crime victims. Victimless correct answers You cannot pinpoint a specific victim other than the doer. Victim Precipitation correct answers The degree of victim responsibility for what happened to them. Did they start the fight in which they were assaulted? Do they exhibit a characteristic that makes them a target? Restitution correct answers Judge-ordered money or services to be paid by the perpetrator to the victim. Victim compensation correct answers Money paid to the victim by the state. Secondary victimization correct answers Additional harm to crime victims as a result of participating in the justice process. This could be from social workers, trials, police officers, etc. Primary victimization correct answers Harm done from the initial act. Victim assistance correct answers services provided to crime victims. Generally, this assistance is in the form of victim-witness assistance programs. Victimization Surveys correct answers Surveys that are designed to reach the dark figure of crime. These surveys ask the individuals what crimes they have been the victim of in the past six months. The NIJ uses the NCVS. Cycle of domestic violence correct answers Stages that domestic violence occurs in. It's a cycle that goes through tension building, battery, and honeymoon phases. These phases can be rapid or they can be stretched out over years. Cycle of child abuse (intragenerational transmission of violence) correct answers If an individual goes through child abuse it increases the chances that they will be child abusers. Victim blaming correct answers Is an approach that holds the victim responsible for what happens to them. Restorative Justice correct answers Is an approach that entails getting everyone (victim, offender, and community) impacted by the crime to come together and create a solution. The ultimate goal is to remove certain crimes from the criminal justice system.