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Victimology Exam 1 Questions and Answers Crime Victims Defined - ANS ️️ -Individuals "harmed by illegal acts" Primary Victims - directly harmed Secondary Victims - Indirectly harmed as a result of witnessing the crime, responding to the crime, or having a family member or friend who is a primary victim Victim vs Survivor - ANS ️️ Do not sure the term victim, it implies weakness and has a social stigma. The term Survivor is used instead. It is more empowering."The scientific st...

CPD EXAM 3 Questions and answers - Latest Updated 2024/2025 (GRADED A+) Which of the following, when committed in conjunction with Criminal Sexual Assault does NOT constitute the crime of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault? A. Display or use of a dangerous weapon. B. The Offender discharges a firearm. C. The Offender attacks a victim with a physical disability. D. Commission of a misdemeanor theft. - D. Commission of a misdemeanor theft. A Law Enforcement Officer with reasonable cause to ...

Which historical event is associated with the third-wave feminist movement? The testimony against a Supreme Court Justice nominee Mendelson and other early victimologists each created a profile of victims known as a _______. typology Who is credited with coining the term victimology? Mendelsohn Which represents a form of victim blaming? Secondary victimization Which 1982 law passed by Congress has had the most significant effect on the legal rights of all victims?...

DEOMI Exam #3Define Bystander - correct answer A person who stands near, but does not participate Victim - correct answer Persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm. Types of harm - correct answer Physical/Mental, Emotional Suffering, Economic Loss, Substantial Impairment of Fundamental Rights, Victimization. Victimization - correct answer Unwarrented singling out of an individual or group for subjection to crime, exploitation, tort, unfair treatment, or other wro...

CPD EXAM 3 Questions and answers - Latest Updated 2024/2025 (GRADED A+) The definition of CONSENT per the Illinois Compiled Statutes is... A. Based on the manner of dress of the Victim at the time of an incident. B. A freely given agreement to the act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct in question. C. A lack of resistance to the act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct in question. D. Based on the initiators gut feeling. - B. A freely given agreement to the act of sexual penetratio...

DV BLEA Exam Questions with Correct Answers What are the 4 Court Orders? - Answer-1. No Contact Order (Arrested for DV and upon release no contact order issued) 2. Protection order (Victim Requests) 3. Restraining Order (Victim Request) 4. Anti-Harassment order (Victim Request) Legislative Intent behind DV: 2 Goals - Answer-1. Victim Safety 2. Batter Accountability Police meet the legislative intent goals by... - Answer-1. Stop DV Violence 2. Remove the Abuser 3. Must Provide Reso...

When was the National Organization for Victim Assistance founded? 1975 When was the Justice for All Act passed 2004 When was the first crime victim compensation program established in California? 1965 When did the first class graduate from the NVAA? 1995 When were the first three victim assistance programs created? 1972 What year did they proclaim National Victims' Rights Week? 1981 What is victimology? The scientific study of victimization inclu...

DEOMI Exam 3 Questions With 100% Correct Answers. Intentional sexual contact characterized by the use of force, threats, intimidation, or abuse of authority or when the victim does not or cannot consent. - answerWhat is the definition of sexual assault? Consent. - answerWhich term is described as words or overt acts indicating a freely-given agreement to sexual conduct by a competent person? Individual. - answerPTSD, depression, or substance abuse describes the effects of sexual assault ...

One of the most controversial areas of victimology has been and continues to be the concept known as ______? - correct answer victim blaming Hindelang and his colleagues examined exposure and guardianship as they relate to victimization. They call this theory the _____ approach to victimization, which argues that the likelihood of becoming a victim depends on an individual's lifestyle. - correct answer lifestyle _________ is the study of crime as a social phenomenon - correct answer ...