Deck 9: Victims and Victimization

Question 1

The Complete Problem Analysis Triangle includes the relationships between these elements in assessing a crime problem.
Handler - Offender
Manager - Target/Victim
Guardian - Place

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Women are more likely to be victimized in the home. They are the main victims of reported and unreported sexual violence (Finney, 2006; Nicholas et al., 2007) This gendered pattern of violence is notable around the world, especially in Latin America and Africa (Newman, 1999) Why is this?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Crime victimization surveys have serious limitations - which ones apply from this list?

A)They suffer from a narrow definition of crime
B)They are not representative
C)They are culturally representative
D)Bias of the respondents
E)Too subjective

Answer 3

A, C

Question 4

Karmen (1990) identifies three strands within victimology which are -?

A)Conservative
B)Socialist
C)Liberal
D)Radical-Critical
E)Interpretivist

Question 5

Which of the following are at the lower end of the victim hierarchy?

A)Football supporters
B)Homeless
C)Elderly
D)Drug users
E)Prostitutes

Question 6

´Victimless crimes´ can arguably include which of the following?

A)Dumping of toxic waste
B)Certain sexual acts between consenting adults
C)Prostitution
D)Buying and selling of some illegal drugs
E)People trafficking

Question 7

The debate between whether or not an act is "victimless" or not can arguably include which of the following? (choose as many as you see fit)

A)Buying and selling of some illegal drugs
B)People trafficking
C)Dumping of toxic waste
D)Certain sexual acts between consenting adults
E)Prostitution

Question 8

Who is most likely to be victimized at home?

A)Children
B)Young men
C)Women
D)The elderly
E)People with disabilities

Question 9

According to the Action on Elder Abuse survey 2007, the prevalence rate of abuse at home for those over 66 years is what percentage in the UK?

A)0.002
B)0.01
C)0.04
D)0.06
E)0.08

Question 10

Which of the following does applies to the documentary The Interrupters?

A)According to the Interrupters program in 2007, the prevalence rate of abuse at home for those over 66 years is 4% in the US and abuse rates are incredibly high for this population.
B)Ceasefire is the movement the Interrupters participated in across the nation, often flying to new communities to discuss and interrupt gang violence across the country.
C)Many of the Interrupters and the people they help trace their descent into criminal behavior at least part to their problematic or absent relationships with their fathers.
D)The Interrupters' organization Ceasefire was founded in 2010 and is still in practice across the nation.
E)0.08

Question 11

Who is most likely to be victimized at home?

A)Young men
B)Women
C)The elderly
D)People with disabilities

Question 12

Contrary to popular imagination, the elderly are more at risk of being murdered than any other age group (ONS, 2013)

Question 13

Nils Christie (1986: 18) defines the ´ideal victim´ as ´a person or a category of individuals who - when hit by crime - most readily are given the complete and legitimate status of being a victim.´

Question 14

Most existing studies have concentrated on the impact of more serious personal or property crimes, as opposed to the majority of everyday crimes or other high-profile cases of business crime or criminal negligence. What is the drawback of such an approach?