Deck 12: The Impact of Homicide

Question 1

Which of the following is an approach being used in the United Kingdom to reduce confrontational homicide according to your text?

A) Lowering the alcoholic content of Guinness.
B) Designing pubs that are more spacious.
C) Adding video cameras to parking lots at pubs and clubs.
D) Early intervention training with children in primary schools.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Family members and friends of murder victims are called:

A) Homicide Survivors
B) Homicide Casualties
C) Collateral Victims
D) Incidental Victims

Answer 2

A

Question 3

National prevalence studies found that this percentage of those sampled were homicide survivors:

A) Less than 2%
B) 5.5%
C) 9.3%
D) 12.4%

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following would be an example of an extrapersonal loss suffered by homicide survivors?

A) Stigmatization
B) PTSD
C) Medical bills
D) Feeling ignored by criminal justice system

Question 5

Who is responsible for cleaning the murder crime scene when it occurs in the survivor's home?

A) The police
B) The public heath department
C) The offender
D) The survivor

Question 6

Crimes in the United States and many other countries around the world are viewed as crimes against

A) Individuals
B) Groups to which individuals belong
C) The law
D) The State

Question 7

Research indicates that interaction with the criminal justice system increases homicide survivors':

A) Feelings of control
B) Feelings of vengeance
C) Feelings of powerlessness
D) Feelings of hope

Question 8

Stretesky et al. (2010) interviewed 37 co-victims about their interactions with police and prosecutors. They found that the survivors often viewed criminal justice workers as this:

A) Impediments to learning about their loved one's homicides and ultimately to achieving justice.
B) Informants who kept them abreast of the situation with their loved one's case.
C) Helpful assistants that made the system more clear
D) None of these

Question 9

Homicide Co-Victims may testify in court to explain how they suffered from the murder of their loved one. What is their testimony called?

A) Victim Impact Statement
B) Co-Victim Testimony
C) Survivor Testimony
D) Survivor Statement

Question 10

Restorative justice has a long history that has been linked to

A) Aboriginal New Zealander customs
B) The Bible
C) Anglo-Saxon Tribal Law
D) All of the answers are correct

Question 11

Items such as serial killer action figures, art work, calendars and autographs sold by collectors or dealers or even serial killers themselves have come to be known as

A) Homicidalmania
B) Murderabilia
C) Murder kitsch
D) Serial mania