Deck 13: Victimization at School

Question 1

What kinds of acts and locations does the term "school victimization" encompass?

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Use the information contained in Figure 13.1 of your textbook to determine whether lethal violence at school is a widespread problem for students and teachers.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Look at Table 13.1 of your textbook and identify some features of student victimization at school.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Based upon the information contained in Figure 13.3, evaluate whether teacher victimization at school is problematic.

Question 5

Use Table 13.2 of your textbook and identify the more common forms of bullying.

Question 6

Is cyberbullying, according to Table 13.2, a common or rare problem?

Question 7

How pervasive is fear of crime among students?

Question 8

What kind of avoidance behaviors do students tend to invoke?

Question 9

How does fear of school victimization influence self-protection behaviors by students?

Question 10

What are some physical security strategies that school administrators commonly use to prevent victimization?

Question 11

What programs have schools implemented in response to school victimization?

Question 12

What some of the recommendations that the International Association of Chiefs of Police have suggested as appropriate strategies in the event of a campus crisis?

Question 13

How does routine activities theory account for school victimization?

Question 14

Discuss how subcultural explanations relate to youth gangs.

Question 15

What is "The Clery Act," and what provisions does it establish with respect to college campus safety?

Question 16

What three observations can you make about on-campus crime based on the information contained in Table 13.4 of your textbook?

Question 17

What shortcomings surround campus crime statistics?

Question 18

What are some prominent features of the "Higher Education Act"?

Question 19

How does Title IX factor into campus safety requirements?

Question 20

What provisions does Title IX invoke in an effort to combat sexual violence on campus?

Question 21

What is the most common form of victimization in high schools?

A) shootings
B) murder
C) bullying
D) sexual assault
E) none of the above

Question 22

Based on official records, homicides at school account for roughly what percent of all youthful deaths?

A) .01%
B) 1%
C) 10%
D) 20%
E) More than 20%

Question 23

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, approximately what percent of teachers are physically attacked or threatened with injury by a student at school?

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 20%
D) 30%
E) none of the above

Question 24

Typical responses to victimization at school include all but which of the following?

A) fear
B) staying home
C) avoiding places at schools
D) carrying weapons
E) all of the above are typical responses

Question 25

Which of the following is not one of the types of bullying behavior?

A) physical
B) social
C) cyber
D) racial
E) verbal

Question 26

The explanation of victimization at school that rests on the idea that schools bring together potential victims and offenders with limited guardians is:

A) strain theory
B) routine activities theory
C) exchange theory
D) opportunity theory
E) none of the above

Question 27

The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program includes all but which of the following?

A) parent participation
B) setting clear rules and regulations
C) juvenile court involvement
D) meetings between bullies and victims
E) all of the above are included

Question 28

The most common form of victimization on college campuses is:

A) sexual assault
B) burglary
C) aggravated assault
D) motor vehicle theft
E) none of the above

Question 29

The idea that youths learn to use violence to settle disputes is best explained by strain theory.

Question 30

Which of the following pieces of legislation mandates colleges to compile and report information on crimes that occur on campus?

A) Educational Safety Act of 1998
B) Hawthorne Act
C) Clery Act
D) Braverman Act
E) Safe Schools Act

Question 31

Victimization in schools only takes place between students.

Question 32

School victimization covers the school building and the playground only.

Question 33

Since 1999, only .002% of all schools have experienced shootings.

Question 34

Recent statistics show that almost 600,000 teachers are physically attacked or threatened with injury by a student during a school year.

Question 35

In cyberbullying, the offender can remain anonymous.

Question 36

Public schools report significantly more bullying than private schools.

Question 37

Students who drop out are the main respondents in school surveys.

Question 38

The bulk of juvenile crime occurs in the hours immediately after school.

Question 39

The idea that youths learn to use violence to settle disputes is best explained by strain theory.

Question 40

The Clery Act mandates that higher education institutions make their crime statistics publicly available.

Question 41

The most common crime on campuses is robbery.

Question 42

Title IX investigations must be paused when legal actions are pending.