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CJ 304- Overview of Victimization & Victimology Quiz 3

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Which of the following groups is NOT one which accounts for higher rates of stalking victimizations?
Males
Between 1974 and 1980 this many states enacted laws regarding intimate partner violence.
44
The first women's shelter opened in this state in 1974.
Minnesota
The first male-only shelter opened in this state in 1993.
Minnesota
As of 2011, how many states had mandatory arrest policies?
20
Which of the following is NOT a common reason women report for not leaving abusive relationships?
Advised by friends and family not to leave
This experiment found that arrest was an effective deterrent to subsequent violent acts by perpetrators of intimate partner violence.
Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
What group has a higher rate of same-sex intimate partner violence?
Homosexual men
According to this scale, men and women engage in the same amount of intimate partner violence.
Conflict tactics scale
There have been laws prohibiting violence against wives since what century?
1600s
Honor violence against females is usually committed with the idea that the perpetrator is protecting or regaining his honor, or that of the family or community.
True
First degree murder is a killing committed with deliberate premeditation and malice
True
Community-based programs that seek to review the circumstances of the homicide to gain a better understanding of the cause of death are called what?
Fatality reviews
Stand your ground laws and the castle doctrine are related to what type of homicide?
Justifiable homicide
As a whole, what category of responses to gun and gang related homicides have been successful in decreasing homicide rates?
Court responses
Witnessing the murder of your mother at the hands of her husband is an example of what type of victimization?
Indirect victimization
Criminal homicide includes all of the following EXCEPT?
Attempted murder
The process by which family members of the deceased are notified of their loved one's passing is called ____________ notification.
Casualty
Which of the following is NOT a source of international homicide victimization data?
National Crime and Victimization Survey
Ellen wakes up in the middle of the night to find her teenage daughter with a boy in her room. Without thinking, Ellen grabs a handgun from the hall closet, shoots and kills the boy. This is an example of what kind of homicide?
Second degree murder
In India, which agency keeps detailed criminal justice data on the number of homicide victims by sex, age, and motive?
The National Criminal Records Bureau of India
Which data set provides case-specific information for each murder reported in the UCR?
Supplemental Homicide Reports
Researchers have found a significant singular cause for intimate partner violence.
False
Dating partners are considered intimate partners.
True
When a perpetrator uses emotional or psychological tactics to sexually victimize an individual this is called _________________.
Sexual coercion
These laws prohibit the use of a victim's previous sexual history to be used in a trial against his or her perpetrator.
Rape Shield laws
This strategy of self-protection includes yelling and screaming to get away from the offender.
Forceful verbal strategies
The rate of rape recorded in the NCVS in 2008 is approximately how many times greater than the rate of forcible rape recorded in the UCR in the same year.
2X
This type of rape occurs when a victim is violated after self-induced alcohol or drug intoxication.
Incapacitated rape
This type of rape occurs when a victim was deliberately given drugs or alcohols so the perpetrator could commit the act of rape.
Drug or alcohol facilitated rape
This type of rape occurs when someone has sex with a person under the legal age of consent, even if that person may have verbally consented to the act.
Statutory rape
This is the name of the law which required that sex offenders register with law enforcement agencies.
Megan's Law
What percentage of cases reported to police are actually discovered to be false?
5%
Most victims of sexual crimes do experience a physical injury.
False
In the UCR, rape is limited to forcible rape.
False
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