Study Guide
CHAPTER 1 STUDY GUIDE
Multiple Choice
1. In ancient cultures, the concept of victim was connected to:
a. the notion of sacrifice.
b. receiving payment for injuries.
c. crime.
d. natural disasters.
2. Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between victimology and criminology?
a. Victimology encompasses several sub-disciplines, including criminology.
b. Victimology can be considered an area of specialization within criminology.
c. Victimologists only study the victims of crimes, and criminologists only study the offenders.
d. The two disciplines are similar but there are clearly-defined boundaries between them.
3. In contemporary times, the term victim refers to individuals who experience:
a. injury.
b. loss.
c. hardship.
d. any or all of the above
4. People can become victims of which of the following?
a. accidents
b. natural disasters
c. diseases
d. all of the above
5. _________________ is a one-sided interpersonal relationship in which one party causes harm or injury to the other.
a. Victimization
b. Victimism
c. Subjectivity
d. Stockholm Syndrome
6. The scientific study of the physical, emotional and financial harm people suffer because of illegal activities is known as which of the following?
a. criminology
b. victimology
c. sociology
d. psychology
7. Which of the following is the major function of victimologists?
a. investigating the victim’s plight
b. carrying out research on the public’s reaction to victims’ plight c. studying how victims are handled by officials and agencies in the criminal justice system
d. all of the above
8. Those who experience the criminal act and its consequences firsthand are called:
a. indirect victims.
b. primary victims.
c. secondary victims.
d. direct impactees.
9. Those who suffer emotionally or financially from a crime but are not immediately involved or physically injured by it are
Multiple Choice
1. In ancient cultures, the concept of victim was connected to:
a. the notion of sacrifice.
b. receiving payment for injuries.
c. crime.
d. natural disasters.
2. Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between victimology and criminology?
a. Victimology encompasses several sub-disciplines, including criminology.
b. Victimology can be considered an area of specialization within criminology.
c. Victimologists only study the victims of crimes, and criminologists only study the offenders.
d. The two disciplines are similar but there are clearly-defined boundaries between them.
3. In contemporary times, the term victim refers to individuals who experience:
a. injury.
b. loss.
c. hardship.
d. any or all of the above
4. People can become victims of which of the following?
a. accidents
b. natural disasters
c. diseases
d. all of the above
5. _________________ is a one-sided interpersonal relationship in which one party causes harm or injury to the other.
a. Victimization
b. Victimism
c. Subjectivity
d. Stockholm Syndrome
6. The scientific study of the physical, emotional and financial harm people suffer because of illegal activities is known as which of the following?
a. criminology
b. victimology
c. sociology
d. psychology
7. Which of the following is the major function of victimologists?
a. investigating the victim’s plight
b. carrying out research on the public’s reaction to victims’ plight c. studying how victims are handled by officials and agencies in the criminal justice system
d. all of the above
8. Those who experience the criminal act and its consequences firsthand are called:
a. indirect victims.
b. primary victims.
c. secondary victims.
d. direct impactees.
9. Those who suffer emotionally or financially from a crime but are not immediately involved or physically injured by it are