Question 1 (1 point)
Some victims may not report their victimization to police because:
Question 1 options:
The offender is a member of the family, a friend, or an acquaintance |
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The victim may fear retaliation |
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The victim may also have committed a crime |
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All of the above |
Question 2 (1 point)
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is the largest, most common data on crime currently available.
Question 2 options:
True | |
False |
Question 3 (1 point)
The National Incident-Based Reporting System, or NIBRS, was created to improve the overall quality of crime data collected by law enforcement
Question 3 options:
True | |
False |
Question 4 (1 point)
The NCVS helps fill in gaps that the UCR and NIBRS cannot fill in because that data is only crimes known to police.
Question 4 options:
True | |
False |
Question 5 (1 point)
Victim respondents may lie or omit information for various reasons when reporting crimes collected by the NCVS because of:
Question 5 options:
Confusion |
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All of the above |
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Shame |
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Fear |
Question 6 (1 point)
A victim is an integral part of the system, in fact, some say without a victim there would be no need for the CJ system
Question 6 options:
True | |
False |
Question 7 (1 point)
Victim precipitation suggests many victims play a role in their victimization
Question 7 options:
True | |
False |
Question 8 (1 point)
The main goal of Victim’s Rights laws is to provide victims with certain information and protections
Question 8 options:
True | |
False |
Question 9 (1 point)
The purpose of the right to restitution for victims is to hold offenders directly responsible to victims for the financial harm they caused.
Question 9 options:
True | |
False |
Question 10 (1 point)
While some argue that going through the Criminal Justice process re-victimizes the victim, many victims have reported that making victim impact statements improved their satisfaction with the criminal justice process and helped them recover from the crime
Question 10 options:
True | |
False |