Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime MCQs
Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime MCQs
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1: An attempt to restore a victim’s financial, physical, or psychological position to the way it was prior to a loss or injury is known as ______.
A. Restitution
B. Restoration
C. Reconstitution
D. Reconstruction
2: Homicides of young children are committed primarily by ______.
A. Family members
B. Human traffickers
C. Day care providers
D. Sexual sadists
3: All of the following are symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder except ______.
A. It is a common reaction to a highly disturbing, traumatic event
B. It involves recurrent and intrusive memories of the event
C. It includes high levels of anxiety
D. It must last for at least 3 months
4: The 1992 redesign of the NCVS included the addition of questions asking victims how law enforcement officials responded when they reported their victimizations.
A. True
B. False
5: According to research, which variable may be the most important in one’s psychological reaction to trauma?
A. Physical health
B. Social support
C. Gender
D. Ethnicity
6: The dark figure is defined as ______.
A. The most violent crimes committed by juveniles
B. Rape that is committed at night
C. Child molestation that is committed while the perpetrator is intoxicated
D. Crime that does not come to the attention of police
7: Which law denies convicted offenders the right to profit from their crime?
A. Fair Restitution
B. Refutation of Blood Money
C. Hillside Strangler Law
D. Son of Sam Law
8: The rights of victims are protected by the Constitution of the United States.
A. True
B. False
9: One in 50 Americans now identify themselves as ______.
A. Multiracial
B. A victim
C. Impoverished
D. A hedonist
10: Compared to victims without disabilities, victimization rates of individuals with disabilities are much higher.
A. True
B. False
11: All states require that a victim be notified when an offender has escaped from prison.
A. True
B. False
12: The smallest proportion of violent crime victims are victims of ______.
A. Rape
B. Robbery
C. Burglary
D. Homicide
13: Reassurance, ventilation of emotion, and restoration of control are identified needs of ______.
A. Mental health providers
B. Death notifiers
C. Juvenile sex offenders
D. Co-victims of homicide
14: A co-victim of violent crime may be any individual, community, or group that is touched by murder.
A. True
B. False
15: The most-used model for training death notifiers was developed by ______.
A. The National Action Network
B. Mothers Against Drunk Driving
C. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
D. Habitat for Humanity
16: _____ is defined as the right to speak out during court proceedings, such as at the bail hearing, the sentencing hearing, or the parole board hearing. In all states, for example, victims are allowed to speak out at sentencing hearings.
A. Reinforcement for good behavior
B. allocution
C. Anger management
D. None of these
17: _____ is known as a term reserved for a cluster of behaviors that occur in children who have been victims of sexual abuse by a family member or an adult with whom the child has a trusting relationship. The syndrome is controversial and has little empirical support.
A. Muted thoughtful offender
B. Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS)
C. Narcissistic offender
D. None of these
18: Is child sex trafficking associated with child abduction of some children, this refers to their exploitation for sexual purposes, such as the production of child pornography or prostitution?
A. True
B. False
19: _____ is a course of bereavement following the death of a loved one that is more psychologically disturbing than the typical bereavement process and that may be responsive to mental health treatment.
A. complicated bereavement
B. Dispute resolution
C. None of these
D. Dual-court system
20: _____ is defined as people close to the victim of a serious crime, such as a murder, who must deal with the medical examiner, the criminal or juvenile justice system, and the media in the aftermath of the crime. Term is often used to emphasize the depth of homicide’s emotional impact on the victim’s survivors.
A. appellate jurisdiction
B. co-victims
C. None of these
D. dual-court system
21: _____ is known as procedure or process used for informing family members of a death resulting from violent crime, accident, or some other incident.
A. tender years doctrine
B. None of these
C. death notification
D. Application
22: Is human trafficking the luring or kidnapping and exploitation of people, including children, for monetary gain. Usually but not necessarily involves sexual exploitation?
A. True
B. False
23: _____ is refers to differences in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability.
A. multiculturalism
B. All of these
C. Psychological autopsy
D. Confirmation profiling
24: _____ is defined as a government-sponsored survey designed to measure the violent victimization of children.
A. National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV)
B. All of these
C. Rehabilitation in a secure facility
D. Temporary placement in a secure or nonsecure setting
25: _____ is known as victim’s repeated exposure to direct victimization, either involving one type of crime or a variety of crimes.
A. polyvictimization
B. accusatorial approach
C. Physician
D. All of these
26: Is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) a cluster of behavioral patterns that result from a psychologically distressing event that is outside the usual range of human experience?
A. True
B. False
27: _____ is refers to the victim’s right to receive restitution or compensation from the offender for the harm suffered.
A. None of these
B. restitution/compensation
C. A judge
D. The parents
28: Is restorative justice sometimes called reparative justice. An approach to attempt to heal victims, the community, and sometimes the offender (particularly a juvenile offender) after a crime has been committed. It may involve victim–offender mediation or reconciliation, and is intended primarily as a means of making the victim “whole” after a criminal event?
A. False
B. True
29: _____ is crimes that are said to have no victim with the exception of the person who himself or herself is committing them. Examples are gambling, drug offenses, and prostitution.
A. visitation risk assessments
B. victimless crimes
C. Child
D. All of these
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