Victims
Vocabulary
Other
100
Women are at higher risk of being a victim of this crime.
Sexual Assault
100
What field of study examines the role of the victim both pre- and post- crime?
Victimology
100
This racial group has a higher risk of being victims of crime.
African Americans
200
Victims of this crime are likely to know who committed the crime against them.
Sexual Assault
200
What refers to the power of courts to review laws and gov’t actions for constitutionality and to strike down or void laws that are unconstitutional?
Judicial Review
200
This is a common characteristic of neighborhoods with high crime rates.
Poverty stricken, run-down physical condition
300
People living in these areas are more likely to be Victims of crime.
Cities
300
What is a previous court decision that provides a standard for courts to use when deciding cases?
Legal Precedent
300
Crime rates tend to be over dramatized in America due to this?
The Media
400
Victims of this crime are NOT likely to know the person who committed the crime against them.
Robbery
400
This role a victim plays in a crime if they are careless and leave themselves vunerable to being targeted by a criminal.
Negligence
400
This is the purposeful action one does to get another person to commit a crime against them.
Provocation
500
This one factor has the highest correlation of determining who is most at risk for a crime.
500
For an action—or an inaction—to be considered a crime, these three elements must be present
1. An act (referred to as actus reus)
2. A required state of mind (referred to as mens rea)
3. Attendant circumstances—specific factors required by some criminal statutes
500
What are the three costs of crime?
Economic, Psychological, Operating costs