What is Victimology Anyway?
Which early Babylonian code required that equity be restored between the offender and the victim?
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
______ crimes are less likely to be reported than are violent crimes.
What is property?
______ financial remedy is coordinated by the state and does not require a court order to receive it.
What is victim compensation
This type of homicide occurs in defense of life or property.
What is justifiable homicide?
The term for murder that involves a victim who is 65 years of age or older.
Domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers started appearing in the ______.
What is 1970s
Which database was created to address the flaws in the Uniform Crime Reports?
What is National Incident-Based Reporting System? (NIBRS)
______ is a written or oral presentation of the effects of the crime on the victim.
What is victim impact statements
The unintentional killing during the commission of another felony.
What is felony murder?
This federal legislation established the crime victims fund
What is VOCA or the Victims of Crime Act of 1984
The person who coined the term “victimology”?
Who is Benjamin Mendelsohn?
Which theory suggests that someone with low self-control will commit criminal acts, which makes him or her more likely to be victimized?
What is a general theory of crime/low-self control theory?
The term for money paid directly from the offender.
What is restitution
What type of homicides are accidental or unintentional killings?
What is excusable homicides
Victimization is measured using ____________ questions.
One of the most influential movements for victims was the ______ movement.
What is the women's movement.
Which theory of victimization suggests that our daily behaviors influence our vulnerability to victimization?
What is routine activities theory?
The right to _____ allows victims to stay appraised of events in their cases.
What is notification
–In the U.S., _____% of female homicides were committed by an intimate partner
What is 51%
What year did the National Crime Victimization Survey begin?
What is 1973
______ principle suggests that retribution is the key to justice.
What is lex talionis?
The National Crime Victimization Survey records crimes from members of a household aged ______ and up.
What is 12 years?
Victims of _____ crimes are eligible for victim compensation
What is violent crimes
What are the three elements of first-degree murder?
What is premeditation, deliberation, and malice?
This state established the first crime victim compensation funds
What is California