Victimology Basics
The study of victims is called what:
Victimology
Radical victimology questions who gets to be called a what?
Victim
Which profession do romance fraudsters often pose as?
Soilders
People who fit society’s expectations of a “perfect victim” get ____ more easily.
Sympathy/Believed
The justice system focuses more on the ____ than the victim.
Offender
What do we call the most sympathetic kind of victim?
Ideal Victim
Radical victimology says some victims are used to support what political agenda?
Tough-on-crime
What tactic do fraudsters use to overwhelm victims with affection?
Love Bombing
Which crime is often taken less seriously: street crime or white-collar crime?
White-collar crime
What do we call programs that help victims testify in court?
Victim-witness programs
This theory says victims may “start” or contribute to their victimization.
Victim Precipitation
According to which reading, do families of offenders also be considered victims?
Radical Victimology
The first major request for money in a romance scam is called the ____.
Sting
What often influences who we see as a “real” victim?
The media
What is it called when victims feel ignored or unsupported by the system?
Neglected
Early victimologists focused on victim “____,” meaning their likelihood of being victimized.
Proneness
Radical victimology says this powerful institution causes harm too.
The State
When scammers bring in fake “lawyers” or “police,” what manipulation tactic is this?
Othering
What emotion do many fraud victims feel that keeps them from telling family?
Shame/Embarrasment
Radical victimology argues victims are often used to build public ____.
What term describes when victims are harmed again by the justice system?
Secondary Victimization
What idea explains how society prefers certain “pure” victims and ignores others?
Victim Hierarchy
Fraud victims often experience this emotional state that makes them easy to manipulate.
Vulnerable/Emotional
In marginalized communities, the line between victim and offender is often described as ____.
Blurry
When the state defines crime as something done “against the government,” victims lose this power.
Their voice/control