Victimology Quiz

Who is often credited with coining the term "victimology"?

• Hans von Hentig

• Stephen Schafer

• Edwin Sutherland

• Benjamin Mendelsohn

Which theory suggests that a victim's lifestyle can increase their risk of victimization?

• Victim Precipitation Theory

• Routine Activity Theory

• Lifestyle Theory

• Strain Theory

What is the term for the process by which victims are blamed for their own victimization?

• Victim Facilitation

• Victim Blaming

• Victim Precipitation

• Secondary Victimization

Which type of victimization involves harm by someone known to the victim, such as a family member or partner?

• Hate Crime

• Intimate Partner Violence

• Property Crime

• Organized Crime

What is the term for repeated victimization of the same person or place?

• Serial Victimization

• Secondary Victimization

• Repeat Victimization

• Chronic Victimization

Duncan is intoxicated at a bar and starts a fight, resulting in his death after falling and hitting his head. According to Mendelsohn's typology, Duncan is a:

• Completely Innocent Victim

• Voluntary Victim

• Most Guilty Victim

• Simulating Victim

A woman frequently walks alone at night in a high-crime area wearing expensive jewelry and is assaulted. This scenario best illustrates which type of victim precipitation?

• Passive Precipitation

• Active Precipitation

• Victim Facilitation

• Victim Provocation

Which of the following best describes the "dark figure of crime"?

• Crimes reported but unsolved

• Crimes not reported to police or unknown to law enforcement

• Crimes committed by organized groups

• Crimes reported to media only

A person leaves their car unlocked in a high-crime area, and it gets stolen. This is an example of:

• Victim Precipitation

• Victim Provocation

• Victim Facilitation

• Victim Blaming

Which stage of victimization involves initial shock, disbelief, and fear immediately after a crime?

• Adjustment Stage

• Recoil Stage

• Initial Impact Stage

• Resolution Stage