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What is a common method used in gaslighting victims?
What is a common method used in gaslighting victims?
Secondary victimization can occur through both individual and institutional forms of gaslighting.
Secondary victimization can occur through both individual and institutional forms of gaslighting.
True
Who is generally considered the victim in cases of intimate partner violence?
Who is generally considered the victim in cases of intimate partner violence?
Woman
The practice of blaming victims who do not conform to expected behaviors is known as _______ victim blaming.
The practice of blaming victims who do not conform to expected behaviors is known as _______ victim blaming.
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Match the following terms with their descriptions:
Match the following terms with their descriptions:
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What does Van Dijk suggest about the change in victims' rights in Western societies?
What does Van Dijk suggest about the change in victims' rights in Western societies?
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Which of the following is NOT a method of experiencing a traumatic event as defined in DSM-V Criterion A?
Which of the following is NOT a method of experiencing a traumatic event as defined in DSM-V Criterion A?
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According to the definitions provided, trauma includes events such as natural disasters and traffic accidents.
According to the definitions provided, trauma includes events such as natural disasters and traffic accidents.
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The strength of scapegoating is viewed as a reliable way to foster community coherence.
The strength of scapegoating is viewed as a reliable way to foster community coherence.
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What type of victims desire to have a bigger role within justice systems?
What type of victims desire to have a bigger role within justice systems?
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Define primary victims in the context of victimization.
Define primary victims in the context of victimization.
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Secondary victims include the ______ of the primary victim.
Secondary victims include the ______ of the primary victim.
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What is a critical distinction between victimization and trauma?
What is a critical distinction between victimization and trauma?
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Match the types of victims with their definitions:
Match the types of victims with their definitions:
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The presumption of innocence applies to suspected or accused individuals before acknowledgment of guilt.
The presumption of innocence applies to suspected or accused individuals before acknowledgment of guilt.
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What is meant by the social construction of victimization?
What is meant by the social construction of victimization?
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Which perspective is NOT mentioned as a key area of victimology?
Which perspective is NOT mentioned as a key area of victimology?
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Victimization can lead to a 'narrative rupture' in a victim's life story.
Victimization can lead to a 'narrative rupture' in a victim's life story.
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What is one consequence of victimization on a victim's life story?
What is one consequence of victimization on a victim's life story?
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The EU Victims Directive defines a 'victim' as a natural person who has suffered harm directly caused by a __________.
The EU Victims Directive defines a 'victim' as a natural person who has suffered harm directly caused by a __________.
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What does the term 'moral ambiguity' refer to in the context of victimization?
What does the term 'moral ambiguity' refer to in the context of victimization?
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Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
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Family members of a direct crime victim do not have the same rights as victims themselves.
Family members of a direct crime victim do not have the same rights as victims themselves.
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What are the two types of harm recognized in the EU definition of a victim?
What are the two types of harm recognized in the EU definition of a victim?
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Study Notes
Victimology and the Criminal Justice System
- Introduction: Provides context for the study, setting the stage
- Victimology: history and perspectives: Explores the historical development and diverse perspectives on victimology, including international legal perspectives
- Who is the victim?: Defines the concept of a victim, differentiating between primary, secondary, and tertiary victims and victimization
- Becoming a victim: risk and labelling: Investigates crime data sources, statistical information about victimization, and the factors contributing to becoming a victim, including fear of crime and children's vulnerability
- Consequences of victimization: Examines the various consequences of victimization, including emotional, psychological, and practical forms of victimization: sexual violence, bereavement, cybercrime, hate crimes, and terrorism
- Reacting to victimization: Discusses victim responses, including help-seeking behavior, actions within the criminal justice system, and actions towards the offender.
- Victim policy: restorative justice: Explains restorative justice, its value to victims and risks, and its relation to wider criminal justice policies.
- Victim policy: criminal justice: Explores criminal justice systems, examines the interplay between victimological knowledge and European international bodies, including a brief history.
- Victim policy: criminal justice; support and care: Covers victim support and care programs
- Other main issues in criminological victimology: Discusses topics like fear of crime, impact of victimization, repeated victimization, accuracy, and cross-country comparisons
- Classic experiments in social psychology: Investigates social psychology experiments, including Milgram, Zimbardo and Sherif.
- Differences in time frame: Analyses different perspectives on time as it relates to victimisation
- The “perpetrator's” narrative: Focuses on the perpetrator's perspective of events
- The “victim's” narrative: Focuses on the victim's perspective of the events
- Social psychological perspectives: Explores how society influences victimization
- Justice perspectives: Explores victims' views and perspectives on justice
- The crime of genocide: Focuses on the crime of genocide and its relationship to victimization.
- Who is the more likely victim?: Analyses whether the victim is blamed for their actions
- Stereotypes: Provides information about stereotypes
- Victimology since when?: Gives a timeline about the origins of victimology
- The trauma of 1974: Investigates the history of the term trauma in the Netherlands.
- Move from the experience of war...: Explains how the concept of "trauma" and “victims” is moving beyond war experiences
- Other main issues in criminological victimology: Includes the issues like fear of crime, impact, and repeated victimization
- Classic experiments in social psychology: Details classical experiments used in social psychology research
- The “moralization gap”: Explains different moral experiences perceived by victims and perpetrators
- Victim precipitation: Talks about how the victim might have contributed to the crime
- Differences in time frame: Discusses different perspectives of the perpetrator and victim on the time it takes to resolve an event.
- The moralization gap (Baumeister 1997): Examines differences in moral perspectives between victim and perpetrator, including how factors such as context and personal characteristics influence blame and justifications.
- Victims in the criminal justice system: Discusses victimization in legal systems and their experiences within these systems, including procedural justice
- Victim narratives: Provides details of how victim's and perpetrators' experiences vary and how this impacts their understanding of the situation.
- Relationship between victims and perpetrators: Explores the types of interactions between victims and perpetrators including, private and public responses.
- Child victimization: Investigates victimization specifically targeted at children
- Hate crime: Covers the characteristics, rates, and impact of hate crimes
- Victimisation by terrorism: Discusses the unique aspects of victimisation caused by terrorism and ways to deal with these situations
- Victim support: Explores support systems available for victims, including financial support, emotional support and ways to help the victims
- Collective actions: Presents collective actions by victims and how these actions are connected to the victims' experiences
- Victims policy; criminal justice; support and care: Discusses various forms of support and care available to victims within the framework of criminal justice systems
- EU Directive: Investigates the EU's directive that offers rights to victims within the framework of criminal justice.
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This quiz delves into the field of victimology, discussing its historical development and various perspectives on victimization. You'll explore the definitions of victims, the risks associated with victimization, and the emotional and practical consequences that victims face. Additionally, the quiz addresses victim responses and the role of the criminal justice system in this context.
