Criminology

Study Guide

Chapter 4

1. What is the victimology? How do you study victomology?

2. Define spillover. Explain, How and why it affects victims?

3. When is person has been abused (physically, emotionally, sexually), what types of behaviors are they more likely to demonstrate? Explain your answer.

4. What types of neighborhoods are more vulnerable to crime? Explain why.

5. Describe the characteristics of victims, include (age, sex, race, living conditions, marital status . . . ) Explain how each characteristic is related to being a victim.

6. Explain why victims tend to be re-victimized.

7. Do offenders tend to victimize those that are of the same race (intra-racial) or from a different race (inter-racial)? Explain your answer

8. How is substance abuse related to crime?

9. Explain the differences between Active and Passive precipitation.

10. List and explain the theoretical assumptions of the Lifestyle Theory.

11. List and explain the theoretical assumptions of Deviant Place Theory.

12. List and explain the theoretical assumptions of Routine Activities Theory.

13. How do the Omnibus Victim and Witness Protection Act protect victims?

14. How does a victim-offender reconciliation program help victims?