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Victimology 2
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Undergraduate 4
10/05/2009

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3 recs for President's Task force on victims of crime
Definition
1. Honor selected commitments
2. Return property promptly
3. Improve overall services
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Good samaritan group recognized by most states as eligible for victim compensation are those who are _________ attempting to __________.
Definition
injured or killed, prevent a crime
Term
Socialization theory of sexual violence holds that young boys are taught to be _______.
Definition
aggressive
Term
In developing victim-witness programs, 3 essential elements to consider...
Definition
-Emergency services
-Counseling
-Claims assistance
Term
______ theory....tendency to view women as objects
Definition
Machoism
Term
3 rationales for officer restitution
Definition
-Restoring the victim to the pre*victimization condition
-Rehabbing the offender
-Deterring the offender from future criminal activity
Term
Victim restitution according to Karmen (short answer, in notes)
Definition
-Flexible sanction (enforced at any point in the process)
1. @ apprehension (informal)
-parents pay for vandalism, asked to return item, etc
2.serious violations (most states cannot resolve informally)
3.after arrest (alternative to prosecution)
4.after indictment (prosecutor may make restitution condition for dismissing formal charge, part of plea bargain)
5.After trial (part of probation, part of suspended sentence)
6.while serving time (wages from prison work program or jobs while in half-way houses)
7.after serving time (condition of parole)
Term
3 civil litigation benefits
Definition
-sense of control
-victim not outsider
-unanimous jury decision not necessary
Term
Biological theory...linked to a drive to ___________.
Definition
perpetuate the species
Term
Influencing parole board hearings
Definition
short answer, in review
Term
Social contract philosophical base of victim compensation holds that gov has the duty to __________ to their ______.
Definition
provide safety/protection, citizens
Term
3 victim's goals in participation in the CJ system
Definition
-Offender's punishment
-offender's rehab
-restitution
Term
Bedsheeting is charging an offender w/ _________ for use as _________.
Definition
multiple crimes, bargaining chips
Term
__________ is charging w a more serious offense than is warranted
Definition
Overcharging
Term
Diffs that more states recognize in marital/spousal rape and other forcible rapes include __________, ____________, and a pending divorce/seperation/court order.
Definition
time limit for reporting, force or threat of force required
Term
Date rape factors ______, _________, or false promises.
Definition
coercion, inebriation
Term
3 model of sexual assault factors that reduce victim resistance
Definition
-passivity
-history of sexual abuse
-traditional attitudes
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