ADJ 201 Test 1 Study Guide questions
with complete solutions
Victim precipitation theory suggests that crime victims may trigger attacks
by acting provocatively. - correct answer ✔✔True
Donald was arrested for murdering an acquaintance. At the trial, Donald
takes the stand and testifies that he and the victim knew each other. He
admits that they would drink and use drugs together. One night while
"partying," Donald explains in his testimony, an argument got out of hand
during a card game. Donald explains that the victim accused him of cheating
and pulled out a knife on him and started swinging it in the air. Donald said
that he had no choice but to pull out his gun and shoot the victim. The jury
convicted Donald of manslaughter.
According to Marvin Wolfgang, the incident described above is best
characterized as a ______. - correct answer ✔✔victim-precipitated homicide
According to the research on chronic offenders, arrests and court
experiences deter chronic offenders. - correct answer ✔✔False
Beth was a victim of childhood physical and sexual abuse. She is now 40
years old and is a well-respected journalist who works for a nationally known
magazine. She also travels around the country speaking to crime victims.
According to the social ecology theory of victimization, at what time of the
day were the abusive attacks on Beth more likely to take place? - correct
answer ✔✔From 10 p.m. to 12 p.m.
According to the structural perspective, crime rates are a function of _____
forces, such as neighborhood conditions, cultural factors, and norm conflict. -
correct answer ✔✔ecological
