Liberty University CJUS 330 Quiz 4

Liberty University CJUS 330 Quiz 4

CJUS 330 Quiz 4

Which of the following statements about the characteristics of crime victims is generally true?

A Washington, DC, study of "noncooperative" witnesses found that 62 percent of them were ____________.

                Research showed that victims who entered the ____________ expressed higher levels of satisfaction.

                What effect do victim impact statements have on the length or severity of sentences in noncapital cases?

                James was assaulted by some other teens outside his apartment building in the Projects. Like James, few victims of violent crimes ____________ and even fewer get any benefit from it.

                Most of what is known about the stresses of testifying in court comes from studies of ____________ victims.

                Many legislators are enthusiastic about helping victims but not so enthusiastic about ____________.

                African-Americans are incarcerated in state prisons at a rate that is 5.1 times the national average of imprisonment of Whites. In which state is the ratio of African-American to White incarceration more than to 10 to 1?

                While ____________ are easier to get today than previously, they are not self-enforcing and may instill a false sense of security.

                At which point in a criminal proceeding is the presence of the victim most important?

                Which of the following would be a typical activity for a victim assistance program?

                After enduring ____________, some victims report feeling as though they were the ones on trial.

                Around ____________ of felony defendants are male.

                ____________ is the belief that police and the courts are illegitimate, unresponsive, and ill equipped to ensure public safety.

                The largest and best-known victims' rights organization is ____________, founded by Candy Lightner after the death of her daughter.

                Why do court personnel have little empathy with or understanding of the types of defendants whose fates they must decide?

Rex has been arrested for a misdemeanor. He is not an attorney, but he has decided to act pro se, which means ____________.

Today, every state permits ____________ as part of the sentencing process.

Victims report feeling satisfied with the court process ____________.

                In approximately ____________ of all murders, the victim and the perpetrator are strangers.

                Prior to the American Revolution, the fate of criminals was closely tied to the wishes of

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Many groups that identify as victims' rights organizations are primarily concerned with ____________.

There is no Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in the case of defendants who ____________.

                Prior to changes in intimate-relationship violence laws, what would a police officer often do for a victim who was physically abused by domestic partner?

In 1982, California became the first state to adopt a ____________.