CJ 315 Module 1 Quiz

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CJ 315 Module 1 Quiz What was the argument Margret Fry put forth to help develop compensation programs in the 1950s in the United Kingdom? Select one. There were many inadequacies in how the state secured and/or made available compensation for victims of crime. Which of the following documents was created to improve victims' access to justice, fair treatment, restitution, compensation, and support? The Declaration of the Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power Criminologists focus on the study and analysis of criminal behavior. Which of the following do victimologists mainly focus on? Select one. Victims’ rights during criminal proceedings What has the framework for the increased acknowledgement of, and advancement in services for, victims developed from? Select one. The study of victimology Lex talionis is a system of justice in which the principle of “an eye for an eye” means what? Select one. Criminals are dealt punishment equal to the harm caused. True or false: While Frederick Wertham is credited with first using the term victimology, it was Benjamin Mendelsohn who was said to have first published this term in his book, The Show of Violence. False What happened once society moved from the victim and/or family being responsible for obtaining justice to the state assuming control over criminal matters and public interest? Select one. The system allowed the interest of victims to become secondary, excluding them from the formal proceedings of the justice system. The women’s movement during the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the development of victimology and the continued recognition and growth of assistance offered to female victims of crime. In what way did the women’s movement accomplish this? Select one. Advocating and fighting to change the social norms in society that led to the poor treatment of women in the justice system. In 1984, the federal government enacted the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), which authorizes which of the following? Select one. Compensation when federal crimes are committed and monetary assistance to state compensation programs True or false: Poor treatment in the criminal justice system of women who had suffered sexual abuse and domestic violence was a direct result of a lack of women advocates in assisting these women. False
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