61. What is the most common form of hate crime?
a. murder b. simple assault
c. arson d. intimidation
62. Who is most likely to engage in workplace violence?
a. a middle-aged white female facing termination
b. a middle–aged white male facing termination
c. a middle–aged minority female facing termination
d. a middle–aged minority male facing termination
63. Perpetrators who believe that they are taking a defensive stand against outsiders whom they believe threaten
their community or way of life are committing a type of hate crime referred to as:
a. reactive hate crimes. b. suggestive hate crimes.
c. thrill seeking hate crimes. d. interpersonal/community hate crimes.
64. A hate crime motivated by revenge for another hate crime, either real or imaginary, which may spark further
retaliation is known as a/an:
a. retaliatory hate crime. b. revenge hate crime.
c. interpersonal hate crime. d. thrill seeking hate crime.
65. Nurses are times more likely to experience workplace violence than any other professional group
a.
two
b. three
c. five d. eight
66. The aggrieved party does nothing to rectify a conflict situation; over time, the unresolved conflict may be
compounded by other events that cause an eventual eruption is known as:
a. sufferance. b. prejudice.
c. stoicism. d. amenableness.
67. About people are victims of workplace violence a year.
a. 1.7 million b. 1 million
c. 500,000 d. 3 million
68. Women are most likely to be stalked by:
a. a stranger. b. a casual acquaintance.
c. older males. d. an intimate partner.
69. Unlike lower species, humans lack an inhibition against fatal violence toward their own species and are capable
of killing their own kind in war or as a result of interpersonal conflict.
a. True
b. False
70. There is evidence that a subculture of violence may be found in areas that experience concentrated poverty and
social disorganization.
a. True
b. False
71. Under Babylonian and Hebraic law, the rape of a virgin was a crime punishable by death.
a. True
b. False
72. As with other violent crimes, the rate of rape has been on a decade–long rise, with the highest monthly rates
occurring in December and January.
a. True
b. False
73. Watching violent or pornographic films featuring women who are beaten, raped, or tortured has been linked to
sexually aggressive behavior in men.
a. True
b. False
74. Feminists suggest that as the nation moves toward gender equality, there may be an immediate increase in the
rates of because of increased threats to male virility and dominance.
a. True
b. False
75. Urban areas have experienced a larger decrease in rapes than rural areas.
a. True
b. False
76. Research indicates that many women are raped each year by their husbands as part of an overall pattern of
spousal abuse. Today, almost every state recognizes marital rape as a crime.
a. True
b. False
77. Some research studies estimate that as many as 25% or more of rapes involve multiple offenders.
a. True
b. False
78. Second-degree murder requires the killer to have malice aforethought, premeditation, and deliberation.
a. True
b. False
79. Spousal abuse among men who have served in the military is extremely high.
a. True
b. False
80. Women who were abused as children are at greater risk to be abused again as adults than those who avoided
childhood victimization.
a. True
b. False
81. Children who are clinically diagnosed as abused later engage in delinquent behaviors, including violence, at a rate
significantly greater than that of children who were not abused.
a. True
b. False
82. The typical armed robber is unlikely to be a professional who carefully studies targets while planning a crime.
a. True
b. False
83. Because of technological advances, robberies have increased over the past ten years.
a. True
b. False
84. People arrested for assault and those identified by victims are usually young, male (about 80%), and white
a. True
b. False
85. Marcus Felson describes robbers as foragers, predators who search for victims, preferably close to their homes,
where numerous “nutritious” victims are abundant.
a. True
b. False
86. The perpetrators of thrill-seeking hate crimes rationalize their behavior as a defensive stand taken against
outsiders whom they believe threaten their community or way of life.
a. True
b. False
87. “Dabblers” are defined as people who are not committed to hate but drift in and out of active bigotry.
a. True
b. False
88. Some occupations are more dangerous than others. Bartenders are at greatest risk to be victims of workplace
violence.
a. True
b. False
89. Most stalking incidents emerge from preexisting relationships, and about half emerge specifically from romantic
relationships.
a. True
b. False
90. Discuss the possible links between substance abuse and violence.
91. Identify and explain the four stages of the violentization process.
92. Rape has been a recognized crime throughout history. Explain the historical background of rape.
93. Discuss and explain the three motivations for rape.
94. Define and discuss the differences among serial killing, spree killing, and mass killing.
95. What are some of the primary concerns of statistics showing a decline in sexual abuse?
96. Discuss the causes of child abuse.
97. Discuss the nature and extent of spousal abuse. What are the predictive factors of spousal abuse?
98. Compare and contrast the four different types of robbers. In your discussion, identify which type is the most
frequent offender. Also, identify which type is the most likely to be caught.
99. Discuss the nature and extent of hate crimes. Include in your discussion McDevitt and Levin’s three motivations
for hate crimes and the factors known to produce hate crimes.
100. Discuss the nature and extent of stalking. Who is most likely to be stalked, and why?