Discuss victimization as a process and identify most likely victims.
What will be an ideal response?
Victimization is not a random process. Becoming a victim is a process encompassing a host of systematic environmental, demographic, and personal characteristics. According to the 2015 NCVS study (Truman & Morgan, 2016), the individual most likely to be victimized is a young black unmarried male living in poverty in an urban environment, which is exactly the profile of the person most likely to victimize others. Victimization studies, like criminal behavior studies, show that victimization drops precipitously from 25 years of age onward, that it also drops with increasing household income, and that being married is a protective factor against victimization, as it is against crime.
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a. TRUE b. FALSE
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) Bail fee B) Layaway C) Bond D) Retainer
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A) Arraignment B) Preliminary hearing C) Grand jury hearing D) First appearance