Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1.The plight of crime victims in the United States to be recognized and have access to services following victimization emanates from the energy and growth of social movements during the 1970s.
2.The framework for the acknowledgement and advancement in services offered to victims has developed from the study of victimology.
3.The significance of social movements and the advancement of victimology unfortunately has not greatly impacted our understanding of the recovery of individuals who have suffered the emotional and psychological trauma, physical injuries, and/or financial losses of crime.
4.Victimology, as a scientific discipline has drawn its knowledge from research from a variety of backgrounds, such as law, social work, nursing, psychology, and medicine.
5.The advocacy of social movements and victim assistance organizations today, unfortunately have not changed the way victims are treated in the criminal justice system and the support offered to them.


1.true
2.true
3.false
4.true
5.false

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