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

1. A victim is someone who has been injured or harmed by the actions of another.
2. Hans von Hentig’s typology of victims looked at how personal factors, such as
biological, psychological, and social factors, influence risk factors for victimization.
3. A victim lost in the wrong part of town is considered to be an innocent victim
according to Mendelsohn’s typology of victims.
4. Wanton victims are victims who become perpetrators of a crime, following years of
abuse.
5. The just world hypothesis suggests bad things happen to bad people, and good
things happen to good people.


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

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