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16rcrc11-Vctmlgy
Victimology section created by Brian Rister
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08/13/2011

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Who has more constitutional protection: the victim or the accused?
Definition
The accused
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True/False: No nation has a higher murder rate than the United States.
Definition
True
Term
Traumatic victimization destroys what two basic beliefs for the victim?
Definition
  • Sense of trust
  • Sense of control
Term
Crime victims react to crisis in what 3 ways?
Definition
  • Emotionally
  • Cognitively
  • Physically
Term
Name some short term responses that crime victims have following a traumatic victimization.
Definition
  • Numbing
  • Shock
  • Disbelief
  • Denial
  • Hysteria
  • Yelling and/or Crying
  • Helplessness
  • Anger
  • Fearful
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Name some long term responses that crime victims have following a traumatic victimization.
Definition
  • Sleep problems
  • PTSD
  • Flashbacks
  • Nightmares
  • Consideration of suicide
  • Drug and/or alcohol problems
  • Mood swings
  • Withdrawal/Isolation
  • Shame
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True/False: Act 141 relates to what is considered to be the "Victims/Witness Bill of Rights" which was put into South Carolina Code in 1984
Definition
True
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