CCP Victim Risk & Relationship Assessment 2

Question 1

A profiler categorizes a victim as 'high risk' based on lifestyle. Which factor most directly elevates victim risk in this classification?

Accepted Answer

Engaging in street-level drug transactions

Answer

Direct involvement in illegal transactions creates frequent contact with violent offenders, elevating victim risk more than environmental or occupational factors alone.

Question 2

In victim-offender relationship typologies, an 'acquaintance' victim refers to someone who:

Accepted Answer

Knows the offender through a social or professional context but is not intimate

Answer

Acquaintance victims have non-intimate but established contact with offenders, distinguishing them from both strangers and intimate partners.

Question 3

Which victimological concept explains why certain individuals are repeatedly targeted by different offenders over time?

Accepted Answer

Repeat victimization

Answer

Repeat victimization describes the phenomenon where prior victims face disproportionately higher risk of future victimization compared to the general population.

Question 4

A profiler notes that a homicide victim had recently ended an intimate relationship. This information is most relevant to assessing:

Accepted Answer

Potential offender pool and motive

Answer

Terminated intimate relationships are a documented risk factor for intimate partner homicide, narrowing the likely offender pool to ex-partners.

Question 5

Routine Activity Theory suggests victimization occurs when which three elements converge?

Accepted Answer

Motivated offender, suitable target, and absence of capable guardianship

Answer

Cohen and Felson's Routine Activity Theory holds that crime requires a motivated offender, a suitable target, and the absence of capable guardianship simultaneously.

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CCP Victim Risk & Relationship Assessment 2