Criminology ~ Lesson 11 Quiz
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Surveys of college women find that approximately ______ percent are victims of rape at some point while in college.
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about one in five (20%)
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According to a case study by Krebs et al., most sexual assaults in which force was NOT used also had this characteristic in common:
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NOT the victim and offender had a prior sexual or dating relationship. (Options are: the victim was drunk, there were multiple offenders, the victim was coerced or threatened and the victim and offender had a prior sexual or dating relationship.)
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Battered women typically do not try to leave the relationship and do not report it to police.
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False
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In general, men are less likely to be victims of domestic violence, but they are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner.
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False
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The concept of \"gender symmetry,\" discussed in chapter 11, refers to the idea that
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men are just as likely to be victims of intimate partner violence.
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Several studies in the 1980s and 1990s tested the effectiveness of mandatory arrest laws in deterring domestic violence. What did those studies conclude?
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The results were inconsistent and may even have increased offending in some cities and among some offenders.
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Barkan says violence against women is \"gendered,\" meaning that women are raped and battered precisely because they are women.
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True
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One problem with studies like the National College Women Sexual Victimization survey is that the questions are so vague, it is hard to know if what was reported was really rape.
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False
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Approximately what percentage of rapes and sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows?
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80%
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A national survey by the Centers for Disease Control and the National Violence Against Women Survey found that what proportion/percentage of women report being raped at some point in their lifetime?
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Almost one in five (18%).
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The \"It's on US\" campaign has been criticized for placing too much emphasis on empowering women and neglecting the role men should play in preventing rape.
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False
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A study by Krebs et al. found what type of sexual assaults of college students were most common?
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NOT non-consensual assaults. (Options are: incapacitated assaults, forcible assaults, non-consensual assaults and non-forcible assaults).
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What does Barkan conclude, based on research, about the controversy over \"battered men?\"
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Women do commit violence against male partners, and not always in self-defense, but women are far more likely to be the victims of serious domestic violence.
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According to the NCVS (BJS), rates of rape and sexual assault are
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highest for women in the lowest-income households.
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The National Crime Victimization Survey (BJS) shows that, from 1995 to 2010, the rates of rape and sexual assault of females
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NOT Increased for about the first 10 years, but decreased since 2005. (Options are: decreased in almost every year, remained more-or-less constant, increased in almost every year and increased for about the first 10 years, but decreased since 2005.)
