Victims and Victimology- Part 2

1. What is a workable definition of physical child abuse?
2. Why is Mary Ellen Wilson famous? (Be thorough).
3. What are two causes of elder abuse?
4. How does elder abuse differ from child abuse?
5. What are the arguments in favor of hate crime legislation?
6. How do you determine that a crime is a bias crime?
7. How does the social learning theory differ from the exchange theory?
8. Define bullying?
9. Explain the key aspects of the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
10. Explain the concept of duty as applied to civil cases.
11. What is meant by nominal damages and why is it important in some cases to establish at least nominal damages.
12. What positive changes have resulted from the use of the Section 1983 as a tool to punish government agents for wrongdoing?
13. Explain the phrase "under color of law."
14. What were the two critical findings of the ABA survey of restitution directors?
15. Explain the types of restitution.
16. Not all victims of every crime are eligible for state compensation. What are two disqualifiers?
17. Discuss the use of victim impact statements, particularly in trials where the death penalty or life imprisonment is an option. Focus on the due process issue that is in question in the use of these statements.
18. Discuss the actions of the United Nations in combating international victimization.