Module 6 Flashcards
- Crime victims often have many critical needs. When officers provide the details about the criminal justice system and the steps in which an investigation will take, ___________ need is met.
• Information (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Crime victims often have many critical needs. When victims are protected from perpetrators and are provided assistance in avoiding re-victimization, ___________ need is met.
• Safety (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Law enforcement departments are liable for how they work with disabled victims of crime and are liable for __________________.
• failure to adequately train officers (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Hate crime victims may have a fear of __________
- having their privacy compromised
- law enforcement and the criminal justice system
- repercussions from being “outted” to family members and employers
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Immigrants and undocumented residents who are victims of crime may be hesitant to contact law because they ______________.
• are unable to effectively communicate (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Crime victims in Illinois have many rights, which include the right to be reasonably protected from the accused throughout the criminal justice process.
• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Crime victims in Illinois are required to be advised of their rights as a victim by 740 ILCS 120/1-4. Part of this act requires the posting of the rights in close proximity of __________________.
• courthouses (Correct Answer)
- An individual who personally witnessed a violent crime (was not a victim themselves) in Illinois may be eligible for victim compensation.
• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When law enforcement interacts with victims of crime, __________ are important techniques to use with all victims during the investigation.
• professionalism (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When law enforcement interacts with victims of crime, __________ are important techniques to use with all victims during the investigation.
- empathy
- effective communication
- professionalism
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When approaching elderly crime victims with Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease, the officer should approach from the front and avoid eye direct eye contact.
• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When working with crime victims with mental illnesses, the officer should use these techniques: __________________.
- concealing hands
- direct and continuous eye contact
- touching
- None of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When working with crime victims who are immigrants or undocumented residents, officers should use __________ as an interpreter when language is a barrier.
- children
- parents
- spouse
- none of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When working with potential hate crime victims, officers should ________.
• Allow the victim to vent feelings about the incident or crime (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- The American’s with Disability Act does not require disabled crime victims have the same rights as individuals without disabilities.
• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
. Victims of hate crimes rarely fear law enforcement and the criminal justice system
• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
. Crime victims in Illinois have many rights, which include the right to be treated with fairness and respect for their dignity and privacy, and to be free from harassment, intimidation, and abuse throughout the criminal justice process.
• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- The spouse and parent of a person killed or injured in Illinois as the result of a violent crime is not eligible for victim compensation.
• False (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When law enforcement interacts with victims of crime, __________ are important techniques to use with all victims during the investigation.
• responsiveness (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- When working with crime victims who are immigrants or undocumented residents, officers should ________.
- never use using token words in the victim’s native language (e.g., “señor/señora” or “gracias,”)
- admit you are unfamiliar with their cultural practices
- use the word “immigrant” and avoid the word “alien”
- all of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
When working with potential hate crime victims, officers should ________.
• ask the victim how they want you to help them (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Crime victims often have many critical needs. When officers provide the details about the criminal justice system and the steps in which an investigation will take, ___________ need is met.
- Support
- Access
- Justice
- None of the above (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- Crime victims often have many critical needs. When victims receive assistance to participate in the justice system processes and repair harm, _________ need is met.
• Support (Correct Answer / Your Answer)
- The American’s with Disability Act requires disabled crime victims have the same rights as individuals without disabilities.
• True (Correct Answer / Your Answer)