Victims of Violent Crimes, Global
Issues, Ethics
Due Mar 4 at 11:59pm
Points 60
Questions 20
Time Limit 60 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 7: Week 7 — Module 8: Week 8.
Contains 20 multiple-choice questions.
Is limited to 1 hour.
Allows 1 attempt.
Is worth 60 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module 8: Week 8.
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Question 1
3 / 3 pts
Treatment goals when working with victims of crime should include all but which of the
following?
Building formal and informal social support systems
Reinforcing ways to regain a sense of safety
Teaching victims how to manage their emotions, such as anger, sadness, and fear
Helping victims quickly move beyond their pain and fear by encouraging them how to focus on
other, more pleasant things in their lives
Question 2
3 / 3 pts
When a certain act is being evaluated to determine its ethical nature, Kitchener’s model would
have the evaluators ask whether the professional acted with
independence, good will, self-determination, and judicial prudence.
good intentions, clear intent, best interest, and no intentional harm.
autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice.
Regard to all parties, clear intent, respect for the profession, good will.
Question 3
3 / 3 pts
Genocide is defined as any act committed with the intention to destroy, in whole or in part, a
national ethnic, racial or religious group, evidenced by all but which of the following:
killing members of the group or causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.
deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical
destruction in whole or in part.
nationally sanctioned family planning programs.
forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
Question 4
3 / 3 pts
Civilians who flee conflict but remain within the country are considered
stateless.
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS).
refugees.
political asylum seekers.
Question 5
3 / 3 pts
The purpose of the NOHS ethical standards is to
provide human service professionals and educators with guidelines to help them manage ethical
dilemmas effectively.
provide a comprehensive list of rules that all human service professionals must abide by,
regardless of their state of residence.
provide a connection between all the helping fields, including human services, counseling and
social work
protect practitioners from unethical clients.
Question 6
3 / 3 pts
The official orchestration of sexual violence in wartime, particularly against women and girls is
called
Wartime Violence Against Women
Sexual Assault in Wartime
Rape as a Weapon of War
Wartime Sexual Violence
Question 7
3 / 3 pts
Risk factors for gang membership include all but which of the following?
Living in high crime neighborhoods and poverty
Coming from a single parent household or having parents who approve of violence
Poor academic performance and/or learning disabilities
Come from an immigrant family that migrated to the U.S. from a war-torn country.
Question 8
3 / 3 pts
It is estimated that nearly_______ girls have undergone Female Genital Mutation.
100,000 to 300,000
1 million to 13 million
100 million to 200 million
It is not known how many girls have undergone FGM
Question 9
3 / 3 pts
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there
are approximately ____________ displaced people who have been forcibly removed from their
homes and communities.
22 million
33 million
42 million
7 million
Question 10
3 / 3 pts
Martin states that there is commonly a(n)_______ aspect to the batterer’s professions of regret
and apologies.
authentic
empathetic
desperate
manipulative
Question 11
3 / 3 pts
Having ever-evolving codes of ethics enables a profession to:
shift its identity as the need arises
remain current with contemporary ethical thinking
avoid having to take a stand on serious ethical issues
slip unintentionally into unethical behavior
Question 12
3 / 3 pts
Human service professionals work with indigenous people in reconciliation efforts to
assist them in the ongoing process of assimilating into mainstream society.
resolve their differences with other tribal groups, many of which have been in conflict for
multiple generations.
help resolve conflicts on the reservations, either between family members, or even between tribal
elders.
to restore them to a level of self-sufficiency and cultural pride in response to the generations of
cultural genocide.
Question 13
3 / 3 pts
The population in prisons and jails across the country has sky-rocketed, primarily due to sharp
increases in
violent crimes.
violent juvenile offenses.
drug-related offenses.
domestic terrorism.
Question 14
3 / 3 pts
It is very important for human service professionals to remember to be sensitive to differences in
ethical standards and emotional passions.
individual beliefs.
cultures, genders, and ages.
professional standards.
Question 15
3 / 3 pts
Someone with an external locus of control has a tendency to
see outside factors as responsible for the events in their lives.
minimize external influences in the events in their lives.
blame external influences for in the events in their lives.
blame internal influences for in the events in their lives.
Question 16
3 / 3 pts
The CDC estimates that one in ___ women and one in ____ men in the US report having been a
victim of some form of intimate partner violence in 2010.
3; 4
2; 3
5; 7
4; 10
I Question 17
0 / 3 pts
A common barrier to treatment in a correctional setting is
Prisoners are fearful that information they share in counseling will be used against them.
The prisoner had a bad experience with counseling in the past.
A belief among prisoners that mental health services are for “crazy” people.
All of the above.
Question 18
3 / 3 pts
According to human rights workers, Free Trade Zones
are good for the poorest populations in developing countries because it gives them the
opportunity to work and become self-supportive.
allow western companies to circumvent local trade regulations such as minimum wage, working
hour limits and child labor laws, as an incentive to open factories in their impoverished
countries, thereby contributing to human rights violations.
are good because bureaucracy is limited and tax breaks are granted, thus reducing poverty.
ensure market equality worldwide, particularly between the Global North and the Global South.
Question 19
3 / 3 pts
The syndrome that involves a collection of emotions similar to PTSD, commonly experienced in
response to being a survivor of a forced violent sexual assault is called
Post-Rape Syndrome (PRS).
Rape Trauma Syndrome (RTS).
Post-Rape Trauma Syndrome (PRTS).
Post-Sexual Assault Syndrome (PSAS).
Question 20
3 / 3 pts
Gangs consist of groups of individuals who
actively participate in criminal activities on an organized or coordinated basis.
equally consist of both males and females.
