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is school mandatory or voluntary?

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school is mandatory for children

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what is the drop-out age for children at school?

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georgia & florida: 16
alabama: 17

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what is the most common type of victimization at school?

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theft
most common item is cellphones

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why are special ed, public school, and elementary school teachers at a high risk of victimization?

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children are becoming more violent

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what were the teacher victimizations we looked at?

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a broward county teacher was attacked by a 5 year old
a florida teacher was beaten unconscious by a teen for taking away his nintendo switch

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what are the negative outcomes of school based victimization?

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students have higher levels of fear for repeat victimization
students are more likely to skip or avoid school
higher levels of anxiety
teachers may seek alternative employment

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where do school based victimizations typically occur?

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school cafeteria, restrooms, hallways, locker rooms, and stairs

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what are the common types of bullying?

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physical bullying
verbal bullying
indirect/social bullying

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what are the four primary types of workplace victimization?

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criminal intent incidents
customer/client incidents
worker-on-worker incident
personal relationship incidents

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what are examples of workplace victimization?

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criminal intent incidents: a person walks into a bank and robs it
customer/client incidents: a person regularly goes to a fast food restaurant and an incident occurs over their incorrect order
worker-on-worker incident: linda renae williams
personal relationship incidents: a husband goes to his ex-wife’s place of employment and attacks her

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what are gig jobs?

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short-term, flexible, independent jobs

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what dangers are associated with gig jobs?

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violent customers, isolated areas

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what are the risk factors for workplace victimization?

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workplaces involving money
working with few people or alone
working late at night or early morning
working in a high crime area
working in the community
working with criminal, unstable people
delivery of goods, passengers, or services
guarding valuables or property
bullying

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what are the preventative measures in schools?

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increased security
zero-tolerance bullying
criminal charges
school-based prevention programs

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what are the methods used to target occupational hazards?

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environmental design
organizational and administrative control
behavioral strategies

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what is a psychopath?

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a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior. they have no conscience or concern regarding the wellbeing

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what is a sociopath?

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a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors

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what is trait theory?

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the view that criminality is a product of abnormal biological or psychological traits

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what is cognitive theory?

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criminal offenders may have cognitive deficits and use information incorrectly when they make decisions

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what are the key details on the perpetrator of the virginia tech massacre?

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-seung-hui cho was a south korean college student described as a loner
-a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation in 2005 found him mentally ill and in need of hospitalization
-officially diagnosed with a flat affect and depressed mood
-hospitalized on december 13, 2005 but released one day later despite being ruled as a danger to himself
-ordered to participate in outpatient program but did not receive treatment and was not followed up on

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what are the key details of the virginia tech shooting?

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-shooting started around 7:15 a.m. on april 16, 2007
-female freshman and male RA were the first victims
-9:40 a.m., cho had a 9mm handgun, 22-caliber handgun, and hundreds of ammo rounds and entered a classroom building he chained closed
-32 dead, 12+ wounded,. 27 students, 5 faculty members
-professor that distracted cho so his students could run was a holocaust survivor from his childhood

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what were the failures and responses from the virginia tech massacre?

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-campus police officers who arrived to the first scene believed the freshman’s boyfriend had killed her
-classwork that cho had done raised concerns, but no one took him seriously

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what are the key details on the perpetrator of the umpqua communtiy college shooting?

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-christopher harper-mercer was a student and previous army who was discharged
-described as a “hate-filled” man with anti-religious and white supremacist ideologies
-posted many thoughts of admiration for past mass shooters on social media
-diagnosed with asperger’s and had substantial mental illness

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what are the key details of the umpqua community college shooting?

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-harper-mercer was armed with a smith & wesson m99, glock 19, taurus pt24/7, smith & wesson revolver, and a del-ton dti-15 semi-automatic rifle
-harper-mercer fired a warning shot in his writing class and forced students to the center
-one student was spared and was forced to deliver his manifesto but was made to watch the massacre before they could leave
-harper-mercer shot his professor point blank, shot students who said they were christian, and a disabled student who he made climb back into her wheelchair
-9 dead, 8 injured

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what are the failures and responses of the umpqua shooting?
-harper-mercer bought his firearms after passing a background check despite being emotionally unstable -had an oregon law been passed earlier harper-mercer would not have been able to purchase his firearms -harper-mercer blamed his lack of standing life and said he was denied everything because he had no job, no girlfriend and he was still a virgin
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what to do in an active shooter situation?
run hide fight never panic
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what is theft?
the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another
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what is the key factor of theft?
there is no force, violence, or fraud
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why are some thieves so brazen when shoplifting?
the thieves already know that they won't be stopped by loss prevention officers or that most stores have a "no apprehend" policy
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what are the risk factors for theft?
attractive items getting smaller, easier to carry, and easier to conceal exposure to delinquents living in high crime neighborhoods college lifestyle social media plain view exposure
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what does motor vehicle theft include besides cars?
self-propelled vehicles (trucks, buses, motorcycles, scooters, atvs, snowmobiles, etc.)
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what are the two most important risk factors for motor vehicle victimization?
leaving keys in the ignition not locking your car doors
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what is burglary?
the unlawful entry into a home or dwelling without the permission of the owner
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what is robbery?
the forceable taking of an object or item from a person
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what are the high risk factors of burglary?
middle- or high-income neighborhoods expensive homes homes on familiar route along major roads homes that lack capable guardians homes on quiet residential streets easy access no burglar alarm or cameras
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what are the tactics used by thieves to get your information?
dumpster diving shoulder surfing skimming phishing
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what is the dark web?
a subset of the deep web that is intentionally hidden, requiring a specific browser, tor, to access it
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how do you access the dark web?
tor = the onion router
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is it illegal to go on the dark web?
it is not illegal to browse and access the dark web
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how can you protect yourself from identity theft?
monitor your credit be careful of phishing install anti-virus software identity theft coverage
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what is cyberbullying?
the intent to consistently harass another individual to cause harm via any electronic method, including social media, and includes defamation, public disclosure of private facts, and intentional emotional distress
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what is a physical disability?
when a person is unable to perform daily activities such as walking, climbing stairs, bathing, getting dressed, and taking care of themselves
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what is a cognitive/developmental disability?
serious, chronic impairment of major activities such as self-care, language/speech, learning, mobility, and capacity for independent living
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why are women with disabilities victimized?
younger, minorities, nonmarried, employed, less-educated at greater risk may be abused by personal assistants intimate partner violence helplessness of victim
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what are the common victimizations experienced by the homeless?
assault battery theft sexual assault murder victimless crimes
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what are the mental illness disorder categories?
mood disorders anxiety disorders personality disorders psychotic disorders eating disorders trauma-related disorders substance abuse disorders
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what is the extent of victimization in prisons?
much goes unreported more common in prisons than general population and jails include battery, aggravated assault, homicide, sexual assault, and theft
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what is the gender difference of victimization while incarcerated?
females are victimized by other inmates males victimized by staff members and other male inmates
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what is the race difference of victimization while incarcerated?
whites are more likely to be victimized by other inmates minorities are more likely to be assaulted by staff
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what is the importation perspective?
inmates have characteristics that place them at risk of victimization prior victimization history, stature, and personality lgbtq+ at higher risk
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what is the deprivation perspective?
prison environment is depriving and producing victimization dangerousness of a particular facility may increase victimization
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what is PREA?
prison rape elimination act of 2003: mandated the bureau of justice statistics collect data on sexual assault in adult and juvenile jails and prisons
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what does PREA say regarding consent?
staff and inmates cannot engage in sexual relations. an inmate cannot provide consent. period
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why do some inmates not report their victimization?
fear
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what is the amendment that forbids cruel and unusual punishment?
eighth amendment
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what is a serial killer?
a person who kills two or more persons in the service of abnormal psychological gratification, with the murders taking place during two separate occasions
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what are the key points about ted bundy?
-over 4 years he kidnapped, raped, and murdered 30+ women across 7 states -method was to approach victims pretending to be hurt and then overpowered them -engaged in sexual acts with corpses of victims until bodies were too decomposed -asserted power, manipulation, and predatory power -power/control killer -florida state chi omega murders
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what are the key points about richard ramirez?
-antisocial behavior, asserting power, and predatory behavior -thrill killer -suffered from delusions / visionary killer -"made" psychopath due to violent childhood -satanist -nickname: the night stalker
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what is the occult?
satanism, witchcraft, demonic summoning, and dark magic "that which is hidden"
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what is the number associated with the beast?
666
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what are the types of cults?
religious cults political, racist, terrorist cults doomsday cults
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what is a religious cult?
feature a belief in god or some higher being the danger is that the leader will reinterpret scripture and, in some instances, view themselves as the prophet or right hand of that god
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what is a political, racist, terrorist cult?
focuses on a fueled belief in changing society, revolution, overthrowing a perceived enemy or getting rid of evil forces this type of cult may specialize in paramilitary training and equipping members to be ready for battle at a moment's notice
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what is a doomsday cult?
focus on how the end is near and how there will be a catastrophe and apocalypse. the world will end one day, and they want to be ready for that time the belief in the cult is that you can be saved by following the leader who will prepare you for the self-fulfilling imminent prophecy
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who was jim jones?
a charismatic preacher who founded one of the most notorious cults in american history, the people's temple between 1955 and 1978
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what was the people's temple?
a new religious organization that combined elements of christianity with communist and socialist ideology and an emphasis on racial equality. this belief led to the group accepting all kinds of people
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what was the jonestown tragedy?
mass suicide of cult members by drinking poisoned punch and the murder of congressman leo ryan
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what marshall applegate and his followers believed?
they believed that they could transform themselves into immortal extraterrestrial beings by rejecting their human nature, and they would ascend to heaven, referred to as the "next level" by getting on a spaceship that would follow the hale-bopp comet
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what was the purpose of the heaven's gate insurance?
it would cover up to 50 members and would pay each person $1 million if abducted by aliens
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what is a phobia?
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something
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what is professor fields' phobia?
ophidiophobia = fear of snakes
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which animal has caused the most fatalities?
brown bear (70 fatalities)
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what was said about the misconception of the breed of dog and danger?
it's not the breed of dog that's dangerous but it's how the dog is trained

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