Question 1

According to Rentschler, how has the U.S. victims’ rights movement strategically increased the visibility of crime victims in the media?

Accepted Answer

By mobilizing a specific construction of 'crime victim' into the public sphere and using media advocacy to portray victims as a class of citizens without rights.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the 'politics of recognition' as applied to victims’ rights activism, according to Nancy Fraser’s framework?

Accepted Answer

It is a call for social recognition of crime victims’ group identity within institutions like the media and criminal justice system.

Question 3

How do victims’ rights advocates in the U.S. and Canada typically frame the relationship between victims’ rights and offenders’ rights?

Accepted Answer

They claim that the legal system is too protective of defendants’ rights, often at the expense of victims’ rights.

Question 4

Which of the following is a key strategy used by victims’ rights advocates to influence media coverage of crime?

Accepted Answer

Providing training materials and handbooks to advocates and journalists to promote a victim-centered perspective in news stories.

Question 5

What is the main critique that victims’ rights activists have of 'forensic journalism'?

Accepted Answer

It sensationalizes the physical details of victims’ bodies and crime scenes, often disregarding the wishes and dignity of victims’ families.

Question 6

In the context of victims’ rights media advocacy, what is meant by 'secondary wounding'?

Accepted Answer

The emotional or psychological harm inflicted on victims or their families by insensitive or intrusive media coverage.

Question 7

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of 'proxy-victims' as used in the victims’ rights movement?

Accepted Answer

Family members of murder victims who become visible advocates and representatives of victimization in the media.

Question 8

How does 'emotional literacy training' for journalists, as described in the study materials, aim to change the reporting of crime?

Accepted Answer

By instructing journalists in empathic techniques to create a more hospitable environment for crime-victim families, encouraging their participation in news making.

Question 9

According to the study materials, what is a potential consequence of framing crime news primarily through the emotional pain of victims and their families?

Accepted Answer

It can reinforce calls for punitive criminal justice policies and shift focus away from structural causes of crime.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a right typically advocated for by the victims’ rights movement, according to the study materials?

Accepted Answer

The right to determine the sentencing of offenders directly.

Question 11

A journalist is preparing to interview the family of a murder victim. According to 'emotional literacy training,' which of the following practices is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Allow the family to choose the time, place, and terms of the interview, and explain the purpose of the interview.

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the shift in crime news coverage promoted by victims’ rights advocates?

Accepted Answer

From a focus on the offender and law enforcement to a focus on the emotional experiences and rights of victims and their families.

Question 13

In the context of the victims’ rights movement, what is the significance of family photographs and emotional displays in news stories?

Accepted Answer

They are used to create powerful, dramatic narratives that emphasize the emotional impact of crime and increase the newsworthiness of the story.

Question 14

Which of the following is a criticism of the victims’ rights movement’s approach to crime, as discussed in the study materials?

Accepted Answer

It tends to individualize crime and violence, focusing on single events and psychological trauma rather than broader social causes.

Question 15

A Canadian province passes a victims’ bill of rights that allows crime victims to make impact statements at sentencing. According to the study materials, what is the likely intended effect of this policy?

Accepted Answer

To provide victims with a voice in the criminal justice process and increase their social recognition.

Question 16

Which of the following scenarios best demonstrates the concept of 'news-source activism' as described in the study materials?

Accepted Answer

A victims’ rights organization trains advocates to work with journalists to ensure that crime victims’ perspectives are included in news stories.

Question 17

According to the study materials, what is a potential risk of the increasing centrality of victims’ rights rhetoric in media coverage of crime?

Accepted Answer

It can contribute to demands for harsher punishments and a focus on retribution rather than prevention or rehabilitation.

Question 18

Which of the following best summarizes the main argument of Rentschler’s article?

Accepted Answer

The victims’ rights movement has strategically used media advocacy to redefine crime as a conflict between victims (especially families) and offenders, influencing both policy and news coverage.

Question 19

A journalism student is taught to use statements like 'I’m sorry this happened to you' when interviewing a crime victim’s family. According to the study materials, what is the primary purpose of this practice?

Accepted Answer

To establish empathy and create a supportive environment that encourages participation in the news story.

Victims’ Rights, Media, and the Social Construction of Crime

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