Deck 12: Sex Offenders on the Internet

Question 1

"Grooming" refers to the ways that a sexual offender gains control over victims.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

When the offender is unknown, the reconstruction process becomes a necessary step to:

A) Reassure the victim that progress is being made
B) Prioritize suspects
C) Accommodate multiple cases
D) Open new lines of investigation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Sex offender peer support groups can give offenders access to child pornography, children, and technical knowledge.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The reconstruction process becomes a necessity when:

A) There is more than one victim involved
B) There is more than one sex offender involved
C) The victim is unknown
D) The sex offender is unknown

Question 5

It is important to stress that sexual abuse and illegal pornography did not exist before the
Internet.

Question 6

Generalizations regarding investigations are of particular use, even though cases tend to be unique.

Question 7

The Internet enables sexual offenders to commit a crime without ever physically assaulting a victim.

Question 8

Which of the following is an impact of sex offender peer support groups?

A) Enabling offenders to view their behavior as socially acceptable
B) Raising the sex offender's inhibitions to act on impulses
C) A clearinghouse of state and Federal agencies ready to assist the sex offender
D) Trained counselors available 24 hours a day

Question 9

Of Lanning's three general categories of sex offenders, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the situational category?

A) Generally more power/anger motivated
B) Are compulsive record keepers
C) Generally pick convenient targets
D) None of the above

Question 10

Detailed knowledge of an offender can help investigators:

A) Protect past victims
B) Warn potential victims
C) Communicate with the offender
D) All of the above

Question 11

An offender's choice of location, tools, and actions taken are referred to as:

A) MO
B) Motivation
C) Crime scene characteristics
D) Signature behaviors

Question 12

Which of the following is a reason the Internet is attractive to sex offenders?

A) Greater access to victims.
B) Extending their reach
C) The vast amount of information about potential victims
D) All of the above

Question 13

One of the risks that private citizens take in luring online predators is that:

A) If the subject of the investigation is child pornography, their efforts may cause them to have possession of child pornography and be arrested along with the offender.
B) Should the neighbors find out, they could possibly be forced to move out of their neighborhood.
C) One of their neighbors could be an online predator.
D) The police consider cyber vigilantes to be a nuisance.

Question 14

Victimology can help determine:

A) Why the victim was selected
B) What victim behavior caused the offense
C) To what extent the victim was at fault
D) The offender's modus operandi

Question 15

Typically, children are not used in undercover investigations because:

A) Children, like child actors, can be difficult to control.
B) Parents are not comfortable with their child participating in an undercover operation.
C) There is concern for their welfare.
D) Typically, there are no funds in the budget for undercover investigations using children.

Question 16

Which of the following are reasons that digital evidence may not be preserved properly or at all?

A) Victims may destroy key evidence because they are embarrassed by it.
B) Corporate security professionals may not be aware of proper evidence handling concepts.
C) Poorly trained police officers may overlook important items.
D) All of the above.

Question 17

If an offender's computer reveals a large number of contacts, a good solution is:

A) To pass the contact information to local departments and have them contact the individuals in person
B) To draft a simple form letter summarizing the investigation and listing the suspects' online nicknames and e-mail addresses, and request assistance
C) To reach out to each contact, using the offender's computer and online personas
D) To determine what schools the contacts attend and have their principals call the students and their parents in for consultation

Question 18

The process of correlating evidence through temporal, relational, and functional analysis is known as:

A) Crime scene analysis
B) Offense behavior analysis
C) Investigative reconstruction
D) Victimology

Question 19

Failure to interpret evidence, obtain information from an unknown offender, or apprehend an unknown offender can be caused by:

A) Excessive caseload
B) Scrutiny of the press
C) Negative public opinion
D) Failure to understand the offender's motivation

Question 20

One way that a digital examiner can reduce the likelihood of overlooking or misinterpreting important details is:

A) To always work in pairs, so each examiner can check the other's work
B) Carefully apply the scientific method
C) Videotape the entire examination process so that key areas can be reviewed
D) Take verbal notes with a digital voice recorder

Question 21

Lanning identifies three general categories of sex offenders: situational, preferential, and differential.

Question 22

An accepted method of conducting undercover investigations involves using a minor, especially if the minor is the victim.

Question 23

When dealing with online sexual offenders, it is critically important to take advantage of the Internet as a source of evidence.

Question 24

Confronting the victim with evidence of their abuse is standard practice in sex offender cases.

Question 25

Providing information about an offender's method of approach, attack, or control may help investigators interact with an offender or provide potential victims with protective advice.

Question 26

Given the potential for concealment in sex offender cases, it is important to examine all digital evidence carefully rather than simply searching for a obvious items such as images that are not hidden.

Question 27

Because sex offenders tend to be nonviolent, investigators do not need to take the same precautions when serving warrants on computer-related offenses as they would with other crimes.

Question 28

Sex offenders do not change over time nor do they modify their behavior, simplifying the investigative process.

Question 29

Discuss the responsibility of the digital investigator in bringing charges of sex offense or possession of child pornography against a member of the local community.

Question 30

The initial stage of any investigation is to determine if a crime has actually occurred.

Question 31

The practice of private citizens luring offenders is not recommended for reasons of safety and inadvertent violation of the law.