Deck 11: Theft, Fraud and Other Property Crimes

Question 1

It was only in 1971, after over 20 years of feminist campaigns on the issue, that rape within marriage (of a wife by a husband) was made formally illegal with the abolition of the marital rape exclusion clause.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Until the comprehensive UK review of sexual offences in 2003 (discussed at the end of this chapter) rape was narrowly defined as the penetration of a vagina by a penis without the woman´s consent - a definition that excluded the penetration of other parts of the body as well as excluding male rape.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Messerschmidt (2000) stated what percentage of ´adult male sex offenders report that their first sexual offence occurred during adolescence´?

A)0.25
B)0.3
C)0.4
D)0.6
E)0.66

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The UK Home Offïce recorded 54,982 sex offences for 2010-11 - this amounts to around what per cent of all violent crime?

A)0.01
B)0.02
C)0.05
D)0.08
E)0.15

Question 5

According to the Fawcett Society, a UK women´s rights organization, what proportion of rapes reported to the police leads to a conviction.

A)1 in 5
B)1 in 10
C)1 in 20
D)1 in 50
E)1 in 100

Question 6

In Australia the 1996 Women´s Safety Survey found that sexual assault by a boyfriend or a date accounted for what per cent of all sexual assaults?

A)0.016
B)0.032
C)0.084
D)0.166
E)0.228

Question 7

In Chapter 11 it is argued that the dominant discourse on rape in the 1970s blamed the victim and suggested the only way to remain safe was to do which of these?

A)Stay in your homes
B)Stay in suitable attire
C)Stay in safe places
D)Stay submissive in your manner

Question 8

UK Sexual Offences Act, 2003 defines rape as including which of these?

A)he intentionally penetrates the vagina, anus or mouth of another person with his penis
B)the person does not consent to the penetration
C)he intentionally penetrates the vagina or anus of another person with a part of his body or anything else
D)the penetration is sexual

Question 9

Why do feminists argue that rape is about social control and not sexual activity?