Deck 12: Sexual Assault

Question 1

What is the first step in the treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders?

A) Assess the risk of reoffending
B) Deliver treatment that is consistent with the ability and learning style of the offender
C) Offer adequate community support services
D) Develop a plan to improve social skills

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Victimization data indicate that approximately ________ of rapes go unreported.

A) one-third
B) two-thirds
C) one-half
D) three-quarters

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The category of sexual aggression in which the offender becomes sexually aroused by physical or psychological brutality is called

A) eroticized aggression.
B) expressive sexual aggression.
C) coercive sexual aggression.
D) instrumental sexual aggression.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In the UCR,statutory rapes is considered a

A) noncriminal event.
B) Part I crime.
C) social issue.
D) Part II crime.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a situational vulnerability factor?

A) One's home
B) Under age 18
C) Alcohol consumption
D) History of victimization

Question 6

Martin,Taft,and Resick (2007)estimate that 10-14% of ________ have experienced rape.

A) males under age 17
B) married women
C) female college students
D) females under age 17

Question 7

In the MTC:R3,the primary motivations are sometimes subdivided according to

A) social competence.
B) secondary motivations.
C) history of offending.
D) responsivity to treatment.

Question 8

The rapist motivated by anger-retaliation in the MTC:R3 is similar to the ________ type described in the original MTC.

A) compensatory
B) impulsive
C) sexually-aggressive
D) displaced-aggression

Question 9

Rape myths typically originate from

A) the just world hypothesis.
B) the traditional view of masculinity.
C) childhood exposure to pornography.
D) an abusive background.

Question 10

The Knight and Sims-Knight Three-path model identifies causal pathways in the development of

A) irresistible impulses.
B) mental disorders of rapists.
C) attitudes that support rape.
D) sexual coercive behavior in male offenders.

Question 11

Which of the following is one of Groth's three categories of rape?

A) Control rape
B) Forceful rape
C) Anger rape
D) Opportunity rape

Question 12

Research suggests that which type of sexual assault is least common?

A) Stranger rape
B) Statutory rape
C) Marital rape
D) Acquaintance rape

Question 13

According to Groth,the smallest percentage of rapists fall under which category?

A) Control rape
B) Power rape
C) Anger rape
D) Sadistic rape

Question 14

Which type of rapist commits sexual assault in response to an intense sexual arousal initiated by specific stimuli?

A) Compensatory rapist
B) Sadistic rapist
C) Impulsive rapist
D) Displaced aggression

Question 15

According to the dominant contemporary theories of the etiology of rape,

A) rapists are mentally disturbed.
B) sexual socialization plays a crucial role in sexual assault.
C) rapists have compulsive physiological urges to rape.
D) women socialize boys to be aggressive and dominant.

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of rape by fraud?

A) A 20-year-old male having sexual relations with a 13-year-old female
B) A male slipping a date-rape drug into the drink of a female, then having sexual relations with her
C) A male having sexual relations with a consenting female under an assumed name
D) A therapist having sexual relations with a consenting patient under the guise of effective treatment

Question 17

Which statement is consistent with research on men who commit rape?

A) Men who sexually assault women have inadequate social skills.
B) Men who sexually assault women are weak.
C) Men who sexually assault express greater hostility to women.
D) Men who sexually assault want to be dominated by women.

Question 18

The FBI's revised definition of rape includes all of the following except

A) male victims.
B) statutory rape.
C) female offenders.
D) penetration of children.

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the four primary motivations of rapists outlined in the revised MTC:R3 classification scheme?

A) Sexual gratification
B) Pervasive hatred
C) Opportunity
D) Vindictiveness

Question 20

Research on rape reveals that,in general,men who rape

A) are addicted to sex.
B) have uncontrollable or irresistible impulses to rape.
C) are suffering from various forms of mental illness.
D) subscribe to attitudes that support rape.

Question 21

The United States has the highest reported incidence of rape in the world.

Question 22

Research shows that a major motivation for rape is to

A) harm or derogate the victim.
B) instigate sexual arousal in the victim.
C) act out a sexual fantasy.
D) satisfy a biological impulse.

Question 23

The original MTC had five major classifications and ten subtypes.

Question 24

According to the text,although myths about rape are changing,college students continue to hold myths about ________ rape.

A) acquaintance
B) marital
C) homosexual
D) statutory

Question 25

Compared to child molesters,perpetrators of adult sexual assault are

A) timid.
B) impulsive.
C) aggressive.
D) manipulative.

Question 26

In the revised definition of rape,force is presumed.Most adolescent sex offenders have a diagnosed mental disorder.

Question 27

The Groth rape typology is similar to the original MTC typology,except that Groth

A) emphasizes the motives for the rape.
B) has more categories of rape behavior than the MTC.
C) has better behavioral descriptions of the categories.
D) emphasizes victim reactions.

Question 28

Rape is widely believed to be the most underreported crime.

Question 29

Sex offenders are a homogenous group,markedly similar in age,race and socioeconomic status.

Question 30

In 1970,marital rape was legal in all 50 states.

Question 31

Research suggests that men convicted of rape

A) show high and nearly equal sexual arousal to portrayals of both violent, nonconsenting sexual acts and nonviolent, consenting sexual acts.
B) were more sexually aroused toward attractive victims than nonattractive victims.
C) felt they had little control over their sexual impulses.
D) have a very limited ability to fantasize.

Question 32

Most of those who rape adults are intimate partners and not strangers.

Question 33

There is a direct causal relationship between pornography and sexual aggression.

Question 34

Most adult rapists

A) regularly view pornography.
B) subscribe to attitudes and ideology that encourage men to dominate and control women.
C) are mentally disordered.
D) have considerable facial hair.

Question 35

In incidents of campus sexual assault,the person assaulted is more likely than the perpetrator to withdraw from the college or university.

Question 36

Many mental health clinicians do not consider sex offenders to be clinically mentally disordered.

Question 37

Which of the following factors play a prominent role ins specific risk failure?

A) Attractiveness
B) Alcohol
C) Age
D) Attitude

Question 38

Which of the following is a dynamic risk factor?

A) Substance abuse
B) Past crimes
C) Childhood lead exposure
D) Birth order

Question 39

According to Lehmann et al.'s (2003)study on recidivism,hostility,criminality,and sexual exploitation/involvement were three themes of

A) stranger rape.
B) acquaintance rape.
C) statutory rape.
D) child rape.

Question 40

MDSO is an acronym for

A) manic depressive sex offender.
B) mentally disabled sex offender.
C) multiple diastolic sex offender.
D) morally dissuaded sex offender.
E) mentally disordered sex offender.

Question 41

According to the revised definition of rape,________ is presumed,even if the individual does not resist.

Question 42

Research indicates that many sex offenders are highly ________ to changing their deviant behavioral patterns.

Question 43

Many studies conclude that the majority of those who do reoffend sexually do not restrict their criminal activities only to sexual offenses,a concept known as ________ criminality.

Question 44

Compare and contrast the Groth typology of rape and the Massachusetts Treatment Center's Classification Systems of rapists.

Question 45

Data from the NCVS indicate that most rape or sexual assault victimizations (55%)occurred at or near the victim's ________.

Question 46

Differentiate between acquaintance and date rape.Summarize the research on the prevalence of acquaintance and date rape.

Question 47

Carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will is referred to as the UCRs ________ definition of rape.

Question 48

Most of the recent research on date and acquaintance rape and sexual assault has concentrated on ________ women.

Question 49

Describe three of the rape myths discussed in the chapter.

Question 50

Explain factors that may put someone at risk for sexual victimization.Why is it helpful to identify these factors and what is the danger in emphasizing these factors?

Question 51

Rape ________ and misogynistic attitudes appear to play a major role in sexual assault of women.

Question 52

In recent years,the term sexual assault has often been preferred to the term ________ in both research and law.

Question 53

Instrumental sexual aggression is when the offender uses just enough coercion to gain ________ from his victim.

Question 54

Define RNR principles and their relevance to treatment of adult sex offenders.

Question 55

Many persons who have been sexually assaulted,particularly as adults,prefer to refer to themselves as ________ rather than victims.