Deck 13: Sexual Assault of Children and Youth

Question 1

The third leading criminal enterprise in the world is

A) child sexual assault.
B) pedophilia.
C) internet pornography.
D) human trafficking.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which question is a key of child pornography research?

A) Do those involved in child pornography have legitimate access to the child?
B) Is child pornography a crime?
C) Are the victims of child pornography harmed?
D) Do those persons interested in child pornography online also seek physical sexual contact with children?

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The most common type of child sexual assault appears to be

A) adult males against young boys.
B) adult males against young girls.
C) priests against young boys.
D) adult males who choose victims from both sexes.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Sexual contact with immature family members by individuals from outside the family is called

A) extrafamilial child molestation.
B) intrafamilial child molestation.
C) hebephilia.
D) paraphilia.

Question 5

Which of the following illustrates a difference between the MTC and the MTC:CM3?

A) The removal of the regressed offender classification
B) The addition of male victims
C) The revision of the homosexual nurturer type
D) The classification of offenders based on physical injury to victims

Question 6

According to the MTC,an individual who had a normal adolescence and heterosexual experiences but then later develops feelings of sexual inadequacy and seeks the frequent companionship of children would be classified as a(n)

A) fixated.
B) retrograde.
C) exploitative.
D) regressed.

Question 7

While fetishism is not itself a criminal offense,the desire for fetishes often leads to

A) rape.
B) voyeurism.
C) burglary.
D) robbery.

Question 8

Most estimates of the distribution of pedophiles in the general population are derived from

A) arrest and prison data.
B) treatment and actuarial data.
C) self-report data.
D) clinical data.

Question 9

Which type of child molestation most commonly perpetrated by men who molest their daughters or stepdaughters?

A) Projective
B) Indiscriminant
C) Nonexclusive
D) Intrafamilial

Question 10

Vandiver and Ketcher's (2004)found that the smallest and oldest group of female sex offenders were the

A) young adult child exploiters.
B) female sexual predators.
C) aggressive homosexual offenders.
D) heterosexual nurturers.

Question 11

Groth identifies two major types of pedophiles.They are

A) sex pressure and sex force offenders.
B) heterosexual and homosexual offenders.
C) discreet and indiscreet.
D) aggressive and nonaggressive offenders.

Question 12

Recent research on child sexual assault indicates all of the following except

A) sexual abuse in childhood produces long-term psychological problems in many children.
B) heterosexual pedophilia is more common than homosexual pedophilia.
C) female offenders are almost never involved in child molestation cases.
D) the average age of convicted pedophiles ranges between 36 and 40.

Question 13

Under the MTC classification,the sex offender most likely to kill his victims would be the

A) fixated.
B) regressed.
C) exploitative.
D) aggressive.

Question 14

Which of the following is true about pedophilia?

A) It must be accompanied by action.
B) It is a clinical condition.
C) It is a crime.
D) It is untreatable.

Question 15

Which statement is true of sex trafficking?

A) The average age of trafficked children has been getting younger.
B) Most traffickers are members of an organized crime group.
C) The average age of trafficked children has been getting older.
D) Most traffickers are not violent.

Question 16

In Groth's typology,the MO that is characterized by threat of harm or use of physical force is

A) fixated.
B) sex pressure.
C) sex force.
D) sex demanded.

Question 17

A sexual disorder in which bizarre fantasies are necessary for sexual excitement is called

A) hebephilia.
B) paraphrenia.
C) pornography.
D) paraphilia.

Question 18

The producers of child pornography often have

A) a history of substance abuse.
B) legitimate access to the child.
C) inadequate communication skills.
D) poor relationships with family members.

Question 19

Current research suggests that symptoms most commonly reported among adolescents and adults who were molested are

A) depression and PTSD.
B) schizophrenia and auditory hallucinations.
C) fear and sleep problems.
D) phobias and psychosomatic complaints.

Question 20

Why aren't sex traffickers typically studied from a psychological perspective?

A) They don't cause psychological harm to their victims
B) They are often kind to their victims
C) They are difficult to find
D) They are perceived as economic not sex offenders

Question 21

Most child sex offenders commit a variety crimes against children.

Question 22

Hebephilia is a distinct,diagnostic category of pedophilia.

Question 23

According to the DSM-5,those individuals who are drawn to children and adults for sexual gratification are diagnosed as which type of pedophile?

A) Exclusive type
B) Nonexclusive type
C) Mixed age type
D) Combination type

Question 24

The MTC classifies CSOs on the basis of how much daily contact with children they seek.

Question 25

All of the following have been found to predict recidivism for child sex offenders except

A) anger.
B) paraphilias.
C) social isolation.
D) sexual fixation.

Question 26

Childhood sexual abuse is common in female adolescents with persistent antisocial behavior.

Question 27

Juvenile sex offenders mostly victimize

A) females.
B) males.
C) adolescents.
D) children.

Question 28

CSOs tend to be ________ and rapists tend to be ________.

A) generalists; specialists
B) male; female
C) specialists; generalists
D) female; male

Question 29

Pedophilia is a clinical condition that is not necessarily accompanied by action.

Question 30

Recent research on child sexual assault suggests

A) substance abuse is rare in perpetrators.
B) offenders tend to have an extremely high recidivism rate, especially those who demonstrate no age preference of victim.
C) child sex offenders are generally younger in age than rapists.
D) a vast majority of child sex offenders prefer acquaintances or relatives.

Question 31

The MTC:CM3 has four categories and twelve subcategories.

Question 32

Which key psychological factors are most important to reducing sex offending?

A) Motivational factors
B) Static risk factors
C) Historical factors
D) Dynamic risk factors

Question 33

The term pedophilia is derived from the

A) Spanish word for children.
B) Latin word for love of feet.
C) Greek word for child lover.
D) French word for paraphilia.

Question 34

Of the following treatment approaches,which has shown the most promise in the overall treatment of sexual offenders?

A) Behavior modification
B) Reality therapy
C) Implosive therapy
D) Cognitive-behavioral approaches

Question 35

Research suggests that women almost always commit sex offenses against male victims.

Question 36

Treatment modalities that follow risk,need,responsivity principles are effective treatment approaches with serious sexual offenders.

Question 37

When a person gains sexual arousal from observing unsuspecting people who are nude,or in the act of undressing,or engaging in sexual activity,it is referred to as

A) nyctophilia.
B) partialism.
C) voyeurism.
D) parorexia.

Question 38

Research on the victims of child sexual assault indicates that

A) sexual abuse produces long-term psychological problems in many children.
B) most victims recover quickly without any long-lasting effects.
C) boys recover quickly without psychological effects, but girls show long-lasting effects.
D) "mild" abuse does not generate any long-lasting effects.

Question 39

JSOs who sexually victimize peers or adults are more likely to have a more extensive criminal history compared to JSOs who victimize children.

Question 40

Many survivors of child sexual abuse will never tell their stories or will delay revealing the incident.

Question 41

The Child Identification Scale-Revised is an instrument used to measure the concept of emotional ________ with children.

Question 42

Given the information provided in the chapter,describe a program that you believe would reduce recidivism rates for juvenile child sex offenders.Which factors would you target?

Question 43

The more an offender's sexual preference is limited to children,the ________ socially competent the offender tends to be.

Question 44

Over half of the total estimate of sexual offenses against on children and adolescents were at the hands of ________ perpetrators.

Question 45

Theories and research that focus on ________ aspects appear to be the most promising in explaining child sexual offending.

Question 46

In the UCR summary report statistics (SRS),rape of children is now included under ________ data.

Question 47

Design a table comparing and contrast the Groth classification model,the MTC,and the MCT:CM3

Question 48

Identify and briefly describe the six types of female sex offenders proposed by Vandiver and Kercher.

Question 49

Sexual ________ appears to be a strong predictor for child molesters who are most prone to be repeat offenders.

Question 50

Define emotional congruence with children.Include why this concept is becoming increasingly important in CSO risk assessment.

Question 51

Adult CSOs most frequently use a ________ setting to commit their sexual abuse.

Question 52

Sex offenders often discover their interest in young children during ________ and remain attracted to them into adulthood.

Question 53

Most chronic criminal offenders are ________ rather than specialists.

Question 54

In regard to age,adult male CSOs tend to be ________ than male rapists whose victims are adults.

Question 55

Describe the psychological effects of child sexual victimization.