Deck 14: Sexual Offenders

Question 1

Sexual assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm carries what maximum sentence in Canada?

A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) 10 years
D) 14 years
E) life imprisonment

Answer 1

14 years

Question 2

Obtaining sexual gratification by watching others naked,undressing,or engaging in sexual activity is called:

A) fetishism
B) exhibitionism
C) voyeurism
D) frotteurism
E) necrophilia

Answer 2

voyeurism

Question 3

Which of the following is/are common consequence(s)of rape?

A) sexual problems
B) anxiety
C) depression
D) self-blame
E) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the features of regressed child molesters?

A) Their sexual interest in children begins in adulthood.
B) Their offences are planned.
C) Male children are their primary targets.
D) They are emotionally immature.
E) They often feel no remorse over their behaviour.

Question 5

The treatment approach that attempts to reduce recidivism among sex offenders by increasing self-awareness of factors that place them at high risk to reoffend and teaching them how to manage these high-risk situations is called:

A) behavioural reconditioning
B) reinforcement contingency training
C) relapse prevention
D) empathy training
E) No treatment program has attempted to target these factors.

Question 6

Which of the following is not true regarding sexual offence statistics?

A) In 2008 the rate of sex offences per 100 000 population was 50 000.
B) Official statistics do not provide an accurate estimate of the true incidence of sex offences.
C) Children and youth have high victimization rates.
D) The majority of victims do not report sexual offences to the police.
E) none of the above

Question 7

Between 1975 and 2003,Canada's homicide rate:

A) generally increased
B) generally decreased
C) remained totally stable
D) fluctuated dramatically
E) was never measured

Question 8

Which of the following types of sexual assault has the most serious maximum penalty?

A) simple sexual assault
B) aggravated sexual assault
C) voyeurism
D) exhibitionism
E) sexual assault with a weapon

Question 9

________________ typically show phallometric responses that are similar to those of non-offenders.

A) Pedophiles
B) Intra-familial child molesters
C) Extra-familial child molesters
D) Sadistic rapists
E) None of the above

Question 10

Evolutionary theories of sexual offending focus on:

A) the offender's ability to overcome a child's resistance
B) the offender's level of maturity
C) how sexual offending may be a way of enhancing reproductive success
D) childhood experiences
E) emotional dysregulation

Question 11

What percentage of child victims of sexual abuse experience significant psychological problems in the year following disclosure?

A) 2%
B) 10%
C) 45%
D) 70%
E) 95%

Question 12

A murder that takes place during a sexual offence is considered:

A) first-degree murder
B) second-degree murder
C) manslaughter
D) third-degree murder
E) none of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is not typically a target in the treatment of sexual offenders?

A) substance-abuse problems
B) cognitive distortions
C) socioeconomic status
D) victim empathy
E) minimizations

Question 14

Mary is a middle-aged woman who has been convicted of two counts of sexual assault on her own five-year-old son.She has a history of childhood sexual abuse and prior to the sexual assaults she was living with an abusive male spouse.Mary would likely be classified as what type of female sex offender?

A) family-only
B) male-coerced
C) predisposed
D) teacher/lover
E) borderline/dysphoric

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true regarding adolescent sexual offenders?

A) Adolescent sexual offenders are often victims of sexual abuse themselves.
B) The majority of sexually abused children go on to become adolescent or adult sexual offenders.
C) Prior history of childhood sexual victimization is related to sexual recidivism in adolescence and adulthood.
D) Adolescent sexual offenders tend to victimize adult females.
E) all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following statements is not true about the characteristics of homicide in Canada?

A) The amount of gang-related homicides is decreasing.
B) Gun-related homicides are on the increase.
C) The rate of female homicide victims is decreasing.
D) Homicide rates are highest in the Atlantic provinces.
E) both a and d

Question 17

According to Groth's rapist typology,which type of rapist has the intention to assert dominance and control over the victim?

A) anger
B) vindictive
C) power
D) sadistic
E) opportunistic

Question 18

In the context of relapse prevention,any occurrence of fantasizing about sexual offending would be considered:

A) a lapse
B) a relapse
C) an abstinence violation effect
D) a coping response
E) an offence

Question 19

According to a meta-analysis conducted by Hanson et al.(2002),which of the following statements is false regarding the treatment of sex offenders?

A) Newer treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy are more effective than older forms of treatment.
B) Treatment is significantly more effective with adolescent sex offenders than with adult sex offenders.
C) Both community and institutional treatment are associated with a decrease in recidivism.
D) Sex offenders who drop out of treatment programs have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs.
E) Sex offenders who refuse any form of treatment have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs.

Question 20

Which of the following is true regarding rape myths?

A) Rape myths are beliefs people have about rape that are based on empirical evidence.
B) Asian students are the least likely to accept rape myths.
C) Men are more accepting of rape myths than women are.
D) One common rape myth is that sex offences are often committed by people the victim knows.
E) none of the above

Question 21

Which of the following risk factors were not identified by Campbell,Webster,and Kozoil-McLain (2003)in their examination of femicide?

A) The offender has access to a gun.
B) Previous threats were made with a weapon.
C) estrangement
D) The victim left the offender for another partner.
E) The offender suffers from psychopathy.

Question 22

Groth (1979)proposed a threefold rapist typology.Name and briefly define each of these types of rapists,focusing on each rapist's goals,the amount of force used,and the primary motivations.

Question 23

According to Holmes and Holmes (1998),which type of serial murderer is most likely to be diagnosed as delusional or psychotic?

A) the visionary serial murderer
B) the power/control serial murderer
C) the comfort serial murderer
D) the lust serial murderer
E) the thrill serial murderer

Question 24

Distinguish between a reactive and an instrumental homicide.

Question 25

According to Finkelhor's (1984)theory of child molesting,what are the four preconditions in order for sexual abuse to occur?

Question 26

Which of the following statements is accurate regarding parents who kill their own children or stepchildren?

A) Infanticide refers to the killing of one's own baby within 24 hours of birth.
B) Child murder in Canada is fairly uncommon.
C) Postpartum blues has been found to be a causal factor in neonaticide.
D) All mothers who murder their children have a diagnosable form of psychosis.
E) It is impossible to treat postpartum psychosis.

Question 27

Concerning the difference between female and male serial murderers,which of the following statements is true?

A) Both male and female serial murderers tend to have a history of criminal offences.
B) Females are more likely than males to use poison as the method of murder.
C) Males are more likely than females to kill for money.
D) Females are more geographically mobile than males.
E) Males are more likely to kill family members than females.

Question 28

Describe the two main components of relapse prevention programs aimed at sexual offenders.In addition,distinguish between the terms lapse,relapse,and abstinence violation effect in the context of relapse prevention programs.

Question 29

Differentiate between filicide,familicide,femicide,and mariticide.

Question 30

According to social learning theorists,aggressive behaviour is:

A) the product of a disturbed personality
B) the product of negative childhood experiences
C) the product of learning
D) the product of childhood physical abuse
E) the product of evolution

Question 31

The killing of a wife by her husband is referred to as:

A) mariticide
B) neonaticide
C) infanticide
D) uxoricide
E) familicide

Question 32

A recent theory of aggression is based on the GAM,a model developed by Anderson and Bushman (2002).GAM refers to the:

A) General Adaptation Model
B) Generalized Adaptive Mechanisms
C) General Aggression Model
D) Global Aggression Matrix
E) none of the above

Question 33

Instrumental aggression is also known as __________ aggression,whereas reactive aggression is also known as _________ aggression.

A) affective/predatory
B) predatory/affective
C) sadistic/passive
D) negative/affective
E) none of the above

Question 34

What is the key difference between mass murder and serial murder murder?

A) Mass murders tend to be committed by teams of offenders whereas serial murders are typically committed by offenders working alone.
B) Mass murder involves a cooling-off period between offences whereas serial murder does not.
C) Mass murder involves the killing of at least three people whereas serial murder involves at least six victims.
D) Mass murder involves the killing of individuals at several locations whereas serial murders tend to occur at the same location.
E) Mass murder does not involve a cooling-off period between offences whereas serial murder does.

Question 35

Which of the following types of serial murderers is not included in the classification system proposed by Holmes and Holmes (1998)?

A) the hedonistic serial murderer
B) the visionary serial murderer
C) the sadistic serial murderer
D) the power/control serial murderer
E) the mission-oriented serial murderer

Question 36

According to Holmes and Holmes (1998),which of the following serial murderers is primarily motivated by material or financial gain?

A) the mission-oriented serial murderer
B) the comfort serial murderer
C) the visionary serial murderer
D) the power/control serial murderer
E) the thrill serial murderer

Question 37

What is the difference between instrumental violence and reactive violence?

A) Instrumental violence is used to achieve an external gain whereas reactive violence is in response to provocation.
B) Instrumental violence is in response to provocation whereas reactive violence is used to achieve an external gain.
C) Instrumental violence is unplanned and reactive violence is planned.
D) Instrumental violence is driven by negative emotions and reactive violence is driven by positive emotions.
E) Instrumental violence is more likely to be committed by females and reactive violence is more likely to be committed by males.

Question 38

_________________ is a term which describes the act of a child being killed by their own parents.

A) Uxoricide
B) Mariticide
C) Filicide
D) Femicide
E) Reactive aggression

Question 39

Which of the following statements is not true concerning serial murder?

A) Most serial murderers in the United States operate on their own.
B) Most serial murderers in the United States are male.
C) Most serial murderers in the United States are members of a minority group.
D) Most victims of serial murder are young and female.
E) both a and d

Question 40

List four characteristics of the fixated child molester and four characteristics of the regressed child molester.

Question 41

Holmes and Holmes (1998)proposed a four-fold classification system of serial murderers,with one being a hedonistic serial murderer.What motivates a hedonistic serial murderer?
List the three subtypes of the hedonistic serial murderer and distinguish between them.

Question 42

How are serial murder and mass murder similar?
What are the key elements that distinguish these types of multiple murders from one another?

Question 43

List four of the six key differences that were identified by Hickey (2006)between female and male serial murderers.