Deck 11: The Investigation of Sex Crimes, Assault, Child Abuse, and Related Offenses

Question 1

With regard to the crime of rape, which one is NOT correct?

A) Most victims know the attacker.
B) The closer the relationship between the victim and the offender, the less likely the crime is to be reported to the police.
C) Circumstances of the crime contribute to the relatively high clearance rate.
D) Most victims don't know the attacker.

Answer 1

Most victims don't know the attacker.

Question 2

Rohypnol and GHB are ______.

A) procedures used to collect latent fingerprints
B) so-called date rape drugs
C) tests to determine PMI
D) procedures used to analyze DNA samples

Answer 2

so-called date rape drugs

Question 3

Sexual aggressor rapists ______.

A) usually know their victims
B) commit the crime as an expression of anger and control
C) are most likely to respond to emotional themes in the interrogation
D) have sexual pleasure as primary motive

Answer 3

commit the crime as an expression of anger and control

Question 4

The most important source of information in a rape investigation is ______.

A) the victim
B) witnesses
C) semen
D) the perpetrator's MO

Question 5

The issue of ______ is unique in rape cases; it rarely, if ever, becomes an issue in other types of crimes.

A) identification of the perpetrator
B) profit
C) consent
D) motive

Question 6

In perhaps no other type of criminal investigation does physical evidence play such a potentially important role as it does in the crime of ______.

A) rape
B) simple assault
C) aggravated assault
D) child abuse

Question 7

What is a judicial request that an abuser stays away from the abused for a designated period of time?

A) arrest warrant
B) Stockholm request
C) restraining order
D) domestic abuse order

Question 8

Child abuse involves ______.

A) physical abuse
B) sexual abuse
C) emotional abuse
D) all of these

Question 9

Which of the following is the most common form of child abuse?

A) physical abuse
B) sexual abuse
C) emotional abuse
D) neglect

Question 10

Which of the following is usually the least difficult to determine in a child abuse case?

A) whether the injuries sustained by the decedent were a result of an accident or abuse
B) the identity of the perpetrator
C) understanding a child's unique needs
D) understanding that abuse often occurs in private and, as such, is likely to be covered up

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT explain why victims stay with their abuser?

A) The abused fears his/her abuser.
B) The battered woman is essentially a hostage.
C) The abused woman develops unhealthy attachments to claims of remorse and affection.
D) The victim could face legal charges if he/she leaves.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true about false rape allegations?

A) They are an issue for investigators.
B) It occurs frequently.
C) Women make false rape allegations for a variety of different reasons.
D) The person wants to seek revenge on the accused.

Question 13

What is not a possible motive for falsely reporting a rape?

A) to seek revenge on a named assailant
B) to create an alibi
C) to be favored in child custody decisions
D) people never falsely report rape

Question 14

What type of rapist commits rape to dominate a victim?

A) power assertive rapist
B) power reassurance rapist
C) contact rapist
D) anger excitation rapist

Question 15

What type of rapist commits rape to inflict pain and suffering on the victim?

A) power assertive rapist
B) contact rapist
C) anger excitation rapist
D) anger retaliatory rapist

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a date rape drug?

A) rohypnol
B) SANE
C) GHB
D) all of these are date rape drugs

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true about physical evidence in sexual assaults?

A) Reference samples are taken.
B) It can confirm and identify a perpetrator.
C) It can establish the elements of the crime.
D) Because of the sensitive nature of the crime, evidence is not collected from the victim's body.

Question 18

Which is NOT a reason why rapists use condoms?

A) to not leave any bodily fluids
B) to limit the biological evidence
C) to not contract an STD from the victim
D) rapists never use condoms

Question 19

Who collects evidence from a sexual assault victim's body?

A) a female investigator
B) a SANE
C) a GHB
D) the victim

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about sexual assaults?

A) Sexual assault is one of the most traumatic types of criminal victimizations.
B) The most important investigative information from sexual assaults comes from the victim.
C) Sexual assault victims are hurt both physically and emotionally.
D) Sexual assault victims always respond to the trauma in the same way: hysteria.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a high indicator for false rape allegations?

A) previous similar allegations
B) extensive injuries, but a lack of concern about them
C) the ability to tell investigators where the crime occurred
D) the inability to provide details about the sexual act

Question 22

What should be avoided by investigators during interviews of child abuse cases?

A) making the interviews setting child-friendly
B) focusing on asking why questions
C) being patient
D) understanding that children are not little adults

Question 23

Which characteristics should an investigator have when interviewing child abuse cases?

A) appropriate interviewing skills
B) extensive training
C) training should include legal issues and child development
D) training in leading questions and why questions

Question 24

What is TRUE regarding the interrogations of sexual assault suspects?

A) Interrogations should not be used to understand the motive of the suspect.
B) The suspect should be the known perpetrator before an interrogation is started.
C) The offender's MO should be known before an interrogation.
D) Interrogations may produce information that confirms that the suspect is the perpetrator.

Question 25

What is not true about contact rapists?

A) Their primary motivation is sexual pleasure.
B) The investigator will be more successful when he reduces the moral seriousness of the crime during an interrogation.
C) The victims are mostly strangers.
D) Most likely to respond during the interrogation why the investigator blames the victim.

Question 26

Because of Fifth Amendment protections, suspects in rape investigations are not legally required to undergo forensic examinations.

Question 27

Interviewing victims of sexual assaults should be conducted similarly to victims of other crimes.

Question 28

A lack of consent in sexual assault cases can be established through a victim's statement, documentation of injuries, the use of a weapon, the circumstances of the crime, and the age of the victim.

Question 29

A signature aspect of a rape is everything that goes beyond what is necessary to commit the act.

Question 30

First responders should minimize the number of times a victim goes over the details of the incident.

Question 31

The focus of the interview of a sexual assault victim is the sexuality of the acts.

Question 32

The identification of the perpetrator in child abuse and domestic violence investigations is the primary challenge investigators face.

Question 33

Domestic violence is often underreported.

Question 34

Psychological entrapment theory suggests that a woman has invested so much into the abusive relationship that she is willing to tolerate it rather than leave it.

Question 35

A child's risk of being neglected decreases with age.

Question 36

Define rape. Also discuss some guidelines for interviewing sexual assault victims.

Question 37

Discuss the three common sexual assault situations and the common defense strategies associated with them.

Question 38

Discuss the difference between contact rapists and sexual aggressor rapists.

Question 39

Discuss the various theories concerning why victims stay with their abusers.

Question 40

Discuss the guidelines for interviews with child abuse victims.