Exam 3 - Sexual Offending

Question 1

What is rape defined as?

Answer 1

Penetration… of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, w/out the consent of the victim.

(Includes attempted rape)

Question 2

What is date rape?

Answer 2

Forcible rape that involves romantic partners or acquaintances in a dating relationship.

Question 3

What is forcible sodomy?

Answer 3

Oral or Anal sexual intercourse forcibly and/or against that person’s will

Question 4

What is sexual assault with an object?

Answer 4

Use of an instrument/object to unlawfully penetrate the genital/anal opening of a victim.

Question 5

What is forcible fondling?

Answer 5

Forcibly touching the private body parts of another person for the purpose of sexual gratification

Question 6

What is incest?

Answer 6

Nonforcible sexual intercourse between persons who are related to each other w/in the degree that marriage is prohibited by law

Question 7

What is voyeurism?

Answer 7

Achieving sexual gratification by illegally spying on others

Question 8

What is exhibitionism?

Answer 8

Criminal exposure of genitals to unsuspecting people in public places

Question 9

What is statutory rape?

Answer 9

“Carnal knowledge” of a person without force or the threat of force when that person is below the age of consent

Question 10

T/F: Age of consent varies by jurisdiction across the US

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is Pedophilia?

Answer 11

Adults who have sexual desires for prepubescent children

Question 12

What is grooming?

Answer 12

Attempts to manipulate or coerce someone into performing sexual acts for a proposed reward (child)

Question 13

What is prostitution?

Answer 13

Any sexual exchange for money or other rewards

Question 14

What is Sexual Trafficking?

Answer 14

Process whereby women/children are recruited, kidnapped, or sold/moved across national or international borders

Question 15

What countries have the highest rates of sexual assault?

Answer 15

• Sweden
• Iceland
• Guyana
• El Salvador
• US

Question 16

What nations have the lowest rates of sexual assault?

Answer 16

• Liechtenstein
• Egypt
• Mozambique
• Azerbaijan
• Armenia

Question 17

______ has the highest rate of rapes in the US.

Answer 17

Alaska

Question 18

Fewer than __% of rape/sexual assault victims notify the police.

Answer 18

23%

Question 19

Highest rates of rape and sexual assault are reported by _____ women.

Answer 19

Black

Question 20

The highest rates of rape and sexual assault are among persons between ages __ and __.

Answer 20

16 & 24

Question 21

T/F: Male offenders commit roughly 99% of all officially recorded forcible rapes.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Approximately _% of male victims are assaulted by a woman alone.

Answer 22

7%

Question 23

T/F: Approximately 6% of male victims are assaulted by a male and female offending together.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What role does the Victim-Offender Relationship play in sexual offending?

Answer 24

Sexual offenders and their victims are likely to have a prior relationship as family members, partners, or acquaintances.

Question 25

Between the ages of 6 and 11: sexual offenses are most likely to occur where?

Answer 25

In a personal residence

Question 26

Between the ages of 15 and 17, sexual offenses are most likely to occur where?

Answer 26

Outside

Question 27

More than _ million children are estimated to be the victims of sexual abuse worldwide annually.

Answer 27

1 million

Question 28

What percent of women in the US report having been the victim of rape in their lifetime?

Answer 28

18%

Question 29

What are Groth's three primary motivations for rape?

Answer 29

- Power - Anger - Sadism

Question 30

Cohen described rapists as having either:

Answer 30

- Sexual aims - Aggressive aims - Sexual-aggression aims

Question 31

What is the method behind Power/Aggression-motivated Sexual assault?

Answer 31

Motivated by the desire to assert masculinity/power. Done through seduction, crime, and force.

Question 32

Anger/Retaliatory Typology of Sexual Assault

Answer 32

Acts out of anger; rape is the expression of it

Question 33

Sexual/reassurance-motivated typology of sexual assault

Answer 33

Act out of a sense of social or sexual inadequacy. May contact victims after offense

Question 34

Sadistic typology of sexual assault

Answer 34

Offenders stimulated by the infliction of pain toward the victim - Sometimes includes recording as "souvenir"

Question 35

T/F: College women between the ages of 18 and 24 have the highest rate of sexual assault and rape.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

_ out of 10 victimized women know the offender who victimized them.

Answer 36

8

Question 37

According to the UCR, there are more than __ thousand prostitute-related arrests made yearly.

Answer 37

61,000

Question 38

What age range is greatest for prostitute arrests?

Answer 38

25-40

Question 39

What are Call girls/Escorts?

Answer 39

- High-status sex workers - Serve wealthy clients

Question 40

What are Escort Agency Workers?

Answer 40

- Workers employed by an escort agency, acting as the intermediary. - Tend to be highly compensated

Question 41

What are Brothel Employees?

Answer 41

Work in specific houses that may provide massages, saunas, or other services to the clients.

Question 42

What are Window Workers?

Answer 42

More low-paid sex workers who sit in windows/houses along city streets to attract potential clients

Question 43

What are bar girls/casino workers?

Answer 43

Solicit clients in public bars, often posed as a patron - lower economic reward

Question 44

What are "Streetwalkers"?

Answer 44

- Work mainly in large, urban areas with generally established territories. - Most dangerous, least well paid

Question 45

Conflict perspective in relation to different forms of sex work.

Answer 45

Two conflicting perspectives: 1. Power (motivated by the offender's need to exert power, control, and dominance over the victim) 2. Desire (driven by sexual desire)

Question 46

What is aggressive sexual solicitation?

Answer 46

Soliciting actual offline contact through the phone or in person

Question 47

What is sextortion?

Answer 47

Incidents where offenders threaten to expose sexual images in order to coerce victims to provide additional pictures, sex, or other favors

Question 48

T/F: Older youth are at greater risk of sextortion.

Answer 48

True

Question 49

What are the long-term behavioral consequences of childhood sexual victimization?

Answer 49

- Acting out - Increased rates of psychiatric disorders - More likely to suffer from emotional instability, depression, and aggression.1

Question 50

Culture Conflict theory relating to rape.

Answer 50

Rape and sexual assault occur because the conduct norms of one group clash with another

Question 51

Feminist theory relating to sexual assault and rape.

Answer 51

Patriarchy teaches men that violence is an acceptable means to socially control women and maintain power and control over them. Rape has nothing to do with sex, prostitution is a consequence of men sexually exploiting women.