Chapter 17

Question 1

____ of males will be convicted of a sexual offense in their lifetime.

Answer 1

1-2%

Question 2

Not all sexual offenders are psychopaths, but ________ is a significant predictor of sexual recidivism.

Answer 2

psychopathy.

Question 3

Treatment programs employ ___________ within a relapse prevention framework.

Answer 3

multi-component CBT

Question 4

CBT is a psychotherapeutic approach that incorporates behavioral techniques with ________ to analyze and challenge distorted thinking in order to promote behavioral thinking and emotional change.

Answer 4

cognitive interventions

Question 5

What internal factors would a sex offender have that increase the risk for reoffending?

Answer 5

• distorted cognitions
• social skills deficit
• empathy deficit
• difference with impulse control and emotional regulation
• poor interpersonal relationships
• substance abuse and pro-offending attitudes

Question 6

How to therapists combat these behaviors (of sex offenders that have increased risk for reoffending)?

Answer 6

By pairing with aversive stimuli

Question 7

aversive outcomes may include:

Answer 7

physical punishments (noxious odors or painful electric shocks)

Question 8

What skills are necessary for successful reintroduction into the community?

Answer 8

overcome denial and minimization of offending behaviors, challenge distorted attitudes and beliefs, and enhance victim empathy. social competence is improved by providing training in social skills, communication skills, relationship skills, and problem-solving.

Question 9

Most treatment programs include:

Answer 9

sex education, anger management, emotion regulation, relaxation training, and substance abuse work.

Question 10

Treatment effectiveness is not yet conclusive, why?

Answer 10

it is nearly impossible to determine the effectiveness due to the fact that it is nearly impossible to implement in sex offender samples due to both ethical and logistical concerns. (police underestimate reoffending, and self-reporting is questionable bc sex offenders tend to deny and minimize deviant behavior)

Question 11

_______ are factors that have the potential to change, and when changed, are associated with increases or decreases in recidivism.

Answer 11

Dynamic risk factors

Question 12

Dynamic factors are subdivided into ______ and _____ factors.

Answer 12

stable and acute

Question 13

__________ (also called criminogenic needs, have the potential for change but tend to be relatively stable over time, lasting weeks or months (substance abuse or dependence, deviant sexual interests, intimacy deficits).

Answer 13

stable factors

Question 14

______ are rapidly changing characteristics or states lasting hours or days that impact the timing of reoffence (mood, state, intoxication).

Answer 14

acute

Question 15

_______ risk factors are fixed historical characteristics that have been proven to be associated with recidivism, including previous offense history at first offense, marital status, and victim characteristics.

Answer 15

Static

Question 16

With sex offenders, risk is generally divided into what 2 categories:

Answer 16

static and dynamic

Question 17

What treatment factors seems to be most effective?

Answer 17

stable dynamic factors

Question 18

the _______ principle posits that treatment should be matched to an offender’s learning style and abilities.

Answer 18

responsivity

Question 19

Responsivity factors - those characteristics of an offender that influence his ability to benefit from treatment and determine what an offender’s learning style will be include:

Answer 19

psychopathy, motivation or readiness for treatment, intellectual functioning, hostility, and personality traits.

Question 20

treatment should be intdividualized to focus on what 3 factors?

Answer 20

risk, need, and responsivity

Question 21

there should be a greater emphasis on _______ processes and less on harsh and _______ approaches.

Answer 21

theraputic, confrontational

Question 22

Despite concerns, most juvenile sex offenders are not arrested as an adult for a ________.

Answer 22

sexual offense.

Question 23

______ who commit sexual offenses often exhibit other problems.

Answer 23

youth

Question 24

Treatment for juvenile sexual offenders is dominated by ______, ____ and ______________.

Answer 24

CBT, RP, and psychoeducational models

Question 25

For juveniles, _________ is often a component of CBT.

Answer 25

sex education

Question 26

Programs for juveniles seldom use ________, and seldom use ______.

Answer 26

behavioral sexual arousal treatments, pharmacological treatments.

Question 27

It is recommended that treatments be administered/attended in _______ rather than a treatment facility for juveniles.

Answer 27

the community

Question 28

_______ is a form of treatment that is given in the community rather than treatment facility.

Answer 28

Multi systematic treatment (MST)

Question 29

______ is a type of treatment in which therapists intervene at the individual, family, peer, school, and community levels and rely on strengths within these systems to alter the youth;s inappropriate behavior. Parents are provided the skills necessary to monitor and sicipline their children in a consistent and effective manner. The therapist may incorporate cognitive behavioral elements and other traditional sex offender-specific interventions.

Answer 29

Multi systematic treatment (MST)

Question 30

The ________ emphasizes the development of a positive self, which may be particularly important for adolescents who are struggling to establish a sense of identity.

Answer 30

Good life model

Question 31

Youths that receive some form of intervention are less likely to recidivate than ___________.

Answer 31

those who do not.

Question 32

______________ is not always (and possibly not usually) the motivation for offense.

Answer 32

deviant sexual arousal

Question 33

What are the ways in which we can improve adolescent sex offender treatment?

Answer 33

• decreased emphasis on deviant sexual interest
• increased emphasis on treatment in the community
• decreased reliance on group provision of treatment
• more informed by the treatment of deliquents
• increased reliance on risk, need, and responsively principles.

Question 34

What factors indicate a juvenille is less likely to reoffend?

Answer 34

attitudes towards offending, peer relationships, and self-regulation skills,