Chapter 8

Question 1

1. What kind of institutions tend to have more sexual offending?

Answer 1

schools
doctors office
church

Question 2

1. What is the uniqueness of the sexual offending in institutions?

Answer 2

that most institutions where adults work with children now require education and training about proper and improper behavior between adults and children

Question 3

The prevalence of sexual abuse in in K-12?

Answer 3

nearly one in 10 – are subjected to sexual misconduct by teachers, coaches, principals, bus drivers and other personnel during their K-12 career

Question 4

The prevalence of sexual abuse in religious institutions

Answer 4

More studies have been done to research sexual abuse in the Catholic Church than in any other religious organizations
2002, there were more than 1205 priests publicly known to have abused 4268 victims

Question 5

The prevalence of sexual abuse in correctional institutions

Answer 5

From self-reports, sexual assault is highly prevalent
Victimization rate is about 20% indicated by most studies
Rape is common, higher rates for juveniles and mentally ill inmates

Question 6

The prevalence of sexual abuse in military

Answer 6

55% of female victims and 38% of male victims are sexually harassed and stalked by the perpetrator who sexually assaults them
both in the military and civilian society, but the problem may be more difficult in the military where lower ranking troops are unwilling to make complaints to their superior officers for fear of retribution.
Sexual assault victims in the US military say they are often ostracized by their peers or denied promotion by their commanders for reporting a crime to authorities, according to the Pentagon.

Question 7

1. Do all schools (K-12) in the US conduct background check for employment?

Answer 7

45 states require it

Question 8

1. what are the “perversion” files

Answer 8

Scout files date back to 1959, span 14,500 pages

Question 9

1. Victims of sexual abuse within Catholic churches

Answer 9

The majority of victims were male (81%), between the ages of 11 and 14

Question 10

1. Causes of priests who sexually abused children;

Answer 10

No single identifiable cause; no single risk factor

Caused by a complex interaction of psychological, developmental, organizational, cultural, and situational factors

Question 11

The differences between priests who abused children vs. other sex offenders

Answer 11

In general, priests who abused children are similar to sex offenders in general population

Very few were “specialists” who sought out a particular type of victim

Question 12

1. Victims of prison sexual abuse

Answer 12

Victims may experience numerous attacks throughout their confinement by multiple assailants

Question 13

1. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (2003)

Answer 13

Established a zero-tolerance standard; addresses both staff-on-inmate violence and inmate-on-inmate violence; not gender specific