Chapter 9 - Sexual Assaults

Question 1

What is the initial task of police upon receipt of a report of forcible rape?

Answer 1

aid the victim

Question 2

Apparent shock after a forcible rape is known as?

Answer 2

rape trauma syndrome

Question 3

Rapists control their victims by some combination of the following.

Answer 3

verbal activity, display of a weapon, physical force

Question 4

The use of _______ ______ and its ______ constitute one of the most important factors in defining the behavior of the rapist during the crime.

Answer 4

physical force, extent

Question 5

The focus of the follow up interviews of witnesses is to find evidence _______ or _________ of the victim’s report of the rape.

Answer 5

supportive, corroborative

Question 6

What are the three major types of male rapists?

Answer 6

anger, power, sadistic

Question 7

expressing and discharging feelings of pent-up anger or rage, physically brutal, uses more force than necessary, blitz style attack or confidence style approach, finds little or no sexual gratification, short in duration and infrequent, intent is to hut and degrade, weapon is sex and motive revenge

Answer 7

anger rapist

Question 8

uses sex as a means of compensating for inadequacy, uses only the force necessary, capture and control, often armed, repeated assaults over time, little sexual satisfaction in rapes, does not live up to fantasies, use of force and aggression may increase as the indefinable experience continues to elude him

Answer 8

power rapist

Question 9

The power rapist is broken down into two categories.

Answer 9

power reassurance and power assertive

Question 10

least violent rapist, least socially competent, low self esteem, feeling of inadequacy, rapes to elevate self status, self image is a loser, control makes hime feel important, only enough force, may contact victim after fact, may think victim enjoyed it

Answer 10

power reassurance

Question 11

rapes to express virility and dominance, sense of entitlement and superiority because he is a man, does not care about comfort or welfare of victim, vain and flashy dresser, frequents bars, always trying to hook up, seen as macho

Answer 11

power assertive

Question 12

intentional maltreatment of victim intensely gratifying, takes pleasure in torment anguish distress suffering helplessness, usually involves bondage and torture, bizarre or ritualistic, extreme cases involve sexual homicide, possible sexual mutilation or necrophilia, victims are strangers who share something in common, symbols of something to punish or destroy, deliberate, calculated, preplanned, takes precautions against discovery, rapist has made a connection between the infliction of pain and sexual gratification.

Answer 12

sadistic rapist

Question 13

Which pattern of rape is the most prominent?

Answer 13

power rapes

Question 14

___ percent are power rapes, __ percent are agent rapes and __ percent are sadistic

Answer 14

55, 40, 5

Question 15

The crime of rape is primarily about _____ and ______ not sexual desire.

Answer 15

anger, power

Question 16

What is the major problem of proof in a rape case?

Answer 16

Identification of the defendant

Question 17

Sexual acts that cause no obvious physical harm to the victim or practitioner are known as?

Answer 17

nuisance sexual behaviors

Question 18

Usually persons engaged in frottage are between the ages of ___ and ____.

Answer 18

15, 25

Question 19

________ _______ is sexual activity between a child and a stepparent, foster parent or a live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother

Answer 19

psychological incest

Question 20

A ______ is someone who loves children.

Answer 20

pedophile

Question 21

The two types of pedophiles are?

Answer 21

situational and preferential

Question 22

Does the situational child molester or preferential child molester have fewer victims?

Answer 22

situational

Question 23

This type of child molester does not have a true sexual interest in children but will experiment with them when the opportunity presents itself.

Answer 23

situational child molester

Question 24

What are the three types of situational child molester?

Answer 24

regressed, morally indiscriminate, naive or inadequate

Question 25

turn to children temporarily, children are a substitute, life event challenges self esteem, normally would be with adults,

Answer 25

regressed child molester

Question 26

abuses all available persons, motivated by sexual experimentation, nothing is taboo

Answer 26

morally indiscriminate

Question 27

mental disorder keeps them from understanding right or wrong, does not harm children, more likely to experiment, sexual activity typically not present, fondles kisses holds etc

Answer 27

naive or inadequate child molester

Question 28

______ ______ ______ views children more intensely as providers of sexual pleasure. Prefers children as sexual partners. Most likely to be very dangerous to children.

Answer 28

preferential child molester

Question 29

is often childlike, thinks children are less demanding, children easily dominated, less critical, not interested in physically harming children, loves children, prefers boys

Answer 29

fixated child molester

Question 30

made connection between sexual gratification and personal violence, typically child is stranger, offender may stalk, often abducts from public places, no love for children, only wants to cause harm or death

Answer 30

sadistic child molester