Offender Treatment 2

Question 1

Most commonly, SO’s will have an ____-focused coping strategy, leaving them vulnerable to anxiety, depression, psychological distress, sex-focused coping and inappropriate fantasies.

Answer 1

Most commonly, SO’s will have an EMOTION-focused coping strategy, leaving them vulnerable to anxiety, depression, psychological distress, sex-focused coping and inappropriate fantasies.

Question 2

Avoidance-focused coping and emotion-focused coping are associated with what?

Answer 2

Anxiety, depression, stress, inappropriate fantasies.

Question 3

What is offence supportive thinking?

Answer 3

Offence supportive thinking refers to deeply embedded attitudes which affect thinking style. Offence supportive thinking is NOT minimizing the consequences of an event or making an excuse for an event.

Question 4

Research suggests that sexual offenders are ____ as empathetic towards victims as non-offenders when the victim is an accident victim.

Answer 4

Research suggests that sexual offenders are EQUALLY as empathetic towards victims as non-offenders when the victim is an accident victim.
This level of empathy is slightly reduced if the victim is a victim of a sexual act and even further still is the victim is their own. So, sexual offenders don’t lack empathy per se.

Question 5

How can we increase offender empathy towards victims?

Answer 5

Ask offenders to write a letter to their victim(s).

Question 6

Sexual offenders typically have very low ___-____.

Answer 6

Sexual offenders typically have very low self-esteem.

Question 7

___-____ orientation is a major predictor of violent recidivism.

Answer 7

Anti-social orientation is a major predictor of violent recidivism.

Question 8

As well as having an anti-social orientation, another major prediction of violent recidivism in sexual offenders is what?

Answer 8

Deviant sexual preferences.

Question 9

x-20% of men admit to at least 1 incident of sexual aggression.

Answer 9

5%-20% of men admit to at least 1 incident of sexual aggression.

Question 10

What percentage of the adult male population will eventually be convicted of a sexual crime?

Answer 10

1%-2% of the adult male population will eventually be convicted of a sexual crime.

Question 11

What is the typical recidivism rate of sexual offenders within 5 years of release?

Answer 11

10%-15% of sexual offenders will reoffend within 5 years of their release (around 1 in 10).

Question 12

Sexual recidivism is associated with at least 2 broad factors. What are they?

Answer 12

1. Deviant sexual interests

2. Antisocial orientation

Question 13

Deviant sexual interests refer to an enduring attraction to sexual acts that are ____.

Answer 13

Deviant sexual interests refer to an enduring attraction to sexual acts that are ILLEGAL.

Question 14

Antisocial orientation refers to an antisocial ____ such as impulsivity, unemployment and drug abuse.

Answer 14

Antisocial orientation refers to an antisocial TRAITS such as impulsivity, unemployment and drug abuse.

Question 15

____ are more likely than child molesters to have an anti-social orientation.

Answer 15

RAPISTS are more likely than child molesters to have an anti-social orientation.

Question 16

In addition to deviant sexual preferences and an anti-social orientation, there may be 3 other characteristics of persistent sexual offenders:

1. Negative ____ background
2. Problems forming ____ bonds
3. Attitudes which are ____ of sexual assault

Answer 16

In addition to deviant sexual preferences and an anti-social orientation, there may be 3 other characteristics of persistent sexual offenders:

1. Negative FAMILY background
2. Problems forming AFFECTIONATE bonds
3. Attitudes which are TOLERANT of sexual assault

Question 17

Sexual offenders are more likely to reoffend with a __-____ offence than with a ____ offence.

Answer 17

Sexual offenders are more likely to reoffend with a NON-SEXUAL offence than with a SEXUAL offence.

Question 18

Sexual deviancy appears to be _____ to non-sexual recidivism. That is, sexual deviancy only predicts _____ recidivism.

Answer 18

Sexual deviancy appears to be UNRELATED to non-sexual recidivism. That is, sexual deviancy only predicts SEXUAL recidivism.

Question 19

Having a negative family background and internalisation of psychological problems are predictive of the initiial offence, but not recidivism. That is, the factors which initiate sexual offences may not be the same as the factors associated with _____.

Answer 19

Having a negative family background and internalisation of psychological problems are predictive of the initial offence, but not recidivism. That is, the factors which initiate sexual offences may not be the same as the factors associated with RECIDIVISM.

Question 20

There is some evidence to suggest that sexual offenders are _____ likely to respond to stress through sexual acts and fantasies than other groups.

Answer 20

There is some evidence to suggest that sexual offenders are MORE likely to respond to stress through sexual acts and fantasies than other groups (thereby creating discrete time period where they are at increased risk of sexual recidivism).

Question 21

Evidence suggests that fully disclosing personal history is associated with ____ outcomes in psychotherapy (Kelly, 2000).

Answer 21

Evidence suggests that fully disclosing personal history is associated with POOR outcomes in psychotherapy (Kelly, 2000).