UNIT #14: SEXUAL OFFENDERS

Question 1

Common myths regarding rape

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Answer 1

(1) Sexual assault is not a common problem
- One in every four women and one in every six men have experienced some type of sexual assault. Likely know someone who has been sexually assaulted.
(2) Sexual assault is most often committed by strangers
- About half of all rapes occur in dating relationships
- In about 80% of cases, victims of sexual assault
knew the attacker
- Woman face the greatest risk of sexual assault from men they know
(3) Women who are sexually assaulted ask for it by the way they dress or act
- Victims of sexual assault range across the span (from infants to elderly), and sexual assaults can occur in almost any situation. No woman deserves to be sexually assaulted, regardless of what she wears, where she goes, or how she acts.
(4) Avoid being alone in dark, deserted places, such as parks or parking lots, and this will protect you from being sexually assaulted
- Most sexual assaults occur in a private home and Many in the victim’s home
(5) Most women lie about sexual assault
- False accusations happen but are very
rare. Sexual assault is a vastly under-reported crime, and most sexual assaults are not reported to the police

Question 2

Discuss reach of sexual violence and
difficulty in accurately estimating extent of these crimes

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Answer 2

(1) Affects a large percentage of the population
(2) High victimization rates are reported among children and youth
(3) Adult woman (roughly 1 in 5) will experience rape or Attempted rape in their lifetime
(4) Official statistics do not provide an accurate measure of the true incidence since majority of victims do not report crime to police
(5) 88% of adult sexual assault victims did not report the assault to police

Question 3

Adverse effects noted in victims of sexual assault

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Answer 3

(1) Adult victims of rape report high
levels of stress and fear that often disrupts social, sexual, and occupational functioning while also generating high levels of anxiety and depression
(2) Rape trauma syndrome:
(3) PTSD

Question 4

Rape trauma syndrome

Answer 4

(1) A group of symptoms or
behaviours that are frequent after-effects of having been raped
(2) Effects of rape identified by researchers divided into two phases;
1. Acute crisis phase:
- Lasts for a few days to several weeks and the symptoms are often quite severe
- High levels of fear, anxiety, and depression
- Victims often ask questions about why the rape happened to them, and commonly engage in self-blame
2. Long-term reactions phase:
- A quarter of women who have been raped do not significantly recover, even after several years
- Long-term reactions include
development of phobias, such as a fear of being
left alone or a fear of leaving the house
- Lasts anywhere from a few months to several years
- Can develop sexual problems and depression

Question 5

PTSD

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Answer 5

(1) Persistent avoidance of stimuli
(2) Negative alterations in cognitions
and moods
(3) Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity
(4) Re-current, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories

Question 6

Classification of sex offenders

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Answer 6

(1) Divided into categories based on the type of sexually deviant behaviour they exhibit, the relationship between victim offender, and the age of the victim.
(2) Rapist
(3) Voyeur
(4) Exhibitionist
(5) Pedophile
- Child molester
- Intra-familial child molesters
- Extra-familial child molesters

Question 7

Classifications of rapists based on:
Revised Rapist Typology

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Answer 7

(1) Sexual Type
(2) Opportunist Type
(3) Pervasively Angry
(4) Sadistic Type
(5) vindictive

Question 8

Sexual Type

Answer 8

Primarily motivated By sexual preoccupation Or sexual fantasies

Question 9

Opportunist Type

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Answer 9

(1) Commits sexual assault That is
generally impulsive.
(2) Void of sexual Fantasies
(3) Controlled primarily By situational or Contextual factors
(4) Void of gratuitous Violence
(5) Often engage in other Criminal behaviours
(6) EG. A rapist who breaks Into a home with the
Intention of stealing But who rapes the Female occupant

Question 10

Pervasively Angry

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Answer 10

(1) Has a high level of Anger that is directed Toward both men and Women.
(2) Tend to be impulsive
(3) Use unnecessary force
(4) Can cause serious Victim injury
(5) Void of sexual Fantasies

Question 11

Sadistic Type

Answer 11

Must be a sadistic Element to

the offence

Question 12

Vindictive

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Answer 12

(1) Anger focused solely On women
(2) not impulsive
(3) Not preoccupied By sexual fantasies
(4) Goal is to demean & Degrade the victim

Question 13

Child Molester typologies

Answer 13

(1) Most widely used typology is
The GROTH typology of the fixated
and regressed CHILD MOLESTER