20 questions
1. This type of sex crime,______, involves sexual contact between adults and juveniles who have not yet reached the age of majority. e
| a. | a. sexual battery | |
| b. | b. sexual assault | |
| c. | c. incest | |
| d. | d. statutory rape | |
| e. | e. recidivist offens | |
2. From the scenarios below, pick the situation that best illustrates how court decisions can impact the implementation of sex crime laws...
| a. | a. The legislature in Texas passes a law that requires all sex offenders to not live within 1,500 feet of a school or park | |
| b. | b. The U.S. Supreme Court decides that capital punishment for child rapists constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. | |
| c. | c. A judge requires, as a condition of probation, that a repeat sex offender must undergo chemical castration | |
| d. | d. both a and c |
3. Hazelwood and Warren’s (2000) conception of an impulsive rapist is best illustrated by which of the following definitions
| a. | a. an individual who methodically plans his/her crimes | |
| b. | b. an individual whose recurrent fantasies about the offense plays a critical role in the planning of the crime | |
| c. | c. an opportunistic and reactive offender who typically lacks criminal sophistication | |
| d. | d. both a and b | |
| e. | e. both b and c |
4. Vandiver and Kercher’s (2004) typology of female sex offenders emphasized what characteristics in classifying female sex offenders?
| a. | a. prior offense history | |
| b. | b. sexual orientation | |
| c. | c. age of victim | |
| d. | d. all of the above |
5. Wolak and Finkelhor (2011) outlined a “sexting” typology of sex crime. Their typology included which categories?
| a. | a. fixated | |
| b. | b. preferential | |
| c. | c. aggravated | |
| d. | d. experimental | |
| e. | e. both c and d |
6. Rape/sexual battery offenses typically involve oral, anal, or vaginal penetration of a non-consenting person. True False
True
False
7. Historically in the U.S., the “marital exception” to rape and sexual battery offenses meant that married women could not be legally raped by their husbands. True False
True
False
8. Incest offenses involve crimes where the perpetrator is related to the victim. True False
True
False
9. Juveniles who produce or received pornographic images are exempt from federal child pornography legislation. True False
True
False
10. One criticism of the development of sex offender typologies is that not all offenders fit neatly into predefined categories. True False
True
False
QUESTION 11
11. In lecture and your text, the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) was discussed as a way to measure sex crime. Which of the following are advantages of it
| a. It covers an overwhelmingly large population. | ||
| ?b. It taps into crimes that are unreported. | ||
| c. It represents official offenses subject to FBI verification. | ||
| d. all of the above | ||
| e. only a and c |
12. In lecture and your text, the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) was discussed as a way to measure sex crime. Specifically, we discussed how it suffers from the _________ rule which means only the most “serious” offense (in a multiple event crime) will be officially counted.
| a. | a. priority | |
| b. | b. chronological | |
| c. | c. hierarchy | |
| d. | d. classification | |
| e. | e. hegemony |
13. Official data does not include unreported crimes. Which of the following reasons have been identified concerning why sex crime victims might not disclose to law enforcement?
| a. | a. fear of retaliation from the offender | |
| b. | b. concern about rape stigma | |
| c. | c. believing the crime constitutes a “private or personal matter” | |
| d. | d. institutional barriers to reporting (e.g., poor treatment by police) | |
| e. | e. all of the above were mentioned as reasons |
14. Which of the following provides an accurate description of the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
| a. It is designed to be a nationally representative poll of criminal victimization in the U.S. | ||
| b. It is conducted regularly by the government. | ||
| c. It taps into important information about the victim, offender, and context of the crime. | ||
| d. all of the above | ||
| e. only a and b |
15. Victimization surveys are designed to address the “dark figure of crime,” which can be characterized as:..
| a. | a. the tendency for crime to be committed in the evening hours | |
| b. | b. the pattern for some violent crimes to be committed by individuals who wear disguises (e.g., mask). | |
| c. | c. the realization that many offenses are never reported to law enforcement | |
| d. | d. crimes committed by individuals who live in rural areas. |
16. The National Violence against Women Survey (NVAWS), administered in 1995, was conducted in part by what federal agency?
| a. | a. the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) | |
| b. | b. the U.S. Census Bureau | |
| c. | c. the U.S. Department of Education | |
| d. | d. the U.S. Department of Homeland Security |
17. Compared to the reporting of other serious and violent crimes, sex offenses are the most likely of crimes to be reported by victims. True False
True
False
18. Over 90% of convicted sex offenders eventually return to the community.
True
False
19. Children are more likely to report sexual abuse if the abuse is severe. True False
True
False
20. Telescoping is When victims report their crimes or complete victimization surveys [especially if long after crime occurred], they often remember the crime as occurring earlier or later than it actually happened. True False
True
False
