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11.Mary is a middle-aged woman who has been convicted of two counts of sexual assault on her own five-year-old son. She has a history of childhood sexual abuse and prior to the sexual assaults she was living with an abusive male spouse. Mary would likely be classified as what type of female sex offender?

a.family-only

b.male-coerced

c.predisposed

d.teacher/lover

e.borderline/dysphoric

12.Evolutionary theories of sexual offending focus on:

a. the offender’s ability to overcome a child’s resistance

b. the offender’s level of maturity

c. how sexual offending may be a way of enhancing reproductive success

d. childhood experiences

e. emotional dysregulation

13.Which of the following is not typically a target in the treatment of sexual offenders?

a.substance-abuse problems

b.cognitive distortions

c.socioeconomic status

d.victim empathy

e.minimizations

14.________________ typically show phallometric responses that are similar to those of non-offenders.

a.Pedophiles

b.Intra-familial child molesters

c.Extra-familial child molesters

d.Sadistic rapists

e.None of the above

15.The treatment approach that attempts to reduce recidivism among sex offenders by increasing self-awareness of factors that place them at high risk to reoffend and teaching them how to manage these high-risk situations is called:

a.behavioural reconditioning

b.reinforcement contingency training

c.relapse prevention

d.empathy training

e.No treatment program has attempted to target these factors.

16.In the context of relapse prevention, any occurrence of fantasizing about sexual offending would be considered:

a.a lapse

b.a relapse

c.an abstinence violation effect

d.a coping response

e.an offence

17.According to a meta-analysis conducted by Hanson et al. (2002), which of the following statements is false regarding the treatment of sex offenders?

a.Newer treatments like cognitive behavioural therapy are more effective than older forms of treatment.

b.Treatment is significantly more effective with adolescent sex offenders than with adult sex offenders.

c.Both community and institutional treatment are associated with a decrease in recidivism.

d.Sex offenders who drop out of treatment programs have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs.

e.Sex offenders who refuse any form of treatment have higher recidivism rates than those who complete treatment programs.

18.A murder that takes place during a sexual offence is considered:

a.first-degree murder

b.second-degree murder

c.manslaughter

d.third-degree murder

e.none of the above

19.Between 1975 and 2003, Canada’s homicide rate:

a.generally increased

b.generally decreased

c.remained totally stable

d.fluctuated dramatically

e.was never measured

20.Which of the following statements is not true about the characteristics of homicide in Canada?

a.The amount of gang-related homicides is decreasing.

b.Gun-related homicides are on the increase.

c.The rate of female homicide victims is decreasing.

d.Homicide rates are highest in the Atlantic provinces.

e.both a and d