Deck 21: Treatment of Sexual Offenders

Question 1

The typical age group for offenders is between ______ and ______.

A)15, 60
B)16, 25
C)18, 35
D)18, 55

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The authors suggest that programs eliminate the practice of targeting ______ factors.

A)criminogenic
B)biological
C)psychological
D)noncriminogenic

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Sexual offenses are typically perpetrated by ______ offenders.

A)juvenile
B)female
C)minority
D)male

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The Good Lives Model differs from the Relapse Prevention models in that it focuses on ______.

A)strengths
B)recidivism
C)clinical components
D)weaknesses

Question 5

Historically, sex offender treatment was ______ and aimed at altering deviant sexual interest and arousal.

A)psychologically based
B)behaviorally based
C)biologically based
D)clinically based

Question 6

Despite the clear benefits of the RNR model, a major challenge to its implementation with adolescents is ______.

A)lack of funding
B)lack of clear procedures
C)lack of well-validated risk assessment tools
D)lack of empirically driven data

Question 7

Under the risk principle in the sex offender domain, risk is divided into which of the two following categories?

A)frequent and static
B)static and dynamic
C)dynamic and frequent
D)one time and repeated

Question 8

Overall, the effectiveness of sex offender treatment has been ______.

A)positive
B)negative
C)inconclusive
D)empirically validated

Question 9

In 2014, there were over ______ victims of child sexual abuse.

A)116,000
B)58,000
C)5,000
D)70,000

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a typology of sex offenders discussed by the authors?

A)rapists
B)incest offenders
C)extrafamilial child molesters
D)predatory offenders

Question 11

Under the need principle, ______ factors have the potential for change but tend to be relatively stable over time, lasting weeks or months.

A)acute
B)chronic
C)stable
D)ongoing

Question 12

The ______ maintains that the styles and modes of treatment should be matched to an offender's learning style and abilities.

A)learning principle
B)responsivity principle
C)responsibility principle
D)need principle

Question 13

Providing ______ treatment to known sex offenders holds significant promise for decreasing sexual offenses in our communities.

A)psychotherapeutic
B)clinical
C)retributive
D)restorative

Question 14

The most well-documented risk factor for adolescent sexual offending is which of the following?

A)childhood maltreatment
B)socioeconomic status
C)association with antisocial peers
D)poor male role models

Question 15

Ward and Beech's (2008) ______ describes sexual assault as a consequence of a network of interactive causal factors in the biological, ecological, and neuropsychological functioning and self-regulation.

A)integrated theory of sexual offending
B)multilevel theory of sexual offending
C)integrated theory of assault
D)comprehensive theory of sexual offending

Question 16

Official rates of sexual assault and child sexual abuse are believed to be ______.

A)overestimated
B)accurately estimated
C)underestimated
D)staying the same

Question 17

A meta-analysis of nine studies, including nearly 3000 offenders, found that juveniles who received any treatment sexually recidivated at a significantly lower rate of ______ than those who did not receive any treatment at ______.

A)5%, 25%
B)7%, 18%
C)18%, 28%
D)16%, 28%

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model?

A)risk principle
B)need principle
C)responsivity principle
D)responsibility principle

Question 19

______ of therapy focus on altering the cognitions and attitudes that justify and maintain deviant sexual behavior as well as enhancing skills that have been found to be deficient in sex offender samples and/or are believed to be essential for successful reintegration into the community.

A)Social competence
B)Biological components
C)Psychological components
D)Cognitive components

Question 20

The authors are critical of the fact that the bulk of treatment is still in group settings.They recommend instead ______.

A)individual counseling
B)individualized community-based treatments
C)group community-based treatments
D)individual clinical-based treatments

Question 21

Discuss what a Relapse Prevention program consists of.What are the components of the program? Does it work?

Question 22

Why is it so difficult to determine whether or not sex offender treatment is effective?

Question 23

Discuss the current state of JSO treatments.What is typically used and how are they different from adult treatment?

Question 24

Discuss the components of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model.What are the main principles, and what are the components of those?

Question 25

What is the Good Lives Model? What are the components of the program? How does it differ from relapse prevention? Has it been empirically tested?