Criminological and Forensic Psychology
Student Resources
Chapter 8: Crimes of a Sexual Nature
1. Sexual deviance definitions may vary due to culture, education and gender
- True
- False
Answer: A
2. How does forensic psychology differ from clinical psychology in regards to sexual deviance
- The distress caused by the deviant sexual desires is of greater concern to the forensic psychologist
- The illegal nature of the sexual activities is of the utmost concern to a forensic psychologist
- Exploring the cultural differences in sexual deviation is the greatest concern for the forensic psychologist
- Individual differences across those that engage in sexual deviation is the greatest concern
Answer: B
3. Legislation about sexual crime focuses on issues of issues of ability to provide consent
- True
- False
Answer: A
4. The legal age of consent can vary substantially by
- Country
- Personal opinion
- Voir Dire
- Puberty
Answer: A
5. Sexual abuse of children differs from paedophilia in what key way
- Paedophilia is a medical term to denote a sexual attraction by an adult to a child whereas sexual abuse refers to an actual crime that has taken place
- Paedophilia indicates sexual abuse of a minor in some jurisdictions but not others
- Sexual abuse is statistically less common than Paedophilia
- There is no difference between sexual abuse and Paedophilia
Answer: A
6. Rape and sexual assault by penetration are the same thing
- True
- False
Answer: B
7. Which of the following is not a possible reason for why someone might not be able to provide consent to sexual activity even if they are meet the legal age of consent
- Mental illness
- Mental disorder
- Intellectual impairment
- Frotteurism
Answer: D
8. Exclusive paraphilia differs from optional paraphilia and preferred paraphilia because exclusive paraphilia is a consequence of a person unable to become sexually aroused in the absence of paraphiliac content
- True
- False
Answer: A
9. Which is not a chronophilia?
- Erotophonophilia
- Hebephilia
- Paedophilia
- Gerotonophilia
Answer: A
10. Which is a type of child sex offender?
- Regressed offender
- Sadistic offender
- Fixated offender
- All of the above
Answer: D
11. Varying cultural practices demonstrate that at some times and in some circumstances child prostitution was accepted.
- True
- False
Answer: A
12. Sexual Offences Act (2003) makes provision for the protection of children only.
- True
- False
Answer: B
13. Which of the following is not a sexual offence included in the Sexual Offences Act (2003)
- Grooming
- Indecent exposure
- Titivating
- Voyeurism
Answer: C
14. Medical models of atypical sexual behaviour or desire regard it as
- An incurable disease
- A disease to be treated
- A result of anomalous sexual imprinting
- The result of an overactive imagination.
Answer: B
15. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines non-normative sexual behaviour as the result of mental illness.
- True
- False
Answer: B