Chapter 3 - Incest and Pedophilia

Compared to other sex offenders, pedophiles have:
a. minor criminal records.
b. more versatility in their criminal conduct.
c. better evasive tactics.
d. better verbal skills.

A) minor criminal records

One theory that explains why fathers commit incest is that:
a. they seek to punish their adult female partner.
b. they cannot find a suitable social partner.
c. they suffer from a form of mental illness.
d. they commit the crime only when impaired by alcohol.

A) they seek to punish their adult female partner.

What percentage of children who are raped have a family member as perpetrator?:
a. 40
b. 46
c. 22
d. 15

B) 46

Research on incest has found that the older the offender, the:
a. less likely they are to use violence in their crime.
b. more likely they are to use violence in their crime.
c. less likely they are to abuse boys.
d. more likely they are to abuse girls

a. less likely they are to use violence in their crime.

Mother-child incest:
a. is extremely rare.
b. is rarely reported.
c. is a product of mental illness in the mother.
d. cannot be prosecuted.

B) is rarely reported.

Which of the following is a myth about child molestation?:
a. The child molester is intellectually challenged.
b. The child molester has a drug or alcohol problem.
c. The child molester is a stranger to the child.
d. All of the above

D) All of the above

The most frequent incestuous relationship is between:
a. mother and son.
b. father and step-daughter.
c. father and daughter.
d. father and son.

C) father and daughter.

A regressed child molester:
a. prefers victims not in his family but, rather, people with whom he has developed a relationship.
b. prefers victims who are older than most pedophiles.
c. offends after a situational crisis.
d. offends to satisfy a deeply hidden and repressed urge.

C) offends after a situational crisis.

Child molesters are most often:
a. group offenders.
b. serial offenders.
c. found not guilty of their offences.
d. sentenced to community service.

B) Seriel offenders

Incest offenders have often reported that they:
a. had an early interest in sex as children.
b. had performance problems in sex with adults.
c. used pornography to build incestuous fantasies.
d. often thought of committing other crimes.

C) used pornography to build incestuous fantasies.

Pedophiles often come from homes with:
a. dominant and aggressive siblings.
b. absent mothers and distant fathers.
c. domineering mothers and passive fathers.
d. little supervision.

C) domineering mothers and passive fathers.

A sample of prisoners serving time for sexual assault of children showed that approximately _______ per cent of their victims were their own children or step-children:
a. 33
b. 20
c. 50
d. 7

A) 33

A common motivational factor in incest is:
a. a desire by the perpetrator to control everyone in the family.
b. a need to do acts not allowed in the adult sexual relationship.
c. to retaliate for female partner unfaithfulness.
d. to develop self esteem.

C) to retaliate for female partner unfaithfulness.

A fixated child molester:
a. is intent on physical violence toward the child.
b. has many peer relationships.
c. is like a child.
d. has an intermittent interest in children

C) Is like a child

Studies show that mothers of incest victims:
a. are not overrepresented in the mentally disordered population.
b. often have substance abuse issues.
c. have criminal records to an unusually high degree.
d. have sexual deviations, themselves.

A) are not overrepresented in the mentally disordered population.

A mysoped often has:
a. an antisocial personality disorder.
b. a cocaine habit.
c. a narcissistic personality disorder.
d. a psychotic disorder.

A) an antisocial personality disorder.

Which of the following is not a trait of pedophiles?:
a. low self-esteem
b. lack of empathy
c. fear of intimacy
d. anxiety ridden

D) anxiety ridden

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an incestuous family?:
a. There is significant sexual discord between the parents.
b. The nonoffending parent feels pressure to change.
c. The family is socially isolated.
d. The family has no religious orientation.

D) The family has no religious orientation.

Which of the following is considered to be both legally prohibited and sexual contact?:
a. sexually inappropriate discussions with a child
b. instructive discussions of the "birds and bees"
c. unintentional naked displays
d. bathing of a child

D) bathing of a child

When there are multiple female children in a family, the incest perpetrator more often abuses:
a. the youngest child.
b. in a consecutive manner.
c. other children outside the home.
d. only school aged children.

B) in a consecutive manner.

The naïve child molester:
a. is the classification that accounts for the largest percentage of child sex offenders.
b. prefers homosexual contacts.
c. does not understand the ramifications of his or her actions.
d. prefers children who are older.

C) does not understand the ramifications of his or her actions.

A piece of legislation adopted by many jurisdictions, which allows community identification of sex offenders, was initially referred to as:
a. Megan's Law
b. Peter's Law
c. Rene's Law
d. Zachary's Law

A) Megan's Law

Treatment of the incestuous family:
a. is best conducted by psychologists.
b. is best when court ordered.
c. can include many treatment modalities.
d. typically is centred on the perpetrator only.

C) can include many treatment modalities.

The pedophile who is often seen as a suburban good neighbour is referred to as:
a. a pied piper.
b. a dirty old man.
c. a street predator.
d. an authority figure.

A) a pied piper.

A common immediate behaviour of children who suffer incest is:
a. an eating disorder.
b. truancy from school.
c. greater concentration on non-family events.
d. a general interest in violence.

A) an eating disorder.

Mother-child incest:
a. accounts for a third of all incest reports.
b. accounts for a half of all incest reports.
c. is underreported.
d. occurs only as intercourse.

C) is underreported

Child molesters generally have a _______ view of the criminal justice system compared to other offenders:
a. negative
b. positive
c. neutral
d. skewed

B) positive

A myth regarding incest is that:
a. fathers do not sexually abuse their sons.
b. mothers offend at a much reduced rate than fathers.
c. step-fathers abuse both boys and girls.
d. older brothers also are among sexual perpetrators.

A) fathers do not sexually abuse their sons.

The regressed child molester has a _______ risk of recidivism compared to other child molesters:
a. higher
b. lower
c. similar
d. zero

B) lower

Approximately what percentage of prisoners serving time for sexual assault victimized children?:
a. 66
b. 33
c. 50
d. 10

A) 66

What percentage of rape victims are raped before they are adults?:
a. 11
b. 61
c. 50
d. 42

B) 61

One theory explaining why fathers commit incest is that:
a. they are psychopaths.
b. they have conflicting and misunderstood sexual needs.
c. they want to be caught.
d. they have excessive levels of testosterone.

B) they have conflicting and misunderstood sexual needs.

The largest organization promoting legalization of sexual contact with children and adults is:
a. the Rene Guyon Society.
b. the North American Man/Boy Love Association.
c. the Childhood Sensuality Circle.
d. the Pedophile Information Exchange.

B) the North American Man/Boy Love Association.

The mysoped often has:
a. a job that brings them into regular contact with children.
b. been married many times.
c. low social competence.
d. a university education.

C) low social competence.

Incestuous relationships typically last from:
a. three to eight years.
b. one to two years.
c. four to five years.
d. one to six years

D) one to six years

The rate of recidivism of incest offenders who are caught is:
a. very high.
b. low.
c. highly dependent upon the treatment used.
d. lowered by the use of psychotropic medication.

B) low

Child molesters tend most to use _______ to get victims to comply:
a. money
b. physical aggression
c. coercion
d. verbal abuse

C) coercion

Which of the following relationships is not included under the general term, incest?:
a. a father and a daughter
b. a mother and a son
c. two neighbours
d. two siblings

C) two neighbours

In many cases of incest it is discovered that the perpetrator has:
a. a drug addiction.
b. a schizoid personality.
c. a sense of entitlement.
d. a sense of responsibility.

C) a sense of entitlement.

Most pedophiles, when selecting a victim:
a. are age specific.
b. are equally attracted to boys and girls.
c. rarely have adult sexual outlets.
d. have trouble sexually performing with adults.

A) are age specific.