CCJS 342 Final Exam questions with
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What is a Sex Offense
A sex that is prohibited by law. Some crimes are acts of violence involving sex, and others are
violations of social taboos. There is much variation, by culture and jurisdiction, concerning
which behaviors are considered crimes and how they may be punished.
What are the Range of Percieved Deviance?
Least offensive/Deviant
Most offensive/deviant
Least offensive deviant
Offenses committed as juveniles
Offenses toward older adolescents
Most offensive/deviant
Numerous victims
High frequency toward one individual offenses toward one individual
Offenses toward younger children
,4 Facts about sex offenders
Most sex offenses are opportunistic rather than predatory (knowing the victim rather than
"stranger danger")
Most sex offenders are older children
Sex offenders have lower recidivism rates than other violent crimes
Sex offenders are more likely to have been abused themselves, although most people who have
been abused do no go on to offender themselves
Forms of Punishment for Sex offenses
Incarceration & Fines
Chemical castration
Psychological treatment
Sex offender registry
Pedophilia
Kids before the age of 13
Considered highest level of stigma for sex offenses
Enacting sex offenses against kids that age
Hebephilia
Kids ages from puberty to about 15-16
,Sexeulized in the media
Ephebophilia
People ages between 16-18
Rape in the first degree (williful,violent,premediated, with a weapon) (Maryland)
Life without parole
Rape in the second degree (nonconsensual, victim is mentally incapacitated or physically
helpless, victim mentally incapacitated or physically helpless, victim is under age 14 and
perpetrator is at least 4 years older) (Maryland)
15 years to life
Sexual conduct between a correctional employee and an inmate (Maryland)
3 years or $3,000 or both
Incest (Maryland)
1-10 years
Sexual solicitation of a minor (Maryland)
, 10 years or $25,000 fine or both
Sexual abuse of a minor (Maryland)
up to 25 years-
Visual surveillance with prurient intent (Maryland
1 year or $2,500 or both
Child pornography (Maryland)
10 years or $25,000 or both (1st violation); 20 years or $50,000 fine or both (subsequent
violations)
Prostitution (engaging as any party) (Maryland)
Up to 1 year or $500 or both
which states allow Chemical Castration
10 states: California, Florida, Iowa, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin, and
Alabama
Psychological Treatment
verified answers already passed
What is a Sex Offense
A sex that is prohibited by law. Some crimes are acts of violence involving sex, and others are
violations of social taboos. There is much variation, by culture and jurisdiction, concerning
which behaviors are considered crimes and how they may be punished.
What are the Range of Percieved Deviance?
Least offensive/Deviant
Most offensive/deviant
Least offensive deviant
Offenses committed as juveniles
Offenses toward older adolescents
Most offensive/deviant
Numerous victims
High frequency toward one individual offenses toward one individual
Offenses toward younger children
,4 Facts about sex offenders
Most sex offenses are opportunistic rather than predatory (knowing the victim rather than
"stranger danger")
Most sex offenders are older children
Sex offenders have lower recidivism rates than other violent crimes
Sex offenders are more likely to have been abused themselves, although most people who have
been abused do no go on to offender themselves
Forms of Punishment for Sex offenses
Incarceration & Fines
Chemical castration
Psychological treatment
Sex offender registry
Pedophilia
Kids before the age of 13
Considered highest level of stigma for sex offenses
Enacting sex offenses against kids that age
Hebephilia
Kids ages from puberty to about 15-16
,Sexeulized in the media
Ephebophilia
People ages between 16-18
Rape in the first degree (williful,violent,premediated, with a weapon) (Maryland)
Life without parole
Rape in the second degree (nonconsensual, victim is mentally incapacitated or physically
helpless, victim mentally incapacitated or physically helpless, victim is under age 14 and
perpetrator is at least 4 years older) (Maryland)
15 years to life
Sexual conduct between a correctional employee and an inmate (Maryland)
3 years or $3,000 or both
Incest (Maryland)
1-10 years
Sexual solicitation of a minor (Maryland)
, 10 years or $25,000 fine or both
Sexual abuse of a minor (Maryland)
up to 25 years-
Visual surveillance with prurient intent (Maryland
1 year or $2,500 or both
Child pornography (Maryland)
10 years or $25,000 or both (1st violation); 20 years or $50,000 fine or both (subsequent
violations)
Prostitution (engaging as any party) (Maryland)
Up to 1 year or $500 or both
which states allow Chemical Castration
10 states: California, Florida, Iowa, Georgia, Louisiana, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin, and
Alabama
Psychological Treatment
