Quiz: Implementing Effective, Victim-Centered Practices and Policies Regarding Sexual Offending (OT189-A) Quiz: Implementing Effective, Victim-Centered Practices and Policies Regarding Sexual Offending First Name * Last Name * Email * 1. During what era were sexual psychopath laws enacted? * 1900s 1930s 1950s 1980s 2. Sexual psychopath laws were ultimately abolished due to * skepticism about effectiveness of the general psychotherapeutic treatment of the day. lack of community supervision. confining of high-risk individuals to institutions. All of the above 3. During what era of the criminal justice model did some sex offenders receive treatment, although the treatment offered was not specialized? * 1940s–50s 1950s–60s 1960s–70s 1970s–80s 4. Which of the following was NOT SORN legislation? * Jacob Wetterling Act Sexual psychopath laws Megan’s Law Adam Walsh Act 5. What state was the first to implement a sex offender registry? * New York Washington Massachusetts California 6. Research on the effectiveness of SORN laws has shown that it * does not deter sexual offending. does not deter sexual offense recidivism for registrants. leads to unintended negative impacts on the registrants and their families. All of the above 7. According to the presenters, what does research on the SORN laws need to focus on? * Its intended goal Its impact on families Its impact on victims Future improvements 8. Which of the following is NOT one of the five components of the containment approach? * Informed policy Quality control Victim treatment Multidisciplinary collaboration 9. Which of the following is NOT a fundamental principle of the comprehensive approach? * Registration Public education Collaboration Monitoring and evaluation 10. True or false? Supervision with coordinated services results in better outcomes than supervision with counseling. * True False 11. What aspect of contemporary sex offender management policies and practices is supported by research to date? * Residence/zoning restrictions Civil commitment/indeterminate sentencing Electronic monitoring None of the above 12. True or false? Once research on a policy or practice questions its effectiveness, it is hard to eliminate it. * True False 13. Which of the following is NOT part of where we are as a field today? * Specialized treatment Multidisciplinary collaboration Separation of those who work with the person who offended from victim advocates Importance of prosocial support and development of protective factors Validated risk assessment instruments 14. The harm reduction approach to sexual offending is borrowed from __________ treatment. * anxiety disorder substance use disorder bipolar disorder schizophrenia 15. An important part of harm reduction is that individuals set their own * Goals. pace of treatment. treatment approach. All of the above 16. A modification of the harm reduction approach is the ___________ approach. * relapse prevention good lives model modified cognitive-behavioral 17. Whose interests need to be balanced in harm prevention? * The community Those who offend Those who are victimized All of the above 18. What aspect of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs sits at the bottom of the pyramid of needs? * Physiological Safety Love-belonging Self-actualization 19. What aspect of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs sits at the top of the pyramid of needs? * Physiological Safety Love-belonging Self-actualization 20. True or false? The only question that should be asked about a sexual offending management policy or practice is whether it prevents recidivism. * True False 21. What is the highest priority of SOMB standards and guidelines? * Offender rehabilitation Victim support Community safety None of the above 22. Meeting the needs of those who are victimized as part of sex offender management is called victim * centeredness. decision-making. support. treatment. 23. What percentage of sex offender treatment providers strongly agreed that victim advocates and sex offender management professionals should collaborate more to enhance victim-centered responses to cases involving sexual violence? * 36% 46% 56% 66% 24. Which of the following is a barrier to collaboration between victim advocates and sex offender treatment providers? * Lack of role clarity No common vision Terminology All of the above 25. True or false? One sex offender management strategy that appears to balance out interests fairly well is circles of support and accountability (COSA). * True False Submit If you are human, leave this field blank. Δ
