week 1 discussion

1. Identify the factors that qualify an incident as a sexual offense.

2. Differentiate among the different categories of sexual offenses.

3. Describe the range of punishments for different levels of sex crimes.

4. Explain the history of accepted sexual behavior, deviance, and illegal behaviors.

5. Explain how the classification of sex crimes has evolved over time.

6. What are the best sources of statistical information on sexual offenses and offenders? How do these sources of information differ?

7. What are the most significant problems in determining the true prevalence of sexual abuse?

8. How accurate are reports of sexual offending many years after the abuse occurred? What factors influence the accuracy?