SHARP FOUNDATION COURSE TEST 2 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 140
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A
Define a victim - ANSWER: A "Victim" is any person who suffered direct physical or
emotional harm as a result of a sexual violent offense.
Define victimology - ANSWER: The "scientific study" of victimization including the
relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and
the criminal justice system, and the connections between victims and other social
groups and institutions such as the media businesses, and social movements.
What is consent? - ANSWER: IAW Article 120(g)(7), UCMJ
The term "consent" means freely given agreement to the conduct at issue by a
competent person.
Be aware of the following-
An expression of lack of consent through words or conduct means there is no
consent
Lack of verbal or physical resistance or submission resulting from the use of force,
threat of force, or placing another person in fear does not constitute consent
A current or previous dating or social or sexual relationship by itself, or the manner
of dress of the person involved with the accused in the conduct at issue, does not
constitute consent
A sleeping, unconscious, or incompetent person cannot consent
All the surrounding circumstances are to be considered in determining whether a
person gave consent
List the physical responses to trauma? - ANSWER: Aches and pains
Sudden sweating/heart palpitations
Changes in sleep, appetite, or interest in sex
Constipation or diarrhea
easily startled
Susceptible to colds and illness
Increased use of alcohol/food/drugs
What are the three offender motivations? - ANSWER: Power-motivated offender
(only use enough force to achieve the assault) (most common)
power reassurance
power assertive
Anger-motivated offender (uses sex to discharge emotions, victims are normally
beaten before the assault)
Sadistic offender (least common)
,List some characteristics of sex offenders - ANSWER: Hostility towards women
Casual attitudes about sex
Frequent sexual encounters
Unaware of remifications of behavior
Careful planning associated with multiple offenses in undetected convicted offender
sample
Hyper-masculinity
Endorses rape myths
Deviant aggressive sexual fantasy for a subgroup of offenders
Adversarial beliefs about relationships between men and women
Describe the Just World Hypothesis - ANSWER: The individual wants to believe that
the world is a safe, just place where people get what they deserve and deserve what
they get
Describe the invulnerability theory - ANSWER: No one likes to think they could lose
control over their body of life
By deciding a rape victim did something concrete to deserve the sexual assault, the
observer creates a false sense of safety
If they can avoid doing that particular thing or action then they create the illusion of
invulnerability for themselves
Myth or Fact
Most victims do not report due to a number of reasons: self-blame, denial, loss of
privacy, fear of being disbelieved - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
Stangers commit most sexual assaults - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
Sexual assault by someone you know is far more traumatic than being assaulted by a
stranger - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
You cannot blame a person is they are drunk and things get out of hand; it was just a
miscommunication - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
, Most misunderstood type of assault is marital sexual assault; some people assume
that since the couple is presumably having sex, the assault is nothing more than "bad
sex" - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
An offender is an odd-looking person who is violent, mentally deranged, or impulsive
- ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
Offenders look like everyone else; come from all backgrounds, races, and strata of
society; and are rarely violent in terms of inflicting injuries - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
There is no such thing as marital sexual assault - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
Alcohol is not a cause; it is intentionally used by offenders to increase the
vulnerability of their victims - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
Being sexually assaulted by someone you know is far less traumatic than being
sexually assaulted by a stranger - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
78% of sexual assaults are non-stranger - ANSWER: Fact
What is the federal age of consent? - ANSWER: 18
Myth or Fact
If a person is a victim of seual assult, he or she woud call law enforcement right away
and report it. - ANSWER: Myth
What are some reasons that victims may stay silent - ANSWER: I cannot betray my
unit or battle buddies
I will be removed from my unit
I will wait to return from deployment
"They" will not believe me
Stigma and Shame
After this is out, they will never look at me the same way
Invetigations take too long
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED A
Define a victim - ANSWER: A "Victim" is any person who suffered direct physical or
emotional harm as a result of a sexual violent offense.
Define victimology - ANSWER: The "scientific study" of victimization including the
relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and
the criminal justice system, and the connections between victims and other social
groups and institutions such as the media businesses, and social movements.
What is consent? - ANSWER: IAW Article 120(g)(7), UCMJ
The term "consent" means freely given agreement to the conduct at issue by a
competent person.
Be aware of the following-
An expression of lack of consent through words or conduct means there is no
consent
Lack of verbal or physical resistance or submission resulting from the use of force,
threat of force, or placing another person in fear does not constitute consent
A current or previous dating or social or sexual relationship by itself, or the manner
of dress of the person involved with the accused in the conduct at issue, does not
constitute consent
A sleeping, unconscious, or incompetent person cannot consent
All the surrounding circumstances are to be considered in determining whether a
person gave consent
List the physical responses to trauma? - ANSWER: Aches and pains
Sudden sweating/heart palpitations
Changes in sleep, appetite, or interest in sex
Constipation or diarrhea
easily startled
Susceptible to colds and illness
Increased use of alcohol/food/drugs
What are the three offender motivations? - ANSWER: Power-motivated offender
(only use enough force to achieve the assault) (most common)
power reassurance
power assertive
Anger-motivated offender (uses sex to discharge emotions, victims are normally
beaten before the assault)
Sadistic offender (least common)
,List some characteristics of sex offenders - ANSWER: Hostility towards women
Casual attitudes about sex
Frequent sexual encounters
Unaware of remifications of behavior
Careful planning associated with multiple offenses in undetected convicted offender
sample
Hyper-masculinity
Endorses rape myths
Deviant aggressive sexual fantasy for a subgroup of offenders
Adversarial beliefs about relationships between men and women
Describe the Just World Hypothesis - ANSWER: The individual wants to believe that
the world is a safe, just place where people get what they deserve and deserve what
they get
Describe the invulnerability theory - ANSWER: No one likes to think they could lose
control over their body of life
By deciding a rape victim did something concrete to deserve the sexual assault, the
observer creates a false sense of safety
If they can avoid doing that particular thing or action then they create the illusion of
invulnerability for themselves
Myth or Fact
Most victims do not report due to a number of reasons: self-blame, denial, loss of
privacy, fear of being disbelieved - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
Stangers commit most sexual assaults - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
Sexual assault by someone you know is far more traumatic than being assaulted by a
stranger - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
You cannot blame a person is they are drunk and things get out of hand; it was just a
miscommunication - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
, Most misunderstood type of assault is marital sexual assault; some people assume
that since the couple is presumably having sex, the assault is nothing more than "bad
sex" - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
An offender is an odd-looking person who is violent, mentally deranged, or impulsive
- ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
Offenders look like everyone else; come from all backgrounds, races, and strata of
society; and are rarely violent in terms of inflicting injuries - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
There is no such thing as marital sexual assault - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
Alcohol is not a cause; it is intentionally used by offenders to increase the
vulnerability of their victims - ANSWER: Fact
Myth or Fact
Being sexually assaulted by someone you know is far less traumatic than being
sexually assaulted by a stranger - ANSWER: Myth
Myth or Fact
78% of sexual assaults are non-stranger - ANSWER: Fact
What is the federal age of consent? - ANSWER: 18
Myth or Fact
If a person is a victim of seual assult, he or she woud call law enforcement right away
and report it. - ANSWER: Myth
What are some reasons that victims may stay silent - ANSWER: I cannot betray my
unit or battle buddies
I will be removed from my unit
I will wait to return from deployment
"They" will not believe me
Stigma and Shame
After this is out, they will never look at me the same way
Invetigations take too long
