PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Impulsivity, Libido, Social Skills

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Shelley Brown

Document Summary

Girls more likely than boys to experience child sexual abuse (20 vs 5-10%) Sexual offences conviction more likely to result in custodial sentences than probation vs violent offences. More serious types of sexual offences are rare & rates of sexual offending appear to be slightly declining. Level 1 offences 86% vs l2-3, 14% - indicates few cases fit sensational sex offences portrayed in media. Victims more likely to be women, girls, & younger ppl at risk. 2 sources: (1) surveys of public: gss (general social survey) on victimization responses indicated.