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Sex Offense

COUNTERING Counterintuitive Testimony (Adult, handout)

Often prosecution utilizes a counterintuitive “expert” to explain away problematic behaviors on the part of the complaining witness. Dr. Simpson offers a CLE training and 85-page handout on how to effectively challenge their expert.

Seven specific strategies for cross
A cure for a non-problem
Accounting for true, unfounded, or false sexual assault claims
Symptoms are not falsifiable
Motivations for intentional false reporting
Failure to account for confounding variables
Confirmation bias
The devil is in the details.
Critique of:
Freeze-Flight-Fight and Tonic Immobility
Acting normal following the alleged assault
Delayed disclosure
Continued relationship with the accused
Inconsistent, piecemeal, changing or incomplete memories
Recantation

Abstracts of Research Articles related to Alcohol Blackouts.

This document compiles research abstracts and excerpts concerning alcohol-related blackouts and sex-offense allegations. It covers definitions and types of blackouts, alcohol and memory, prevalence and correlates, blood-alcohol elimination, and legal questions about memory and responsibility, with studies and commentary cited throughout.

Assessing and Treating Compulsive Internet Use

These lecture materials survey patterns of excessive internet use and discuss cybersex, online role-playing games, social networking, and online gambling as possible areas of compulsion. The 2013 presentation reviews proposed causes and screening instruments, then summarizes treatment approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, strategies for managing online behavior, and resources for clinicians working with affected clients.

MEGA♪

MEGA is described as a structured risk assessment for sexual improprieties or sexually abusive behavior among youth ages 4–19, including girls, boys, and youth with low intellectual functioning. The article reports that its age- and gender-specific norms and individualized reports draw on validation samples exceeding 2,200 youth, and describes specialized training for administration and interpretation.

Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory

The Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI) is a 28-item self-report measure of compulsive sexual behavior and related experiences. Its Control, Abuse, and Violence subscales cover impulse control and consequences, abuse history, and sexual or physical aggression; the review also summarizes reliability findings and notes that broader research is needed, including with women.

Affinity 2.5

Affinity 2.5 is described as a computer-based forced-choice assessment combining direct reports of sexual interest with a viewing-time measure. The source explains that viewing delays are treated as a validity indicator and contrasts within-person ipsative comparisons with Likert-style scores used to compare individuals.

SEX OFFENSE: Age and Perpetration

This research compilation discusses age and sexual recidivism estimates, summarizing studies on age-stratified tables and age-adjusted versions of actuarial tools. It also includes an abstract about using Static-2002R subscales to estimate violent and general recidivism.

SEX OFFENSE: Treatment

The compilation reviews research on cognitive-behavioral and other treatment approaches for people convicted of sexual offenses. Studies summarized examine recidivism outcomes, comparison groups, treatment participation, follow-up periods, and measurement choices, with some findings described as preliminary or inconclusive.

CHILD: Suggestibility

Children’s suggestibility can be shaped by factors such as age, prior knowledge, interviewer bias, repeated questions, and exposure to misinformation. The resource reviews research on children’s memory and forensic interviews, including findings that changing details of an experienced event may differ from planting or erasing an event memory.

SEX OFFENSE: Sexsomnia

Sexsomnia refers to sexual behaviors that occur during sleep and is discussed as a parasomnia with clinical and forensic implications. The compilation reviews case descriptions, reported features and possible triggers, personal accounts, and challenges in evaluating claims involving abnormal sexual behavior during sleep.