PSYC39H3 Lecture 9: Chapter 9
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Arnold serving 4 year sentence for sex offences against 2 kids. Before those 2 kids he had 4 prior sexual offence convictions. Arnold"s dad left his mom and him when he was 2, he was put in foster care 4 due to neglect/abuse from mom. Left high school at 17 to work minimum wage in a factory. Never married or had any long term relationships. Has a sexual preference for prepubescent boys, has no psychopathic traits, respectful of prison staff, remorseful and takes full responsibility for his actions. Estimates of sexual offending are derived from surveys of the public and police reports. Approximately 512,200 canadians reported having been sexually assaulted in the past 12 months on the 2004. Less than 10% of sexual assaults were reported in 2004 gss. Uniform crime reporting survey reports on the incidence of crimes reported to police in a given year and some of the characteristics of those crimes.
