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Sex Offenses

12 October, 2015 - 16:49

  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  

  1. Compare common-law rape and sodomy offenses with modern rape and sodomy offenses.
  2. Define the criminal act element required for rape.
  3. Define the attendant circumstance element required for rape.
  4. Ascertain the amount of resistance a victim must demonstrate to evidence lack of consent.
  5. Ascertain whether the victim’s testimony must be corroborated to convict a defendant for rape.
  6. Define the criminal intent element required for rape.
  7. Analyze the relationship between the criminal intent element required for rape and the mistake of fact defense allowed for rape in some jurisdictions.
  8. Define the harm element required for rape.
  9. Identify the primary components of rape shield laws.
  10. Identify the most prevalent issues in acquaintance rape.
  11. Compare spousal rape with rape.
  12. Identify the elements of statutory rape, and compare statutory rape with rape.
  13. Compare sodomy, oral copulation, and incest with rape.
  14. Analyze sex offenses grading.
  15. Identify the primary components of sex offender registration statutes.

In this section, you learn the elements of rape and related sex offenses and examine defenses based on consent. In upcoming sections, you analyze the elements of other crimes involving force, fear, and physical restraint, including assault, battery, domestic violence, stalking, and kidnapping.