Respond to one question each unit. In an effort to try to address all questions, please try to answer a question (when possible) which has not already been addressed by a classmate. Please include the question restated in your reply.

• Respond to one question below by Thursday, 11:59 pm CT.
• Respond to at least two classmates by Sunday, 11:59 pm CT.

Unit Discussion Questions

1. What does a domestic violence offender look like?
2. What does a domestic violence victim look like?
3. Discuss the different types of intimate partner violence across the world (eg: bride burnings, acid burnings, ect.).
4. How much does the social pressure on males to have sex play into the incidence of rape?
5. Why do you think the incidence of rape is so much higher in the U.S. than in Great Britain or Japan?
6. To what degree does the media shape our perceptions of sexual harassment?
7. Do sex offenders have a right to privacy? What is your opinion on the mandatory registration of sex offenders?
8. Is castration (chemical or actual) an acceptable and or appropriate punishment for sex offenders?
9. What social factors account for the large number of arrests of female prostitutes and the small number of arrests of “johns,” when both are committing criminal offenses?
10. What is pornography? What is the line between pornography and erotica?
11. What is the implication of clean needle exchange? What does the research say about the impact of clean needle exchange on increased drug use?
12. Human trafficking is often overlooked in a community. What ways can you assess your community for signs of human trafficking?