CH 13 crimes against children Flashcards
everyday at least ___ children in the US die from maltreatment
4
children are most at risk of dying of maltreatment during the first _____ years of life
4
chances of being murdered are greater __________ than at any other point in a persons life
on the day of birth
when the childs death is directly related to injuries suffered as a result of a specific incident of abuse or act of negligence
acute maltreatment
when a childs brain is injured from violent shaking, often cite the childs crying as the “triggering event.”
Shaken baby syndrome
When the childs death is directly related to injures caused by neglect occuring over an extended period of time.
chronic maltreatment
this legal term asserts the governments role in protecting the interests of children and intervening when parents fail to provide proper care
parens patriae
The role of CPS is to determine whether maltreatment was involved in the childs death, identify the responsible party, and
then take appropriate action to protect any surviving siblings
Only if CPS and LE coordinate their efforts and use their respective resources will ______
the investigation succeed
The ____________ impacts of abuse frequently have long-term consequences for the child.
psychological and emotional
Special care must be afforded in the interview of a child victim because children are___________
imaginative and highly susceptible to suggestion
SBS is estimated to affect between _________ children every year in the US
1200 and 1600
Victims of SBS are aged _________
3 years and younger
__________ is, conclusive evidence of SBS in the absence of a good explanation
retinal hemmorrhaging
In most cases of SBS, there is no _____
skull fracture and no external sign of trauma
SIDs is not a ____________; rather, it is a diagnosis made when there is no other medical explanation for the abrupt death of an apparently healthy infant.
positive finding
91 percent of SIDS deaths occur before the age of
6 months, with the highest concentration occuring between 2 and 4 months
Properly conducted forensic interviews are legally sound in part because they ensure the interviewers objectivity; use _________; and _______
non leading, nonsuggestive techniques; and emphasize careful documentation of the interview
The reason why forensic interviews are needed is that most perpetrators ______
deny the abuse and most acts of maltreatment are not witnessed
the goal of the forensic interview is to
obtain a statement from a child in an objective, developmentally sensitive, and legally defensible manner
Some forensic interview models include
cognitive interview, step-wise interview, and narrative ellaboration
The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purposes of a commercial sex act is
sex trafficking
child pornography is a form of
child sexual exploitation
Any american citizen or resident who engages in sexual conduct with a minor in a foreign land is subject to
federal prosecution
