Child Abuse/Child Witness Lecture Flashcards
The landmark article that identified the “battered child syndrome” was written by:
a. Doctor John Caffey
b. Doctor Frederick Silverman.
c. Doctors Wooley and Evans.
d. Doctor Henry Kempe.
e. Miss Eta Wheeler.
d. Doctor Henry Kempe.
All of the following cases involved issues related to the Confrontation Clause of the 6th Amendment except:
a. Landeros v. Flood.
b. Ohio v. Clark.
c. Coy v. Iowa.
d. Maryland v. Craig.
a. Landeros v. Flood.
Approximately how many referrals were received by CPS agencies in 2021?
a. 1.5 million.
b. 1.9 million.
c. 2.2 million.
d. 2.9 million.
e. 3.9 million.
e. 3.9 million.
Which age child has the greatest risk of being a victim of child abuse?
a. Zero to 1.
b. 2-4
c. 5-8
d. 9-12
e. >12
a. Zero to 1.
Which of the following is true regarding the “Manny Morales” study and questioning of preschoolers?
a. Children interviewed with Mcmartin techniques rarely (Less than 5%) made false accusations.
b. Preschool children made memory recall errors only after faulty questioning techniques were used for the last one hour.
c. Children demonstrated error rates up to 60% of the time within 5 minutes of poor questioning techniques.
d. Children, reinforced with social incentives, did not acquiesce and recall false events.
c. Children demonstrated error rates up to 60% of the time within 5 minutes of poor questioning techniques.
Which federal statute passed in 1980, requires states to make reasonable efforts to prevent moral and maltreated children from parental custody.
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act.
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
c. Adoption and Safe Families Act.
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act.
Which federal statute requires that a permanency plan be made within 12 months of a child’s entry into foster care and also sets rules on the termination of parental rights?
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act.
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
c. Adoption and Safe Families Act.
c. Adoption and Safe Families Act.
Which federal statute created the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect?
a. Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act.
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
c. Adoption and Safe Families Act.
b. Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
The most common form of reported abuse is:
a. Neglect
b. Physical abuse.
c. Sexual abuse.
d. Emotional abuse.
a. Neglect
All of the following are true regarding child abuse except:
a. Approximately 52% of perpetrators are female and 47% are male.
b. Burn injuries are the most common type of physical abuse injury.
c. Head trauma is the most common cause of child abuse deaths.
d. Child fatalities are most commonly caused by one or more parents.
b. Burn injuries are the most common type of physical abuse injury.
Under the Crawford rule, which of the following is the best answer?
a. Testimonial hearsay statements made by a child are excluded, even if a child appears in court.
b. Crawford overturns the holding in Maryland v. Craig.
c. A child’s answers to a police officer’s questions about alleged abuse are likely to be determined by a court as testimonial in nature.
d. Crawford does not apply to child witnesses.
e. None of the above are correct.
c. A child’s answers to a police officer’s questions about alleged abuse are likely to be determined by a court as testimonial in nature.
The use of anatomical dolls and sex abuse evaluations has:
a. Been shown as very helpful in eliciting more accurate information from children aged 3 or less.
b. Consistently demonstrated that only children who have been sexually abused play with the dolls in a sexually inappropriate manner.
c. Has non specific findings that do not allow conclusions to be made regarding whether or not a child has been sexually abused.
d. Increase the likelihood that children exposed to the dolls will sexually abuse others.
c. Has non specific findings that do not allow conclusions to be made regarding whether or not a child has been sexually abused.
Which of the following is the best answer in the case of Landeros v. Flood?
a. A young girl was injured by her father after being evaluated by a social worker for possible child abuse.
b. The California Supreme Court held that physicians were expected to diagnose child abuse.
c. The fact that criminal conduct by the mother occurred after the doctor evaluated a young infant, excused the doctor from failing to diagnose child abuse.
d. Doctor Flood made a report to Child Protective Services who failed to investigate the allegation of possible abuse.
b. The California Supreme Court held that physicians were expected to diagnose child abuse.
All the following are correct in the case of Deshaney v. Winnebago County. DSS Except:
a. Joshua Deshaney was severely beaten by his father, resulting in permanent brain damage.
b. Although the Department of Social Services had received complaints that Joshua was beaten by his father, they failed to remove him from his father’s care.
c. The United States Supreme Court held that the failure to remove Joshua from his father’s care after his father was known to severely beat him violated the 8th Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
d. The United States Supreme Court held that the DSS’s Failure to provide Joshua with adequate protection against his father’s violence did not violate his rights under the substantive due process clause of the 14th Amendment.
c. The United States Supreme Court held that the failure to remove Joshua from his father’s care after his father was known to severely beat him violated the 8th Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.
The standard of proof required for termination of parental rights:
a. Was articulated by the case of Kramer v. Kramer.
b. Is preponderance of the evidence.
c. Is beyond a reasonable doubt.
d. Is clear and convincing evidence.
e. None of the above.
d. Is clear and convincing evidence.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding children’s competency to testify?
a. Rule 601 abolished the special requirement that children be shown competent to testify.
b. Children under the age of seven are presumed incompetent to testify.
c. Children under the age of 10 are presumed incompetent to testify.
d. Children under the age of 12 are presumed incompetent to testify.
e. Children are not required to understand the meaning of an oath to tell the truth in order to allow their testimony into court.
a. Rule 601 abolished the special requirement that children be shown competent to testify.
In which case did the United States Supreme Court hold that the use of one-way closed-circuit television procedures may be necessary and permissible to protect the welfare of a child if the state makes an adequate showing of necessity that would protect the child from the trauma of testifying?
a. Kentucky v. Stincer.
b. Coy v. Iowa.
c. Maryland v. Craig.
d. Tome v. United States.
e. Idaho v. Wright.
c. Maryland v. Craig.
All of the following are correct in the case of People v. Stritzinger, except:
a. Mr. Stritzinger was accused of molesting his stepdaughter.
b. Mr. Stritzinger provided additional information regarding his abuse of his stepdaughter during group therapy.
c. Mr. Stritzinger appealed his conviction on grounds that his Sixth Amendment rights had been violated due to the failure of his stepdaughter to testify at his trial.
d. The court held that Doctor Walker was under no statutory obligation to report information that she subsequently learned from Mr. Stritzinger after she had already reported him to CPS.
b. Mr. Stritzinger provided additional information regarding his abuse of his stepdaughter during group therapy.
Which of the following is correct on how children report sexual abuse to others:
a. Most children recant sexual abuse allegations during a forensic interview.
b. Most children deny sexual abuse allegations during a forensic interview.
c. Denial and recantation are uncommon in children undergoing a forensic interview for sexual abuse allegations.
d. Children very rarely delay discourse of abuse.
c. Denial and recantation are uncommon in children undergoing a forensic interview for sexual abuse allegations.
