Children as Witnesses

Question 1

_________________ data is based on the number of incidents that are reported to authorities in a given year.

Answer 1

Incidence data

Question 2

_________________ data is data that looks at the adult population self-reporting their experience of child maltreatment in childhood.

Answer 2

Prevalence data

Question 3

A lot of child maltreatment cases go unreported. True or false?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

There are ____ maltreatment cases per 1000 children

Answer 4

62

Question 5

____________________ incidence data is when there is an allegation and it is confirmed.

Answer 5

Sustantiated

Question 6

___ in ___ cases are substantiated

Answer 6

1 in 4

Question 7

___________________ incidence data is when there really isn’t enough evidence, but there is suspicion.

Answer 7

Suspected

Question 8

______________________ incidence data is when there is an allegation produced, but there is absolutely no evidence to support it.

Answer 8

Unfounded

Question 9

___ in ___ cases are unfounded.

Answer 9

1 in 3

Question 10

______________ incidence data is when there is reason to believe a child is in danger of maltreatment but it hasn’t occurred yet.

Answer 10

Risk

Question 11

When the risk of maltreatment is reported, what percent is there actually a risk?

Answer 11

6%

Question 12

When the risk of maltreatment is reported, what percent is there not a risk?

Answer 12

27%

Question 13

When the risk of maltreatment is reported, what percent is there an unknown risk?

Answer 13

3%

Question 14

Almost half of substantiated child maltreatment cases are _____________________.

Answer 14

Exposure to intimate parter violence

Question 15

The second goal of investigating child maltreatment is to ______________.

Answer 15

Ensure the offenders are properly prosecuted

Question 16

The first goal of investigating child maltreatment is to ______________.

Answer 16

Support the child’s narrative of what happened

Question 17

The third goal of investigating child maltreatment to ______________.

Answer 17

Ensure the innocent are not unfairly prosecuted

Question 18

Prevalence data suggests that abuse is underreported. True or false?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

The majority of sexual abuse victims are _____________.

Answer 19

Females

Question 20

Most children are sexually abused _____________ times.

Answer 20

Multiple

Question 21

What were the two legal system changes regarding children in the courtroom?

Answer 21

1. Testimony is now uncorroborated (no adult to say yes or no)
2. Competency requirement not needed anymore

Question 22

When asking free recall questions, the _______________ of children disclosed the abuse.

Answer 22

Majority (82%)

Question 23

Open ended questions produce _____________.

Answer 23

Free recall

Question 24

Specific questions produce __________________.

Answer 24

Cued recall

Question 25

_________________ is brain development which helps remember more details

Answer 25

Maturation

Question 26

___________________ is the knowledge base, which makes it easier to encode the details

Answer 26

Experience

Question 27

Children remember _____________ details.

Answer 27

Distintive

Question 28

_______________ produces accurate rates across ages

Answer 28

Neutral info

Question 29

Younger children are more suggestible than older children. True or false?

Answer 29

True

Question 30

_________________ produces more linear rates from younger to older children.

Answer 30

Misleading info

Question 31

A “priori” is ________________.

Answer 31

Pre-existing beliefs

Question 32

___% of children in the 4th colouring position made a mistake during the interview that fit with having gone to a birthday party.

Answer 32

53%

Question 33

The more suggestive an interviewer is with a child, the more likely the child will make a mistake. True or false?

Answer 33

True

Question 34

____________________ is an attempt by an interviewer to transmit a negative characterization of a suspect.

Answer 34

Stereotype induction

Question 35

The first big finding of the pediatrician study was the ___________________

Answer 35

Error rate

Question 36

The second big finding of the pediatrician study was the ___________________

Answer 36

Kind of errors (e.g. tied the ribbon the dolls neck, etc)

Question 37

________________________ of the children in the pediatrician study demonstrated suspicious, aggressive, and sexualized behaviours with the dolls.

Answer 37

More than half

Question 38

_______________________ is when children have a hard time realizing that one object can also represent another object

Answer 38

Dual representation

Question 39

_________________ interview means the interview mirrors what the child says by repeating it back to them.

Answer 39

Child-centred