Children as Witnesses Flashcards
_________________ data is based on the number of incidents that are reported to authorities in a given year.
Incidence data
_________________ data is data that looks at the adult population self-reporting their experience of child maltreatment in childhood.
Prevalence data
A lot of child maltreatment cases go unreported. True or false?
True
There are ____ maltreatment cases per 1000 children
62
____________________ incidence data is when there is an allegation and it is confirmed.
Sustantiated
___ in ___ cases are substantiated
1 in 4
___________________ incidence data is when there really isn’t enough evidence, but there is suspicion.
Suspected
______________________ incidence data is when there is an allegation produced, but there is absolutely no evidence to support it.
Unfounded
___ in ___ cases are unfounded.
1 in 3
______________ incidence data is when there is reason to believe a child is in danger of maltreatment but it hasn’t occurred yet.
Risk
When the risk of maltreatment is reported, what percent is there actually a risk?
6%
When the risk of maltreatment is reported, what percent is there not a risk?
27%
When the risk of maltreatment is reported, what percent is there an unknown risk?
3%
Almost half of substantiated child maltreatment cases are _____________________.
Exposure to intimate parter violence
The second goal of investigating child maltreatment is to ______________.
Ensure the offenders are properly prosecuted
The first goal of investigating child maltreatment is to ______________.
Support the child’s narrative of what happened
The third goal of investigating child maltreatment to ______________.
Ensure the innocent are not unfairly prosecuted
Prevalence data suggests that abuse is underreported. True or false?
True
The majority of sexual abuse victims are _____________.
Females
Most children are sexually abused _____________ times.
Multiple
What were the two legal system changes regarding children in the courtroom?
- Testimony is now uncorroborated (no adult to say yes or no)
- Competency requirement not needed anymore
When asking free recall questions, the _______________ of children disclosed the abuse.
Majority (82%)
Open ended questions produce _____________.
Free recall
Specific questions produce __________________.
Cued recall
_________________ is brain development which helps remember more details
Maturation
___________________ is the knowledge base, which makes it easier to encode the details
Experience
Children remember _____________ details.
Distintive
_______________ produces accurate rates across ages
Neutral info
Younger children are more suggestible than older children. True or false?
True
_________________ produces more linear rates from younger to older children.
Misleading info
A “priori” is ________________.
Pre-existing beliefs
___% of children in the 4th colouring position made a mistake during the interview that fit with having gone to a birthday party.
53%
The more suggestive an interviewer is with a child, the more likely the child will make a mistake. True or false?
True
____________________ is an attempt by an interviewer to transmit a negative characterization of a suspect.
Stereotype induction
The first big finding of the pediatrician study was the ___________________
Error rate
The second big finding of the pediatrician study was the ___________________
Kind of errors (e.g. tied the ribbon the dolls neck, etc)
________________________ of the children in the pediatrician study demonstrated suspicious, aggressive, and sexualized behaviours with the dolls.
More than half
_______________________ is when children have a hard time realizing that one object can also represent another object
Dual representation
_________________ interview means the interview mirrors what the child says by repeating it back to them.
Child-centred
