Crimes against children Flashcards
Single parent homes
children are more likely to be victims of physical and sexual abuse
USA Maltreatment in children
everyday about 4 children die
75% being under the age of 5
Acute maltreatment
child’s death is directly relation to injuries suffered from a specific incident of abuse
Chronic maltreatment
related to injuries caused by neglect occurring over an extended period of time
Parent patraie
legal term that asserts the government role in protecting the interest of children and intervening when parents fail to provide proper care
CPS has legal authority to be involved in a death case
when a child’s parent or other member of the household is suspected with the role to determine if maltreatment was involved
Strongest evidence of child abuse
medical evidence ( search warrant) and the caretakers inconsistences
Battered child syndrome
collection of injuries sustain by a child as result of repeated mistreatment or beating
Shaken baby syndrome
victim 3 years or younger with most being younger than 18 months
Retinal hemorrhaging in infants
shaken baby syndrome
auto accident
fall from stairs onto hard surface
typical explanation: baby was fine and then went into respiratory arrest or began having seizures
munchausen syndrom
attempt to bring medical attention to themselves by inducing illness in their children
SIDS- Sudden infant death syndrome
Diagnosis given for sudden death of an infant one month to one year old that remains unexplained
Occurrence of 2 or more SIDS deaths
in the care of the same person, strongly suggest that some degree of child abuse is involved
1 in 5 girls will
suffer from sexual abuse
goal of forensic interview
obtain a statement from a child in objective, developmentally, sensitive, legally defensible manner
