Criminal Investigations 9th Ed - Ch 11 - Crimes Against Children

Question 1

______ _______ can result in serious and permanent physical damage, mental damage, and emotional damage

Answer 1

Child abuse

Question 2

• Most report of child abuse are made by

Answer 2

third parties

Question 3

• Generally, it is better to interview the child in

Answer 3

private and in a small friendly place

Question 4

Evidence in ____ ______ cases include the surroundings and their home conditions

Answer 4

child abuse

Question 5

MSBP

Answer 5

stands for Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy

Question 6

A chicken hawk is a

Answer 6

pedophile

Question 7

A group of professionals from different law enforcement divisions who come together to prosecute a single case is referred to as a

Answer 7

law enforcement network

Question 8

Failure to properly care for a child because of inhumane living quarters, inadequate food, and inadequate love or attention is best described as _______

Answer 8

neglect

Question 9

refers to taking unfair advantage of children or using them illegally

Answer 9

Exploitation

Question 10

_____ _____ has been identified as the leading cause of death for children in the United States.

Answer 10

Child Abuse

Question 11

___________ is taking someone away by force

Answer 11

Kidnapping

Question 12

• In most child abuse cases, children tell the truth to the best of their ability or lie about the situation

Answer 12

tell the truth to the best of their ability

Question 13

In cases of ______ _______, the child’s description of the acts or experiences will probably not be normal for their age

Answer 13

sexual assault

Question 14

Investigators should make use of the ___________ interview process with children

Answer 14

cognitive

Question 15

• Pictures of ________ involving children should be taken quickly because children heal quickly

Answer 15

injuries

Question 16

________ _______ or other sexually transmitted diseases are an indicator of possible child sexual abuse

Answer 16

Venereal disease (VD)

Question 17

_______ ____________ is a highly developed and organized, multi-million dollar industry producing and distributing million of dollars of products

Answer 17

Child pornography

Question 18

____________ are a good source of information when arresting an individual for child pornography

Answer 18

Computers

Question 19

Childhood abuse is often associated with

Answer 19

delinquency

Question 20

A __________ is the type of person that is most likely to be more dangerous to children, or even destroy a child

Answer 20

misoped

Question 21

_________ ____________ is a brittle bone disease, which is a genetic disorder characterized by bones that break easily, often from little or no apparent cause. It may be mistaken for child abuse

Answer 21

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Question 22

______ often have had conflict with parents, alienation from them, rejection and hostile control, lack of warmth and lack affection and parental support.

Answer 22

Runaways

Question 23

The drug production of _____________________ has become a major factor in the severity of child abuse and neglect, with many children testing positive for toxic levels of chemical in their bodies

Answer 23

methamphetamine

Question 24

A child suffering from __________ ___________ has injuries that are self-induced or self-inflicted to seek attention or sympathy in an attempt to avoid something

Answer 24

Munchausen syndrome

Question 25

The National _______ ______, a voluntary partnership between law enforcement and broadcasters, is a method to activate an urgent bulletin to alert the public in the most serious child abduction cases

Answer 25

Amber Alert

Question 26

Physical and sexual abuse, regardless of the age of the victim, is also classified as a

Answer 26

violent crime

Question 27

Child abuse and neglect can result in serious and permanent physical, mental, and emotional damage, as well as future…..

Answer 27

criminal behavior

Question 28

____________ means to treat roughly or abuse

Answer 28

Maltreatment

Question 29

The four common types of maltreatment are

Answer 29

o Neglect
o Physical abuse
o Emotional abuse
o Sexual abuse

Question 30

_______ is the most common form of child maltreatment and may be fatal

Answer 30

Neglect

Question 31

• During 2006, an estimated 3.3 million referrals involving the alleged maltreatment of approximately 6 million children were reported to _ _ _(nationally)

Answer 31

CPS

Question 32

• In 2006, an estimated _____ children died because of child abuse or neglect

Answer 32

1,530

Question 33

The two leading causes of child abuse are thought to be _____ and violence between husbands and wives

Answer 33

poverty

Question 34

A ____________ _____ consist of professionals who work together to ensure an effective response to reports of child abuse and neglect

Answer 34

• A multidisciplinary team (MDT)

Question 35

__________ _______ by proxy is a rare form of child abuse in which an adult intentionally makes a child ill to get attention

Answer 35

Munchausen syndrome

Question 36

Munchausen syndrome involves

Answer 36

SELFINDUCED or SELF-INFLICTED injuries in order to gain sympathy or to avoid something (test, school, etc)

Question 37

is a diagnosis by exlusion and is the most frequently determined cause of sudden unexplained infant death (SUID).

Answer 37

• Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Question 38

• SIDS is most common from

Answer 38

2 to 4 months of age

Question 39

_______ is listed as the cause of death in the United States to 3,000 – 4,000 infants (annually)

Answer 39

• SIDS

Question 40

Approximately _____ infants die annually due to child abuse / neglect

Answer 40

300

Question 41

Habitual child sex abusers have been classified into three categories:

Answer 41

o Misoped
 Hates children – Has sex with them and then brutally destroys them
o Hebephile
 Selects high school age youth as his / her sex victim
o Pedophile
 Most common
 Has heterosexual or homosexual preference for young boys or girls of a specific, limited age range
 Also referred to as a chicken hawk

Question 42

Adults (at least 10-15 years older than their victims) are usually the dominant leader, organizers, and operators of

Answer 42

sex rings.

Question 43

• There are three types of sex rings:

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o Solo Sex Rings
 The organization is primarily by the age of the child
• Toddlers (2-5)
• Prepubescent (6-12)
• Pubescent (13-17)
 Keeps activities and photographs completely secret

o Transition Sex Rings
 Experiences are exchanged
 Photographs of children as well as sexual services may be traded or sold

o	Syndicated Sex Rings
	Well structured organization
	Recruits children
	Produces pornography
	Delivers direct sexual services
	Establishes an extensive network of customers

Question 44

__________reactions to being caught usually begin with complete denial and then progress to minimizing the acts, justifying the acts and blaming the victims. If all else fails, they may claim to be sick

Answer 44

Pedophiles’

Question 45

The _____ __________ ___ prohibits child pornography and greatly increases the penalties for adults who engage in it

Answer 45

• The Child Protection Act (1984)

Question 46

• Internet sex crimes against minors are categorized in three mutually exclusive groups:

Answer 46

o Internet crimes against identified victims
 Production of child pornography committed against identified victims
o Internet solicitations to undercover law enforcement
o Possession of internet child pornography by offenders who do not use the internet to sexually exploit identified victims

Question 47

___________ __________ addresses can help identify the location of an individual

Answer 47

• Internet Protocol (IP)

Question 48

• The average age of entry into prostitution is __-__ year of age

Answer 48

12 – 14

Question 49

The most frequent type of child abduction is

Answer 49

parental abduction

Question 50

The ______ _____ _____ was created in the Dallas-Fort Worth region in 1996 in response to the death of 9 year old Amber Hagerman

Answer 50

Amber Alert Plan