Families in Crisis

Question 1

What is a forensic interview?

Answer 1

a means of gathering information from an alleged victim or witness to help determine what may or may not have occurred, and it is a key component of many child protective services and criminal

Question 2

What are five things to consider before an interview?

Answer 2

• timing
• questions type
• role of interviewer
• documentation
• neutral and objective setting

Question 3

How many steps are invovled in the interview & what are they?

Answer 3

• 5 steps
• rapport building; truth or lie oath; introduce topic of interest; detail gathering; education and safety

Question 4

How does time of incident affect charges?

Answer 4

• if incident happens multiple times within a 30 day span than another charge will be added

Question 5

Breakdown of sexual abuse victims in clergy

Answer 5

• males: 81%
• females: 19%

Question 6

Breakdown of age in abuse victims in clergy

Answer 6

• under 10: 22%
• between 11-14: 51%
• between 15-17: 27%

Question 7

3 onsets of abuse

Answer 7

• preconditions for abuse
• factors in clergy who were abused
• overcoming external factors

Question 8

3 ways Juvenile Systems could achieve better outcomes are

Answer 8

• recognize and understand the role that exposure to violence plays in the lives of youth
• develop policies and pratices that reflect this understanding and knowledge
• employ intervention that address traumatic stress

Question 9

Some ways PTSD comes about

Answer 9

• verbal abuse
• neglect
• emotional abuse
  -physical abuse

Question 10

Four limitations that youth with PTSD may encounter

Answer 10

• can’t think past an immediate problem or opportunity
• can’t set or stick to goals
• can’t trust people, especially caregivers
• can’t tell who is trustworthy

Question 11

What are poly-victimzed youth at risk for?

Answer 11

• school absence, suspension, disengagement
• depression, shame, self-harm
• volatile relationships

Question 12

Poly-victimized youth are diagnosed with internal disorders like hypertension and mood disorders

Answer 12

False

Question 13

In PTSD, the brain and body’s stress response become chronically activated in survival mode

Answer 13

True

Question 14

What are the two types of grooming?

Answer 14

• environmental grooming
• victim grooming

Question 15

When luring males, what are the 4 D’s?

Answer 15

• drinking
• driving
• dirty (movies, pictures, conversations)
• desires (sports, video games)

Question 16

When luring females, what does L.I.S.T.S mean?

Answer 16

L - love
I- interest
S - support
T- things (drugs)
S - status

Question 17

Compliant Victims are NOT at fault, even if they…

Answer 17

• do not say “NO”
• did not fight
• actively cooperate
• initiate the contact
• did not tell accepted gifts or money
• enjoyed the activity

Question 18

What can exposure of trauma do?

Answer 18

• lower self esteem
• lose emerging sense of self
• develop conceptualization of the world
• ability to relate to others and trust others
• mange stress
• plan for the future
• avoid future victimization

Question 19

Problems that children are affected by…

Answer 19

• physical and sexual abuse
• natural and technological disasters
• transportation accidents
• assualt
• terrorism
• violence in the home
• invasive medical procedures