Final Exam Ch. 11 pt 2

Question 1

21. What does it mean when a possible maltreatment case has been investigated and determined to be “unsubstantiated?”

Answer 1

Means allegation is unfounded and the case is closed.

Question 2

22. How extensive is child maltreatment?

Answer 2

Nobody knows how pervasive child abuse is. Happens all the time, but is difficult to detect.

Question 3

23. What is the purpose of a child fatality review team?

Answer 3

These groups combine the expertise of child protective services workers, law enforcement officers, coroners and medical examiners, health care workers, prosecutors, and others to investigate child deaths to determine whether maltreatment was involved.

Question 4

24. What does the phrase “substantiated allegation” mean?

Answer 4

Sufficient evidence existed to confirm the reporting persons suspicions.

Question 5

25. Using Figure 11–4 of your textbook, which types of child maltreatment are most prevalent?

Answer 5

Neglect

Question 6

27. What are some of the estimated costs associated with child maltreatment victimization?

Answer 6

$124 billion each year in 2010 dollars.

$220 million every day from the national economy.

Question 7

28. How and why do clinical data and survey data influence child maltreatment research findings?

Answer 7

Clinical shows that the very young ages are victims. Surveys show it spans all ages.

Question 8

29. What is “surveillance bias,” and how does it affect child maltreatment statistics?

Answer 8

Any increased, systematic outcome related scrutiny that may exist for some individuals or groups but not others.

Question 9

30. Does child maltreatment take place mainly in the lower class? If so, why?

Answer 9

Yes. Middle and Upper classes have more resources, they can escape monitoring.

Question 10

31. Why are social service providers sometimes called “gatekeepers?”

Answer 10

Because they have the power to confer the label of child maltreatment.

Question 11

32. Present information about the “typical” child abuser relying upon the information contained in Table 11–6 of your textbook.

Answer 11

Young adult in mid 20’s, no high school diploma, living at or below poverty level, depressed, and difficulty coping with stressful situations.

Question 12

33. List ten popular coping strategies for dealing with child maltreatment.

Answer 12

1. Exercise to rescind parental custody and place children in foster homes
   
   2. Public health screening
   3. Parenting classes
   4. Development of profiles of offenders and other victims to enhance detection
   5. More active law enforcement
   6. Self-help groups
   7. Legal changes to increase deterrence
   8. Avoid Gov’t intrusion into ones domicile
   9. Home visitation
   10. Save Haven Laws

Question 13

34. Explain home visitation as a coping strategy and its limitations.

Answer 13

Helps in prevention and to uncover hidden cases of maltreatment.

Question 14

35. What is the difference between a false positive error and a false negative error in the detection of child maltreatment?

Answer 14

False positive error- Worker misclassifies a nonabused child as a maltreatment case
False negative error- Not diagnosing a child as abused when that child really is a maltreatment victim.

Question 15

36. What does a “Healthy Families Program” attempt to accomplish?

Answer 15

Goal is to promote prevention programs.

Question 16

37. How is education intended to be a coping strategy for child maltreatment?

Answer 16

Aims to demystify child rearing by providing parents with instruction in child development.

Question 17

38. Explain what a “safe haven law” is.

Answer 17

Represent an effort to deal with baby abandonment and infanticide.

Question 18

39. Do “safe haven laws” work?

Answer 18

Lingering doubts remain until more accurate data becomes available.

Question 19

40. What is “Parents Anonymous,” and how does it work?

Answer 19

Nonprofit organization for parents who feel they are maltreating their children.
24 hour hotline parents can call when they need to vent their frustration or anger

Question 20

41. What does counseling offer as a coping strategy for child maltreatment?

Answer 20

Engendering more assertiveness in victims and opening up communication about the event and related problems.