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Swanson, Criminal Investigation 8/e
Criminal Investigation, 8/e
Charles R. Swanson, University of Georgia
Neil C. Chamelin, Assistant State Attorney, Second Judicial Circuit
Leonard Territo, University of South Florida- Tampa

Crimes against Children

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

What is the most common cause of children’s death?
A)Physical abuse
B)Cancer
C)Heart disease
D)Unsafe toys
2

What is the clinical term used to describe physically abused children?
A)They are said to suffer from physical torture.
B)They are said to suffer from battered-child syndrome.
C)They are said to suffer from minor assault.
D)They are said to suffer from electric cord abuse.
3

All of the following are helpful questions when determining whether a child has been intentionally burned except . . .
A)Is the explanation of what happened consistent with the injury?
B)Are other injuries present?
C)Was there a delay in seeking medical attention?
D)Is the parent a single mother?
4

Which of the following best illustrates a first-degree burn?
A)It resembles a sunburn.
B)It has blisters containing clear fluid.
C)Muscle and bone have possibly been destroyed.
D)It has damaged deep tissue.
5

What type of burns occur when a child comes in contact with hot liquid?
A)Contact burns
B)Scald burns
C)Cigarette burns
D)Iron burns
6

___________ is the severe intentional application of violent force, in one or more episodes, that results in intracranial injuries to the child.
A)Munchausen syndrome
B)MSBP
C)Incest
D)SBS
7

All of the following are helpful when investigating SBS cases except...
A)MRI’s can assist.
B)Shaking a child increases risk for injury.
C)Autopsies should be performed in fatality cases.
D)The infant’s head may strike a solid object during shaking.
8

Which of the following is not a fact about child abuse?
A)In many cases, only one child in a family is targeted for abuse.
B)The marital partner tends to protect the abusive parent.
C)In over half the cases in which child abuse results in hospitalization, there was a preceding incident of abuse of equal severity.
D)An abusing father is almost always a wife abuser.
9

Why does a situational child molester engage in sex with children?
A)There are varied and sometimes complex reasons.
B)They have a definite sexual preference for children.
C)Their sexual fantasies and erotic imagery focus on children.
D)They engage in sexual ritual.
10

All of the following patterns are characteristic of preferential child molesters except...
A)They may be morally indiscriminate.
B)They may be sadistic.
C)They may be introverted.
D)They may lack the interpersonal skills to seduce children.
11

Which of the following is most important when interviewing young children?
A)Children have an unlimited attention span.
B)Children may have a varying degree of comfort with strangers.
C)Children organize their thoughts logically.
D)Children always understand the difference between truth and lying.
12

What is one criticism of using anatomically detailed dolls while interviewing molested children?
A)They can help to establish rapport.
B)They can reduce vocabulary problems.
C)They may provoke horror or alarm.
D)They may enhance the quality of information.
13

The ________________ is an alternative that allows sexually molested children to convey information by sketching.
A)Anatomically detailed doll interview
B)Drawing interview
C)Asking leading questions technique
D)Developmental interview
14

Lusk and Waterman have identified all of the following effects on sexually abused children except...
A)Guilt, shame, anxiety, fear, depression, anger.
B)Genital injuries, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, somatic complaints.
C)Concentration problems, short attention spans.
D)Incest.
15

Which of the following is an example of commercial child pornography?
A)Videotape sold in a foreign country.
B)Homemade video.
C)Pornography sold in the U.S.
D)High-quality child pornography.
16

Which of the following is not a criminal use of child pornography according to study and police investigations?
A)Sexual arousal of pedophiles
B)CPPA
C)Blackmail
D)Selling pornography in the U.S.
17

Which of the following is most accurate regarding S.I.D.S.?
A)It is a crime.
B)Most deaths occur in breast-fed babies.
C)Most victims are between the ages of 1 and 6 months.
D)The baby is usually in poor health just before death.
18

What is infant abduction?
A)A non-family member taking a child less than 1 year old.
B)S.I.D.S.
C)Child molestation
D)Shaking a baby
19

What may have the greatest impact on the outcome of a missing child case?
A)Parental interviews
B)Assessment of first responding officer
C)Victimology
D)Scene assessment
20

What is the timeframe in which most runaway children return to home?
A)Within 7 days
B)7-14 days
C)14-30 days
D)30+ days
21

What investigative questions are appropriate when incest is suspected?
A)Can the father be profiled?
B)Is more than one child involved as a victim?
C)Is the family reclusive?
D)All of the above.
22

Which of the following is not a common feature of community notification laws?
A)The state maintains a registry.
B)Offenders must register within a certain number of days after release from custody or supervision.
C)The registration requirement lasts at least 10 years.
D)All states require lifetime registration of sexual predators.
23

Which of the following may be considered a conditional threat regarding potential school crime?
A)Threat warns that violence will occur unless condition(s) are met.
B)Threat is vague, unclear, ambiguous.
C)Threat is veiled.
D)Threat is direct.
24

All of the following are appropriate questions when investigating potential or actual school violence except...
A)Who made the threat?
B)To whom was the threat made?
C)Exactly what words were said?
D)Where did the abduction occurr?