SCCJA Pre-Academy Test Exam Questions and Answers

SCCJA Pre-Academy Test Exam Questions and Answers Definition of a Child in Terms of Child Abuse - answerA person under the age of 18 Definition of Child Abuse, Neglect, or Harm - answerWhen the parent, guardian, or other person responsible for the child's welfare inflicts or allows to be inflicted upon the child physical or mental injury or could have, commits or allows a sexual offense against the child, or fails to supply the child's basic needs Vulnerability characteristics of children - answerDependent Trusting and curious May need attention and affection fulfillment May have disabilities Indicators of child abuse - answersubmissiveness aggressive acting out/ incorrigibility school-related behavior self-destructiveness severe depression PTSD Undernourishment Unhealthy Dirty Not regularly sent to school Failure to thrive Inappropriate knowledge of sexual behavior Persistent inappropriate sexual play Aggressive sexual behavior Becoming manipulative or overly seductive or sexual How children experience their abuse - answerSecrecy- is number one Helplessness Entrapment and accommodation Delayed or unconvincing disclosure Retraction What child abuse case is most often encountered by first responders? - answerphysical abuse What child abuse case is the most difficult type of child abuse that an officer will work? - answerSexual abuse Investigation procedures for a child abuse case - answerListen to what the child tells you Look at the evidence as it presents itself Secure and protect the crime scene Collect and preserve evidence Record and photograph the location of evidence Package and document chain of custody of evidence Write a clear, concise incident report Interview anyone involved Situational offender - answerdoes not have a true sexual preference for children, but engages in sex with children with varied and sometimes complex reasons Preferential offender - answermolests children because he or she has a definite sexual preference for children, often based on gender, age,