KLETC Test 6 Questions with Verified Solutions Graded A+
Mandatory reporting of child abuse. - Answers K.S.A. 38-2223:
Requires reporting of crimes involving child abuse to either the Department of Children and
Families (DCF) or the appropriate law enforcement agency.
K.S.A. 21-5602:
Abuse of a Child - Answers (a) Knowingly:
(1) Torturing or cruelly beating any child under the age of 18 years;
(2) Shaking any child under the age of 18 years which results in great bodily harm to the child; or
(3) Inflicting cruel and inhuman corporal punishment upon any child under the age of 18 years.
K.S.A. 21-5506:
Indecent Liberties with a Child - Answers (a) Engaging in any of the following acts with a child
who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age:
(1) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or
submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the
offender, or both; or
(2) Soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with
the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another.
(e) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of indecent liberties with a child, as defined in
subsection (a)(1) that the child was married to the accused at the time of the offense.
K.S.A. 21-5506:
Aggravated Indecent Liberties with a Child - Answers (1) Sexual intercourse with a child who is
14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age;
(2) Engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is 14 or more years of age, but less
than 16 years of age, and who does not consent thereto:
(A) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or
submitted to with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the
offender, or both; or
(B) causing the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with
the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another; or
,(3) Engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is under 14 years of age:
(A) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or
submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the
offender, or both; or
(B) Soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with
the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another.
(e) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, as defined
in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2)(A) and (b)(3)(A) that the child was married to the accused at the
time of the offense.
K.S.A. 21-5510:
Sexual Exploitation of a Child - Answers (1) Employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or
coercing a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child
under 18 years of age, to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of promoting any
performance;
(2) possessing any visual depiction of a child under 18 years of age shown or heard engaging in
sexually explicit conduct with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the
prurient interest of the offender or any other person;
(3) being a parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of a child under 18 years
of age and knowingly permitting such child to engage in, or assist another to engage in, sexually
explicit conduct for any purpose described in subsection (a)(1) or (2); or
(4) promoting the performance that includes sexually explicit conduct by a child under 18 years
of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, knowing the
character and content of the performance.
Effective procedures for conducting physical abuse and sexual abuse investigations. - Answers
1. Interview all parties involved (family).
2. The child victim should be examined by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) or trained
doctor.
3. Photograph injuries of the child victim.
4. The scene of the offense should always be processed.
5. Do not allow parents to discuss the incident with the child.
Exemption from civil liability for persons reporting child abuse. - Answers K.S.A. 38-2223:
,Anyone who, without malice, participates in the making of a report to the secretary or a law
enforcement agency relating to a suspicion a child may be a child in need of care or who
participates in any activity or investigation relating to the report or who participates in any
judicial proceeding resulting from the report shall have immunity from any civil liability that
might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Pedophilia - Answers Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors
involving prepubescent or young adolescents.
Isolation of Affect - Answers An emotional barrier or wall which is used as a defense
mechanism to block the undesirable aspects of human life.
Does not work when used by law enforcement officers in the investigation of child abuse cases.
The 3 components of child abuse. - Answers Child,
Abuser,
Crisis.
The clinical features of abused children. - Answers Fractures (area is important),
Bruises (area is important),
Human bite marks,
Evidence of previous injuries (scars, healed fractures),
Genital injuries, irritation, or discharge,
Child has sexually transmitted infection (STI),
Brain and skull injuries (no visible signs),
Internal organ damage,
Failure to thrive (inadequate nutrition, disease),
Burns,
Various injuries at differing stages of healing,
Protective custody and emergency removal.
K.S.A. 38-2231:
Child under 18, when law enforcement officers or court services officers may take into custody;
, sheltering a runaway. - Answers (a) A law enforcement officer or court services officer shall
take a child under 18 years of age into custody when:
(1) The law enforcement officer or court services officer has a court order commanding that the
child be taken into custody as a child in need of care; or
(2) The law enforcement officer or court services officer has probable cause to believe that a
court order commanding that the child be taken into custody as a child in need of care has been
issued in this state or in another jurisdiction.
(b) A law enforcement officer shall take a child under 18 years of age into custody when:
(1) The law enforcement officer reasonably believes the child will be harmed if not immediately
removed from the place or residence where the child has been found; or
(2) When the officer has probable cause to believe that the child is a missing person and a
verified missing person entry for the child can be found in the national crime information center
missing person system.
(3) Reasonably believes the child is a victim of human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking
or commercial sexual exploitation of a child.
Preferential Sex Offender - Answers Practices a preferred or exclusive method of achieving
sexual arousal that involves unconventional mental imagery or acts and who is regarded by
contemporary psychiatry as suffering from a diagnosable psychosexual disorder.
Situational Sex Offender - Answers Suffers from no identifiable psychosexual disorder but
engages in sex offenses as a result of a wide variety of situational factors, such as intoxication,
social stressors, mood, and mental conditions.
The problems associated with child interviews. - Answers Emotional mindset of the interviewer,
Repetitive Interviews,
Prolonged interviews,
Child's feelings of embarrassment, guilt, confusion, or withdrawal,
Allowing parents in the interview room.
Proper protocol for interviews with children. - Answers Strategy and Planning,
Building Rapport,
Evaluating the Child,
Conducting the Interview,
Mandatory reporting of child abuse. - Answers K.S.A. 38-2223:
Requires reporting of crimes involving child abuse to either the Department of Children and
Families (DCF) or the appropriate law enforcement agency.
K.S.A. 21-5602:
Abuse of a Child - Answers (a) Knowingly:
(1) Torturing or cruelly beating any child under the age of 18 years;
(2) Shaking any child under the age of 18 years which results in great bodily harm to the child; or
(3) Inflicting cruel and inhuman corporal punishment upon any child under the age of 18 years.
K.S.A. 21-5506:
Indecent Liberties with a Child - Answers (a) Engaging in any of the following acts with a child
who is 14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age:
(1) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or
submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the
offender, or both; or
(2) Soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with
the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another.
(e) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of indecent liberties with a child, as defined in
subsection (a)(1) that the child was married to the accused at the time of the offense.
K.S.A. 21-5506:
Aggravated Indecent Liberties with a Child - Answers (1) Sexual intercourse with a child who is
14 or more years of age but less than 16 years of age;
(2) Engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is 14 or more years of age, but less
than 16 years of age, and who does not consent thereto:
(A) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or
submitted to with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the
offender, or both; or
(B) causing the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with
the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another; or
,(3) Engaging in any of the following acts with a child who is under 14 years of age:
(A) Any lewd fondling or touching of the person of either the child or the offender, done or
submitted to with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of either the child or the
offender, or both; or
(B) Soliciting the child to engage in any lewd fondling or touching of the person of another with
the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires of the child, the offender or another.
(e) It shall be a defense to a prosecution of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, as defined
in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2)(A) and (b)(3)(A) that the child was married to the accused at the
time of the offense.
K.S.A. 21-5510:
Sexual Exploitation of a Child - Answers (1) Employing, using, persuading, inducing, enticing or
coercing a child under 18 years of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child
under 18 years of age, to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of promoting any
performance;
(2) possessing any visual depiction of a child under 18 years of age shown or heard engaging in
sexually explicit conduct with intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual desires or appeal to the
prurient interest of the offender or any other person;
(3) being a parent, guardian or other person having custody or control of a child under 18 years
of age and knowingly permitting such child to engage in, or assist another to engage in, sexually
explicit conduct for any purpose described in subsection (a)(1) or (2); or
(4) promoting the performance that includes sexually explicit conduct by a child under 18 years
of age, or a person whom the offender believes to be a child under 18 years of age, knowing the
character and content of the performance.
Effective procedures for conducting physical abuse and sexual abuse investigations. - Answers
1. Interview all parties involved (family).
2. The child victim should be examined by a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) or trained
doctor.
3. Photograph injuries of the child victim.
4. The scene of the offense should always be processed.
5. Do not allow parents to discuss the incident with the child.
Exemption from civil liability for persons reporting child abuse. - Answers K.S.A. 38-2223:
,Anyone who, without malice, participates in the making of a report to the secretary or a law
enforcement agency relating to a suspicion a child may be a child in need of care or who
participates in any activity or investigation relating to the report or who participates in any
judicial proceeding resulting from the report shall have immunity from any civil liability that
might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Pedophilia - Answers Recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors
involving prepubescent or young adolescents.
Isolation of Affect - Answers An emotional barrier or wall which is used as a defense
mechanism to block the undesirable aspects of human life.
Does not work when used by law enforcement officers in the investigation of child abuse cases.
The 3 components of child abuse. - Answers Child,
Abuser,
Crisis.
The clinical features of abused children. - Answers Fractures (area is important),
Bruises (area is important),
Human bite marks,
Evidence of previous injuries (scars, healed fractures),
Genital injuries, irritation, or discharge,
Child has sexually transmitted infection (STI),
Brain and skull injuries (no visible signs),
Internal organ damage,
Failure to thrive (inadequate nutrition, disease),
Burns,
Various injuries at differing stages of healing,
Protective custody and emergency removal.
K.S.A. 38-2231:
Child under 18, when law enforcement officers or court services officers may take into custody;
, sheltering a runaway. - Answers (a) A law enforcement officer or court services officer shall
take a child under 18 years of age into custody when:
(1) The law enforcement officer or court services officer has a court order commanding that the
child be taken into custody as a child in need of care; or
(2) The law enforcement officer or court services officer has probable cause to believe that a
court order commanding that the child be taken into custody as a child in need of care has been
issued in this state or in another jurisdiction.
(b) A law enforcement officer shall take a child under 18 years of age into custody when:
(1) The law enforcement officer reasonably believes the child will be harmed if not immediately
removed from the place or residence where the child has been found; or
(2) When the officer has probable cause to believe that the child is a missing person and a
verified missing person entry for the child can be found in the national crime information center
missing person system.
(3) Reasonably believes the child is a victim of human trafficking, aggravated human trafficking
or commercial sexual exploitation of a child.
Preferential Sex Offender - Answers Practices a preferred or exclusive method of achieving
sexual arousal that involves unconventional mental imagery or acts and who is regarded by
contemporary psychiatry as suffering from a diagnosable psychosexual disorder.
Situational Sex Offender - Answers Suffers from no identifiable psychosexual disorder but
engages in sex offenses as a result of a wide variety of situational factors, such as intoxication,
social stressors, mood, and mental conditions.
The problems associated with child interviews. - Answers Emotional mindset of the interviewer,
Repetitive Interviews,
Prolonged interviews,
Child's feelings of embarrassment, guilt, confusion, or withdrawal,
Allowing parents in the interview room.
Proper protocol for interviews with children. - Answers Strategy and Planning,
Building Rapport,
Evaluating the Child,
Conducting the Interview,
