Ch5 Do You Know?

What three components of child abuse and neglect laws typically are?

(1) criminal definitions and penalties, (2) a mandate to report suspected cases and (3) a civil process for removing a child from the abusive or neglectful environment.

Whether child abuse is directly linked to delinquency?

Child abuse HAS been directly linked with delinquency.

What the major cause of death of young children is?

Child neglect has been identified as the biggest single cause of death of young children, followed by physical abuse.

What risks maltreated children and youths face?

Maltreated youths are at an increased risk for performing poorly in school and displaying symptoms of mental illness; girls are at increased of becoming pregnant, using drugs and engaging in serious and violent delinquency.

What six episode types of missing children are identified in the NISMART-2 study?

Missing benign explanation; missing involuntary; lost/injured; runaway/throwaway; nonfamily abduction; stereotypical kidnapping; family abduction.

What the most common form of child maltreatment is and how serious is it?

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment and may be fatal.

What two federal agencies have concurrent jurisdiction for missing and exploited children, and what approach each takes toward missing children?

The Department of Health and Human Services through its Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and the Justice Department through the OJJDP have concurrent jurisdiction for missing and exploited children. The ACF takes a social welfare, emergency care approach to missing children; the OJJDP focuses on the challenges that missing children present to law enforcement and the juvenile justice system.

What often characterizes the homes of neglected children?

The homes of neglected children are often disorganized and dysfunctional, with parents who ignore their children or who set bad examples for them.

What are three of the primary risk factors for child abuse?

Three of the primary risk factors for child abuse are domestic violence, poverty and individual temperamental factorss and characteristics of a child.

What the leading cause of youth suicide is?

Untreated depression

What the likely result of violence is for children?

Violence may lead to more violence. Children who are abused are more likely to be delinquent and violent themselves.

What common warning signs of potential youth suicide are?

Warning signs include threatening to kill oneself; preparing for death by giving away favorite possessions, writing good-bye letters or making a will; expressing hopelessness for the future and giving up on oneself; and talking as if no one else cares.

Which age group has the highest victimization rate?

Youths are victims of crime twice as often as are those over age 25.