INCARCERATION AND BEYOND (4C-6)
Legal Rights and Responsibilities
Child Abuse Knowledge Assessment
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Answer the following questions True or False by clicking in the circle.
TrueFalse 1. More children die each year from child abuse than from measles, mumps, smallpox, and polio combined.
TrueFalse 2. In one out of ten families, sexual molestation of children occurs.
TrueFalse 3. Recent studies indicate that 50 percent of all abused children are of school age.
TrueFalse 4. The maltreatment of children has been justified for centuries by the belief that severe physical punishment was necessary to maintain discipline.
TrueFalse 5. Child abuse occurs mainly in families from lower economic classes.
TrueFalse 6. Many children who are abused grow up to become abusers of their own children.
TrueFalse 7. Most cases of child abuse are reported.
TrueFalse 8. A person who files a child abuse report that proves erroneous may be held liable.
TrueFalse 9. An educator who identifies a case of child abuse and decides not to report it may be subject to both criminal and civil liability.
Complete the quiz by following the instructions indicated.
10. List four causes of child abuse.
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11. List two child behaviors that may be an indication of a need for protection.
12. Name two ways a child's appearance may be an indication of child abuse or neglect.
INCARCERATION AND BEYOND
Child Abuse Knowledge Assessment, Key
Teacher Note:
1. True.
2. False. One out of four families has a problem.
3. True.
4. True.
5. False. The belief that only parents from lower economic classes abuse their children stems from the fact that persons from this class are more often involved with governmental agencies such as welfare, social security, probation, and social services. Therefore, more cases of child abuse and neglect by families with lower incomes are detected and brought to the public's attention.
6. True.
7. False. The research seems to indicate that as few as seven out of 400 cases of child abuse or neglect are reported per year.
8. False. Assuming that the report is made in good faith, California Penal Code Section 11161.5 states: No person shall incur any civil or criminal liability as a result of making any report authorized by this section unless it can be proven that a false report was made and the person knew or should have known that the report was false.
9. True.
10. Unrealistic expectations. Mirror image. Lack of education or experience. Rejection. Over punishment, Social isolation, Frustration. The abused parent.
11. Demonstrates the following behaviors: aggressive, disruptive, destructive, shy, withdrawn, passive, or overly compliant, truant; arrives at school much too early; loiters or hangs around after school.
12. The child is inadequately dressed for cold weather; the clothing is torn, tattered, or unwashed; the child is dirty, unbathed, or smells; the child is undernourished or has no breakfast or lunch; the child is tired, lethargic. or listless; the child is in need of medical attention; the child has bruises. welts, or contusions.