SCCJA CHILD ABUSE QUIZZES AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2024 -2025
What,is,the,definition,of,a,child,as,it,relates,to,child,abuse,under,Title,63,,ANS,-
,,A,person,under,tge,age,of,18
Define,"child,abuse,and,neglect",according,to,Title,63,of,the,South,Carolina,Code,of,Laws,,ANS,-
,,When,the,parent,,guardian,,or,other,person,responsible,for,the,child's,welfare,inflicts,or,allows,to,be,infli
cted,upon,the,child,physical,or,mental,injury,or,engages,in,acts,or,omissions,which,present,a,substantial,ri
sk,of,physical,or,mental,injury,to,the,child,,including,injuries,sustained,as,a,result,of,excessive,corporal,pun
ishment,but,excluding,corporal,punishment,or,physical,discipline
What,elements,make,children,vulnerable,to,become,victims,of,child,abuse?,,ANS,-
,,Children,are,naturally,trusting,and,curious.
Children,may,need,attention,and,affection,fulfillment.
It,may,be,a,child,with,disabilities
List,and,explain,the,indicators,of,child,abuse.,,ANS,-
,,Submissiveness,,aggressive/acting,out/incorrigibility,,school,related,behavior,,self,destructiveness,,sever
e,depression,,PTSD
Neglect-,unattended,,appears,malnourished,,unhealthy,,dirty,,not,regularly,sent,to,school
Sexual,abuse-
,inappropriate,knowledge,of,sexual,behavior,,persistent,inappropriate,sexual,play,,aggressive,sexual,beha
vior,,and,becoming,manipulative,or,overly,seductive,or,sexual
List,and,explain,how,children,experience,their,abuse.,,ANS,-
,,Secrecy,,helplessness,,entrapment,and,accommodations,,delayed,or,unconvincing,disclosure,,retraction
What,elements,could,assist,law,enforcement,in,a,successful,child,abuse,investigation?,,ANS,-
,,Physical,evidence,,witnesses,and,confessions
, What,car,is,most,encountered,by,first,responders?,,ANS,-,,Physical,abuse
What,case,is,most,difficult,type,of,child,abuse,case,that,an,officer,will,work,and,why,are,these,cases,so,diff
icult,to,work?,,ANS,-
,,Sexual,abuse.,His,type,of,case,oft,e,presents,no,physical,evidence,and,many,times,will,become,the,word,
of,he,victim,against,the,word,of,the,offender,who,may,have,a,standing,in,the,community.
Under,offender,typology,what,are,the,two,types,of,offenders?,,ANS,-
,,Situation,child,molester,and,preferential,child,molester
Situation,child,molestor,,ANS,-
,,Do,not,have,sexual,preference,for,children,but,will,engage,in,sex,with,children,for,complex,reasons,,low,s
elf,esteem,,poor,coping,skills,,morally,indiscriminate,,user/abuser,of,people,,sexually,indiscriminate,,socia
l,misfit
Preferential,child,molestor,,ANS,-,,Have,sexual,preference,for,children,,seduction-
uses,seduction,techniques,to,lure,child,,introverted-,lacks,interpersonal,skills,to,seduce,children,,sadistic-
,more,likely,to,abduct,and,murder,children
Who,has,the,authority,to,interview,children,under,63-7-920(C),of,the,South,Carolina,Code,of,Laws,,ANS,-
,,The,responding,ifficer
What,are,child,advocacy,centers?,,ANS,-
,,Place,where,LEO,and,forensic,interviewers,conduct,paper,interview
What,interview,is,most,needed,by,law,enforcement,in,child,abuse,cases?,,ANS,-,,Forensic,interviews
When,law,enforcement,officers,are,put,in,a,position,to,interview,children,of,child,abuse,what,are,some,of,
the,guidelines,to,a,successful,interview?,,ANS,-,,Conduct,at,child,friendly,place
Videotape,interview
Make,child,feel,Comfortable
Maintain,use,of,child,terminology
Do,not,react,to,disclosure,given