Discuss the rationale for mandated reporters, and describe who is given the role of a mandated reporter

What will be an ideal response?


In most states, certain individuals who work with or treat children are required by law to report cases of suspected neglect or abuse. These mandated reporters include teachers, school authorities, childcare personnel, camp personnel, clergy, physicians, dentists, chiropractors, nurses, psychologists, medical assistants, attorneys, and social workers. Such a report may be made to social services or CPS, the juvenile court, or the local police or sheriff's department. It may be made verbally, but it should also be put in writing as soon as possible after the initial verbal report is made.

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Which policy model do you think best describes how community policing and the "100,000 Cops" ideas got onto the agenda? Explain

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Which term implies that different groups of citizens have widely varying opinions on controversial issues of morality and criminality?

A. Conflict model B. Consensus model C. Survey consensus D. Public forum

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Pretrial discovery in the federal courts is broader than it is in most states. 2. Although functionally equivalent to a guilty plea, a no-contest plea generally cannot be construed as an admission of guilt in a related civil suit. 3. Rules of evidence that apply in criminal trials also apply to grand juries. 4. Extradition of suspects or convicted criminals between nations is regulated by treaties, which usually provide that the crime involved must be a serious one in both nations and that the penalty for the person extradited will not be disproportionate to the crime.

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If an officer finds out that one of his or her probationers is planning to commit a crime, but does nothing to prevent it, the officer may be found guilty of which of the following?

a. Negligence b. Abuse c. Obstruction d. Conspiracy

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