Which of the following is accurate regarding child abuse reporting?

A) 48 states (all contiguous) require mental health workers and other professional helpers to report child abuse and neglect.
B) Failure to report child abuse can lead to disciplinary action by a regulation board but not a conviction of a crime.
C) All 50 states require mental health workers and other professional helpers to report child abuse and neglect.
D) In all but 10 states, mental health workers can use their therapeutic judgment about whether they should report child abuse.


Ans: C) All 50 states require mental health workers and other professional helpers to report child abuse and neglect.

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Whenever information in a PSI report is disclosed to the defendant, that information must be disclosed to:

A) victims. B) defense attorneys. C) prosecutors. D) police.

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The Supreme Court made the exclusionary rule applicable to the states, holding that "all evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution are by the same authority inadmissible in state court" in:

a. Mapp v. Ohio b. Weeks v. U.S. c. United States v. Leon d. Wolf v. Colorado

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In recording complaints against police personnel, the supervisor should avoid including as part of the report his ____________________ observations

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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________ is an ethical philosophy of social control that focused on imposing punishments that were believed best for the majority of people in society.

A. Hedonism B. Utilitarianism C. Ethnocentrism D. Materialism

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