Why Are Forensic Interviews Needed?
What will be an ideal response?
The reason forensic interviews are needed is because most perpetrators deny the abuse and most acts of maltreatment are not witnessed; the victim’s statement is critical evidence in child abuse cases.
Sometimes these interviews are conducted only by child welfare workers or law enforcement investigators in the field; sometimes another secondary forensic interview is conducted by a therapist or other specially trained professional in a controlled, child-friendly environment.
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The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) started in 1973 as the National Crime Survey (NCS), sponsored by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, to address the ______.
a. unreported crime issues in the official crime statistic b. resources for victims of unreported crime issues in the official crime statistics c. resources for victims of unreported sex crime issues in the official crime statistics d. underreported crime issues in the official crime statistics
Which of the following reflects the assumptions of social conflict theory?
A. Criminal laws are designed by those in power to oppress those not in power. B. Once identified as a criminal, a person will assume a deviant identity. C. Regardless of environmental factors, anyone can learn to become a criminal. D. People living in dysfunctional, normless environments will turn to crime.
The definition of an assault is
a. a successful battery b. an unsuccessful use of a weapon c. the attempt to induce physical harm on another person d. any battery below aggravated mayhem
Illegally obtained evidence is considered to be the
a. Fruits of the exclusionary rule c. Fruits of our labors b. Fruits of the poisoned tree d. None of the above