Deck 11: Working With Minors

Question 1

Mens rea can be defined as:

A) criminal intent
B) "a guilty mind"
C) both of the above
D) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Actus rea can be defined as:

A) the wrongfulness of the crime itself
B) the defendant's intent to commit a crime
C) the defendant's ability to understand whether his or her act was illegal
D) a guilty mind

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Minors are responsible for _____ of all rapes and _____ of all child molestation offenses.

A) 1/2; 1/5
B) 1/5; 1/2
C) 1/3; 1/2
D) 1/4; 1/3

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Misrepresentations, inaccuracies, or false accusations made by children may be the result of:

A) intentional prevarication
B) suggestion or bias by authority figures
C) interference leading to the creation of pseudomemories
D) all of the above

Question 5

Why is it detrimental to label a child as a psychopath?

Question 6

What is the relationship between immaturity and child psychopathy?

Question 7

List risk factors associated with juvenile sexual offending.

Question 8

Briefly discuss how law enforcement officers (i.e. parole, probation) can implement RNR principles in order to effectively supervise JSOs in the community.

Question 9

List characteristics common among child victims.

Question 10

Provide an analysis of the psychological arguments utilized by both the defense and the prosecution in the Eric Smith case.

Question 11

Define the construct of child psychopathy and outline the profile of a child psychopath, including information about the CU, GM, and DI dimensions.

Question 12

Discuss the question of juvenile culpability.

Question 13

Describe encoding, retention, and retrieval, and discuss the impact of the developmental continuum of memory processing on the accuracy of children's witness testimony.

Question 14

Discuss various forms of memory distortion to which children are susceptible. Differentiate between retroactive and proactive interference.

Question 15

Outline the goals of forensic interviewing and differentiate among proper procedures for interviewing children of differing ages.