Deck 7: Adolescent Perpetrators

Question 1

Being abused or neglected as a child substantially increases the risk of:

A) arrest as a juvenile.
B) arrest as an adult.
C) suicide.
D) Both A and B

Answer 1

Both A and B

Question 2

Family-based theories are examples of:

A) Single dimensional theories.
B) Theoretical approaches.
C) Multidimensional theories.
D) Both a and c

Answer 2

Multidimensional theories.

Question 3

Which is the most critical factor in the development of children?

A) Parents
B) Peers
C) Teachers
D) Siblings

Answer 3

Parents

Question 4

Chronic physical abuse can result in long-term:

A) Brain damage.
B) Physical disabilities.
C) Hearing loss.
D) all of the above

Question 5

The consequences of abuse will vary according to all of the following factors except:

A) Characteristics of the child.
B) Co-occurrences of types of abuse and neglect.
C) The way a child is raised to be an adult.
D) Type of trauma.

Question 6

In addition to the psychological and behavioral effects that children may experience due to their exposure to domestic violence, there is concern about:

A) an increased likelihood of arrest as a juvenile and as an adult.
B) a greater risk of the victims becoming offenders.
C) later criminalization.
D) all of the above

Question 7

Recent reports indicate that victimization of children has grave:

A) Mental consequences.
B) Social consequences.
C) Physical consequences.
D) Sexual consequences.

Question 8

Bestiality is:

A) Abuse of animals by humans.
B) Human to animal sexual activity.
C) Animal to human sexual activity.
D) A form of punishment.

Question 9

Which is not a category of child fire-setters?

A) Delinquent
B) Normal curiosity
C) Plea for help
D) Despondent

Question 10

Juvenile victim pornography is frequently associated with:

A) A sexual offense.
B) A violent offense.
C) Pedophilia.
D) all of the above

Question 11

Which refers to the act of killings one's parent and is a form of murder committed by juvenile?

A) Patricide
B) Patronage
C) Parricide
D) Portage

Question 12

Which refers to the act of killing one's father?

A) Portage
B) Parricide
C) Patricide
D) Patronage

Question 13

Which school of thought has been identified as the best-suited framework to address the causes, consequences, and treatment formulations for abused children?

A) Intergenerational model
B) Family systems theory
C) Multigenerational model
D) Ecological model

Question 14

Which of the following is not a concept related to the family structure in family systems theory?

A) Traditions
B) Boundaries
C) Warmth, joy, and humor
D) Freedom of expression

Question 15

In cases of shaken baby syndrome, the infant may experience:

A) Permanent blindness or deafness.
B) Developmental delays.
C) Coma, paralysis, and death.
D) all of the above

Question 16

Which variable is thought to affect the intergenerational cycle of violence?

A) Type, frequency, and degree of violence
B) Witnessing interparental aggression
C) Socioeconomic status of family
D) Both A and B

Question 17

Children exhibiting a "shame-rage" type of explosive anger is associated with:

A) Sexual abuse against female victims
B) Delinquency
C) Self-harming behaviors
D) Both A and B

Question 18

Which of the following is a risk factor for victims of physical abuse?

A) Use of aggression to solve interpersonal problems
B) Distrust of others
C) Over compliance with authority figures
D) all of the above

Question 19

More than ________ of children are exposed to some form of family violence during their lifetime.

A) 50%
B) 10%
C) 75%
D) 25%

Question 20

Which of the following is considered a status offense?

A) Parental abduction
B) Runaway
C) Any offense where a juvenile can be charged as an adult
D) Both A and B

Question 21

Which of the following is unTrue of juvenile child-care offenders?

A) Sex offenses committed by juveniles typically occur within a home.
B) Sex offenses committed by juveniles typically occur during the early morning hours.
C) Most juvenile sex offenders are teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17.
D) Older children account for as much as 40% of the offenses committed in the child-care context.

Question 22

________ is the manifestation of self-esteem, thought to be one of the factors that mediate the negative effects of child abuse.

A) Resilience
B) Cycle of violence
C) Childhood abuse
D) Posttraumatic stress

Question 23

________ of the child, as well as his or her personality, will all play a role in how the victim reacts to abuse.

A) Mental condition
B) Age
C) Forms and frequency of abuse
D) all of the above

Question 24

Two types of trauma are related to the severity and intensity of the abuse. Type I, referred to as ________, is a single event; type II, chronic or repetitive abuse over time, is usually more difficult for the child to overcome.

A) Resilience
B) Relationship
C) Acute trauma
D) Self-image

Question 25

The age, emotional and cognitive development, gender, race/ethnicity, personality, and strengths or resiliency of the child all play a part in determining the effects of maltreatment. These are referred to as the ________ of the child.

A) Trauma
B) Maltreatment
C) Turning
D) Characteristics

Question 26

Research and theory suggest that some forms of victimization increase the risk of juvenile criminal offending.

Question 27

Research tells us that most offending adolescents do not continue to perpetrate sexual offenses as adults.

Question 28

According to family-based theories, violent behaviors are caused by the family structure and family interactions rather than by an individual within the family.

Question 29

Childhood problems have been linked to the exposure to domestic violence. These range from increased aggression and hostility to anxiety and depression and cognitive impairment.

Question 30

A status offense is an act that would not be an offense if it were committed by an adult.

Question 31

The intergenerational cycle of violence asserts that abused children are at low risk to become abusers in their adult intimate relationships.

Question 32

Animal cruelty by children has not been associated with exposure to family violence.

Question 33

Turning refers to a major transition in the life of a person when she or he takes on a new set of roles, enters into fresh relationships with a new set of people, and achieves a new self-concept.

Question 34

Parents rarely consider a babysitter as a potential perpetrator of sexual abuse; however, older children account for as much as 40% of the offenses committed in the child care context.

Question 35

There is a strong link between juvenile abuse victimization and fire-setting.

Question 36

According to family-based theories, violent behaviors are caused by the family structure and family ________ rather than by an individual within the family.

Question 37

________ systems theory focuses primarily on family behavior and seeks to identify the problems that are a consequence of dysfunctional relationships among family members.

Question 38

________ offenders make up more than one-third of the sexual offenders against minors that are known to the police.

Question 39

The intergenerational cycle of ________ asserts that abused children are at high risk to become abusers in their adult intimate relationships.

Question 40

________ refers to a major transition in the life of a person when she or he takes on a new set of roles, enters into fresh relationships with a new set of people, and achieves a new self-concept.

Question 41

________, the desire to hide the damage to self from others, may result from childhood abuse and in particular from sexual abuse.

Question 42

Children witnessing ________ has been linked with a variety of problems, from increased aggression and hostility to anxiety and depression.

Question 43

Animal abuse is more likely to occur in homes where children are abused or neglected and in homes where ________ violence also occurs.

Question 44

As juveniles, victims of sibling abuse are at an increased risk of being arrested as ________ than those who are not abused by a sibling.

Question 45

________ involves minors who have traded sexual acts (including prostitution, stripping, and pornography) without overt force, fraud or coercion, to meet the basic needs of survival such as food or shelter.

Question 46

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-That act of killing one's father

A) Pedophile
B) Bestiality
C) Patricide
D) Parricide

Question 47

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-The act of killing one's parent

A) Pedophile
B) Bestiality
C) Patricide
D) Parricide

Question 48

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-Human-to-animal sexual activity

A) Pedophile
B) Bestiality
C) Patricide
D) Parricide

Question 49

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-An adult who has a sustained sexual orientation towards children

A) Pedophile
B) Bestiality
C) Patricide
D) Parricide

Question 50

Describe the four factors associated with family violence under the ecological model.

Question 51

Explain why witnessing family violence may not cause a child to grow up violent.

Question 52

Provide examples that constitute acts of adolescent offending patterns.

Question 53

Provide examples that demonstrate how children are negatively impacted as a result of the consequences of family violence by their juvenile behavior.

Question 54

Provide examples of survival sex and explain its risk factors for youth involvement.

Question 55

Discuss the link between juveniles and fire setting.

Question 56

Debate why runaways should not be returned to their parents without investigating the cause for their departure.

Question 57

How is ineffective parenting dangerous to a child's future?