CAAN DCF Question and Answers
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Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in the United States each Answer - day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation Answer - 1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger? Answer - child abuse and neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every: Answer - 10 seconds
Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children. Answer - False, most children are abused by people
they know.
Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children. Answer - False, many child molesters also have
sexual relationships with adults.
The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when the molesters are: Answer - in their teens
Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect?
- Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a meal for their family, or lending an understanding ear
- Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you can recognize them when you see the "red flags"
- Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police or local child protective services agency
- All of the above Answer - all of the above
, When the caretaker has regularly failed to provide, or make available, adequate food to the child, which can
cause malnutrition over a long period of time. Answer - lack of adequate nutrition
Anything to a child's health or welfare that can occur when any person:
a) inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury;
b) commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious acts against a child;
c) allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of a child;
d) exploits a child, or allows a child to be exploited;
e) abandons the child;
f) neglects the child;
g) exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol;
h) uses mechanical devices, unreasonable restraints, or extended periods of isolation to control a child;
i) engages in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of a child and could
reasonably result in serious injury to the child:
j) negligently fails to protect a child in his or her care from inflicted physical, cognitive, or sexual injury caused
by the acts of another;
Rated 100%
Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in the United States each Answer - day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation Answer - 1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger? Answer - child abuse and neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every: Answer - 10 seconds
Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children. Answer - False, most children are abused by people
they know.
Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children. Answer - False, many child molesters also have
sexual relationships with adults.
The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when the molesters are: Answer - in their teens
Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect?
- Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a meal for their family, or lending an understanding ear
- Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you can recognize them when you see the "red flags"
- Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police or local child protective services agency
- All of the above Answer - all of the above
, When the caretaker has regularly failed to provide, or make available, adequate food to the child, which can
cause malnutrition over a long period of time. Answer - lack of adequate nutrition
Anything to a child's health or welfare that can occur when any person:
a) inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury;
b) commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious acts against a child;
c) allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of a child;
d) exploits a child, or allows a child to be exploited;
e) abandons the child;
f) neglects the child;
g) exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol;
h) uses mechanical devices, unreasonable restraints, or extended periods of isolation to control a child;
i) engages in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of a child and could
reasonably result in serious injury to the child:
j) negligently fails to protect a child in his or her care from inflicted physical, cognitive, or sexual injury caused
by the acts of another;
