QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | UPDATED VERSION
What is battered child syndrome? - (Answer) -A clinical condition in young children
who have received serious physical abuse, is a frequent cause of permanent injury or
death
Who coined the term "battered-child"? - (Answer) -Dr. Kempe
What did Dr. Kempe's findings in 1962 discover? - (Answer) -Explanations of how
injuries occurred are often impossible. Instead, the injuries were inflicted by parents
What did Dr. Kempe advocate for and argue? - (Answer) -Advocated for diagnoses of
children and argued that child abuse was a reportable disease
What act was amended in 1962? - (Answer) -Social Security Act
What year did all states enact child abuse reporting laws? - (Answer) -1967
What does CAPTA stand for? - (Answer) -Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Act
What year was CAPTA passed? - (Answer) -1974
By July 1, 1975, Child Protective Services was included as a component of what
programs? - (Answer) -Public welfare programs
A guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair - (Answer) -Due process