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Topic: Chapter 8 Prospect for Remediating Juveniles’ Adjucative Incompetence Essay. Also two multiple choice questions from chapter 8 not existing in study website or online list. Book: Forensic and Legal Psychology Edition 4th
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Children often rely on the care and protection from adults because of their inability to defend themselves from those who may harm them. However, some adults have taken advantage of the vulnerability of children to abuse them physically. In chapter seven of Costanzo and Kraus’s book, the authors talk about sexual abuse in children. It is difficult for children who have been physically harmed to report to the abuse because the offender might have threatened them or the abuser is someone they trust. Also, children may take long before disclosing their experience in the hands of the abuser. Child abuse perpetrators need to face the law due to the negative physical, emotional, and behavioral impacts their acts have on their victims. However, the prosecution of the physical abusers of children is sometimes challenging because children are sometimes biased when giving an account of the happenings. However, Jurists believe their testimony, and this may lead to wrongful conviction. The testimony of adults who were abused at their tender age may also be inaccurate because it might be a product of made-up memory instead of recovered memory. Also, some techniques used to get information from children about their experiences often lead to a one-sided result. Costanzo and Kraus suggest that for a more accurate result regarding the abuse of children, the investigator must avoid close-ended and suggestive questions. Avoidance of close-ended questions encourages kids to give extra information about the happenings.
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1. How do you improve the testimony of abused children?
a) Asking close-ended questions.
b) Giving suggestive questions.
c) Questioning their parents.
d) Asking open-ended questions.
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Costanzo, M., & Krauss, D. (2021). Forensic and legal psychology. New York: Worth Publishers
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