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NC BLET RESPONDING TO VICTIMS’ EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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NC BLET RESPONDING TO VICTIMS’EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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What are secondary injuries? - Answer-Secondary injuries are injuries that occur when
there is a lack of proper support. These injuries can be caused by friends, family, and
most often by the professionals’ victims encounter as a result of the crime. Law
enforcement officers, prosecutors, judges, social service workers, the media, coroners,
clergy, and even mental health professionals can cause secondary injuries.
What are triggers? - Answer-Triggers are events, words, colors, smells, locations, etc.
that remind the brain of the traumatic event and warn the body of potential danger.
When dealing with a victim of sexual assault you should? - Answer-1. Attend to the
victim
2. Be careful not to stigmatize the victim
3. Preserve evidence on victim (i.e., not taking a shower, nothing to drink, not brushing
teeth, or removing any clothes)
4. Secure and protect the crime scene 5. Contact your local rape crisis center 6.
Apprehend the offender if present
What are prophylaxes? - Answer-preventative treatment for possible exposure to
sexually transmitted infection and pregnancy
reporting a sexual assault incident to the police is the...? - Answer-exception and not the
norm
What are some reasons a sexual assault victim may not report the crime to police? -
Answer-The experience of re-telling what happened may cause the person to relive the
trauma, fear of retaliation by the offender, fear of not being believed, fear of being
blamed for the assault, fear of being 'revictimized' if the case goes through the criminal
justice system, belief that the offender will not be held accountable, wanting to forget the
assault ever happened, not recognizing that what happened was sexual assault,
shame, and/or shock.
Providing the victim with a safe environment and ensuring their interview is recorded or
that they make a written statement will reduce the number of times that they have to tell
law enforcement...? - Answer-What Happened
If a responding officer is not the investigating officer, then they will want to interview the
victim enough to: - Answer-(1) Establish the elements of the crime(s);
(2) Identify any and all witnesses and suspect(s);
(3) Identify possible locations of evidence and crime scene(s);
, (4) Identify additional interviews to be conducted; and
(5) Advise a supervisor of additional resources and/or personnel needed (e.g., crime
scene services, crime lab, etc.).
Sexual Assault cases can generally be divided into two types, what are they? - Answer-
a case in which the offender is known or a case in which the offender is unknown.
The key issues to uncover in a sexual assault case are...? - Answer-Uncover are the
identity of the offender, the element of force, and the issue of consent.
Sexual assault occurs with a known offender between ____ and ____ percent of the
time. - Answer-70 & 80
In sexual assault cases, a primary issue of the investigation is identifying...? - Answer-
The offender
N.C. General Statute _______________ established an Assistance Program for Victims
of Rape and Sex Offenses within the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and
Public Safety. A forensic medical examination is free to victims; there is to be no bill
sent - Answer-143B-1200
There is a difference between people who are hard of hearing and those who are deaf,
what is it? - Answer-1. People who are deaf rely on visual communication
2. People that are hard of hearing vary in extent of hearing loss, some can hear almost
normally with hearing aids.
Hearing aids increase ___________, not ___________, and do not guarantee that the
person can hear and understand speech. - Answer-Volume, Clarity
Deaf and hard of hearing people can do anything except...? - Answer-Hear, their barrier
to communication comes from the difficulty in receiving audible information.
As a result, some individuals may have difficulty expressing him or herself verbally and
display varying levels of English fluency due to English being a second language.
What is an ALD? - Answer-Assistive Listening Device, it assists in communicating with
people who are hard of hearing.
The majority of deaf or hard of hearing individuals can effectively communicate by using
such auxiliary means of communications such as..? - Answer-1. Sign Language
2. Lip-reading
3. Reading/writing
4. Hearing aids/assistive listening devices
What are some challenges of communicating with an individual that is deaf or hard of
hearing..? - Answer-1. Some hard of hearing people may deny they have a hearing
loss.
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