Crimes Against Children / Bombs & Explosives / Organized Crime / Controlled Substances Flashcards
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Maltreatment of children usually falls into one or more of 4 categories:
1) Physical abuse
2) Neglect
3) Emotional abuse
4) Sexual abuse
What type of abuse refers to an act of commission by a parent or caretaker, which is not accidental, and harms or threatens to harm a child’s physical or mental health or welfare.
Physical abuse
Refers to an act of omission, specifically the failure of a parent or other person that is legally responsible for a child’s welfare to provide for the child’s basic needs and proper level of care with respect to food, clothing, shelter, hygiene, medical attention or supervision.
Neglect
Results in impaired psychological growth and development. It often occurs as verbal abuse or excessive demands on a child’s performance and results in a negative self-image on the part of the child and disturbed child behavior.
Emotional abuse
True/False
Sexual abuse refers to any act of a sexual nature upon or to a child.
True
Any willful or malicious burning or attempting to burn, with or without intent to defraud, a dwelling house, public building or personal property of another.
Arson
List 6 motives for arson.
1) profit
2) concealment of another crime
3) revenge
4) vandalism
5) excitement or pyromania, and
6) extremism
A parent, guardian, or other person supervising the welfare of or having immediate charge or custody of a child under the age of 18 commits this offense when such person willfully deprives the child of necessary sustenance to the extent that the child’s health or well-being is jeopardized; OR
When such person maliciously causes a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain.
16-5-70: Cruelty to Children 1st Degree
Any person commits this offense when such person with criminal negligence causes a child under the age of 18 cruel or excessive physical or mental pain.
Cruelty to Children 2nd Degree
Any person commits this offense when:
1) Such person, who is the primary aggressor, intentionally allows a child under the age of 18 to witness the commission of a forcible felony, battery, or family violence battery; OR
2) Such person, who is the primary aggressor, having knowledge that a child under the age of 18 is present and sees or hears the act, commits a forcible felony, battery, or family violence battery.
Cruelty to Children 3rd Degree
A person commits this offense when, by means of fire or explosive, he/she knowingly damages or knowingly causes, aids, abets, advises, encourages, hires, counsels, or procures another to damage:
5) Any building, vehicle, railroad car, watercraft, aircraft, or other structure under such circumstances that it is reasonably foreseeable that human life might be endangered.
16-7-60: Arson 1st Degree
- relates to endangerment of human life
A person commits this offense when, by means of fire or explosive, he/she knowingly damages or knowingly causes, aids, abets, advises, encourages, hires, counsels, or procures another to damage:
5) Any building, vehicle, railroad car, watercraft, aircraft, or other structure under such circumstances that the building/structure is unoccupied or empty.
16-7-61: Arson 2nd Degree
*relates to empty building or structure
A person commits this offense when, by means of fire or explosive, he/she knowingly damages or causes, aids, abets, advises, encourages, hires, counsels, or procures another to damage:
1) Any personal property of another without his/her consent or in which another has a security interest, including but not limited to a lien, without the consent of both and value of the property is $25.00 or more.
16-7-62: Arson 3rd Degree
- relates to property over $25
What are three types of serial fire starters?
1) Mass Arsonists
2) Spree Arsonists
3) Serial Arsonists
Controlled substances are divided into 5 classifications:
1) Narcotics
2) Stimulants
3) Depressants
4) Hallucinogens
5) Marijuana
Each classification of drugs has both ____ and ____ effects.
physical
psychological
The Georgia Controlled Substance Act is found in Title ____, Chapter ____ of the OCGA.
Title 16
Chapter 13
Substances are assigned to schedules based on their potential for ____ and the potential for legitimate ____ use.
abuse
medical
Which Schedule of drugs has the highest potential for abuse and no current medical use in the U.S.?
Schedule 1
Drug investigations uses both ____ and ____ techniques.
overt
covert
In drug investigations, what techniques include undercover operations?
covert techniques
In drug investigations, what techniques include the execution of warrants and arrests made by uniformed officers?
overt techniques
Three questions must be answered to ensure a valid arrest for a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act:
1) Is the substance controlled?
2) Is the substance scheduled?
3) Was evidence collected legally and properly?
Drug evidence must be handled carefully, with the ____ ____ ____ being properly and carefully maintained.
chain of custody