When We Look at the Characteristics That Place a Child

question 11

Multiple Choice

When we look at the characteristics that place a child at an increased risk of becoming a fatal victim of maltreatment, we find that

• A) children under the age of 4 were at the greatest risk of dying at the hands of their own parents.
• B) adolescent girls are the group that is at greatest risk.
• C) school-aged children from larger families are at the greatest risk
• D) the risk for girls is substantially higher than the risk for boys, but there is no difference in risk by ethnicity.

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