Deck 10: False Reports

Question 1

Which of the following is not an example of a mandated reporter?
a. Police officer
b. Nurse
c. Social worker
d. Lawyer

Answer 1

Lawyer

Question 2

False reports are a crime even when they are reported indirectly to authorities by a third party.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which of the following types of false reports is not discussed in this chapter?
a. False report of hate crimes
b. False report of murder
c. False report to 911
d. All of the above are discussed

Answer 3

All of the above are discussed

Question 4

What type of lie is considered harmless, beneficial to those around us, and contributes to the greater good?
a. Perjury
b. False swearing
c. White lie
d. False allegation

Question 5

False reports are a relatively modern occurrence.

Question 6

A female student false reports victimization to gain better accommodations within her student apartment building. This is an example of what motivation?
a. Anger and revenge
b. Profit
c. Mitigation of responsibility
d. Mental defect

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding motivations of false reporters?
a. There is no bright yellow line between motivations
b. Every false reporter has some form of mental defect or chemical imbalance
c. All false reports have a profit component of financial or material gain
d. All of the above

Question 8

refers to a lie communicated under oath about a material fact in a criminal matter.
a. Obstruction of justice
b. False swearing
c. Perjury
d. False reporting

Question 9

What is the most common motivation for false reporting a crime?
a. Profit
b. Mitigation of responsibility
c. Crime concealment
d. Mental defect

Question 10

Human behavior is multi-determined, and therefore multiple motivations may apply to the actions of a single false reporter.

Question 11

Which of the following is not discussed as a motive of a false report?
a. Profit
b. Power reassurance
c. Anger and revenge
d. Crime concealment

Question 12

A false reporter may stage an intimate or domestic homicide to look like a stranger burglary gone wrong or a kidnapping. This is an example of what motivation?
a. Concealment of illicit activities
b. Profit
c. Crime concealment
d. Mitigation of responsibility

Question 13

Studies have shown that false reports of rape are relatively rare.

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding police agencies?
a. Police agencies may be discouraged from colleagues, supervisors, community leaders, or even victim's advocates to pursue false reporters
b. Police agencies without sufficient experience, training, or leadership may be unaware that false reporting is itself a crime
c. The police have a legal obligation to identify false allegation, to arrest those responsible for initiating them, and to assist with their conviction
d. All of the above

Question 15

An individual who has abstained from the use of drugs or alcohol for a period of time and suddenly relapses may claim that someone else forced them to inject drugs or alcohol against their will. This is an example of what motivation?
a. Concealment of illicit activities
b. Profit
c. Crime concealment
d. Mitigation of responsibility

Question 16

During 2010, it was revealed that at least three individuals in Canada have faked which of the following?
a. Rape
b. Assault
c. Cancer
d. Kidnapping

Question 17

Which of the following is true regarding the frequency of false report cases?
a. The precise number of false reported crimes is unknown
b. Investigative agencies may not correctly identify cases as false reports
c. False reports of rape are not rare, but common
d. All of the above

Question 18

According to research specific to the area of falsely reported rapes, what percentage of rapes are false reports?
a. 8%-41%
b. 1%-10%
c. 12%-60%
d. 25%-50%

Question 19

False reporting is a possibility in every case.

Question 20

--------------refers to the false report, conveyance, or circulation of an alleged or impeding criminal offense.

A) Perjury
B) incorrect reporting
C)incorrect swearing
D) incorrect allegation

Question 21

Case Study
ii. ?Anger and revenge
iii. Crime concealment
iv. Concealment of illicit activities
v. Mitigation of responsibility
vi. Mental defect
Review the following case and answer the questions below.
In March 2004, Audrey Seiler, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, disappeared from her apartment. She was found four days later lying in a marsh. She claimed to authorities that a man had abducted her at knifepoint. Later she was forced to admit staging the whole thing, blaming it on depression brought on by poor grades and a recent break-up with her boyfriend Parmar, 2004).
She was charged with obstructing an investigation.
What type of false report is this? False report of kidnapping.

Question 22

False reports of murder do not occur.

Question 23

Case Study
ii. ?Anger and revenge
iii. Crime concealment
iv. Concealment of illicit activities
v. Mitigation of responsibility
vi. Mental defect
Review the following case and answer the questions below.
In March 2004, Audrey Seiler, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, disappeared from her apartment. She was found four days later lying in a marsh. She claimed to authorities that a man had abducted her at knifepoint. Later she was forced to admit staging the whole thing, blaming it on depression brought on by poor grades and a recent break-up with her boyfriend Parmar, 2004).
She was charged with obstructing an investigation.
If Audrey Seiler had reported this crime to a friend, who then reported it to authorities, could she be charged with false reporting a crime? Explain.

Question 24

Wherever there is a financial or material gain for being victimized, a percentage of reports will be frauds.

Question 25

List 3 common motivations for false reporting. Provide 1 example of each.

Question 26

Intentionally making a false report of a crime to 911 is a crime in most jurisdictions.

Question 27

Case Study
ii. ?Anger and revenge
iii. Crime concealment
iv. Concealment of illicit activities
v. Mitigation of responsibility
vi. Mental defect
Review the following case and answer the questions below.
In March 2004, Audrey Seiler, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, disappeared from her apartment. She was found four days later lying in a marsh. She claimed to authorities that a man had abducted her at knifepoint. Later she was forced to admit staging the whole thing, blaming it on depression brought on by poor grades and a recent break-up with her boyfriend Parmar, 2004).
She was charged with obstructing an investigation.
What motive can be attributed to this case? Explain.

Question 28

False reporters span all crimes, ages, and walks of life.

Question 29

Because investigative agencies may not correctly identify cases of false reports, any figures are going to be unreliably low.

Question 30

Case Study
ii. ?Anger and revenge
iii. Crime concealment
iv. Concealment of illicit activities
v. Mitigation of responsibility
vi. Mental defect
Review the following case and answer the questions below.
In March 2004, Audrey Seiler, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, disappeared from her apartment. She was found four days later lying in a marsh. She claimed to authorities that a man had abducted her at knifepoint. Later she was forced to admit staging the whole thing, blaming it on depression brought on by poor grades and a recent break-up with her boyfriend Parmar, 2004).
She was charged with obstructing an investigation.
Is this case considered a false report? Explain.

Question 31

Define the term false reporting. How does false reporting differ from false swearing and perjury?
Explain.

Question 32

Explain the difference between mitigation of responsibility and concealment of illicit activities.