This study examined recent literature describing the Shaken Infant Syndrome and compared it to John Caffey's original descriptions in 1946. Retrospective evaluation of 71 recent cases and 27 case examples offered by Caffey was also performed. Results indicated the recent cases more likely to involve impact trauma, male perpetrators, and admission…

This review synthesizes findings of 16 cross-sectional surveys on the prevalence of child abuse (primarily sexual abuse) among nonclinical, North American samples. An incidence of approximately 22.3% for women and 8.5% for men was found over three decades though variations in study response rates and differences in child abuse operational…

News stories from metropolitan daily newspapers were compared with child maltreatment reports made to mandated agencies on a local and national basis over 25 years. Results suggested that both child maltreatment reports and news coverage increased over the period surveyed. Media reports increased simultaneously with, rather than prior to,…