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The Other Side of Child Neglect Charges: What Happens when There Are No Standard Criteria for Charging a Non-Offending Mother with Neglect?
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Neustein, Amy; Lesher, Michael – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2006
Coohey's (2006) valuable research demonstrates that Child Protective Service (CPS) investigators use generally consistent criteria in determining when to charge a non-offending mother for failing to protect a child from sexual abuse. She concludes that the most reliable predictor that a formal charge of child neglect will be filed against a mother…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Mothers
The Media and Megan's Law: Is Community Notification the Answer?
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Jones, Karyn Dayle – Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 1999
Addresses the implications of the media and Megan's Law on humanistic counselors. Argues that our society seems to feel comfortable trading its humanistic values regarding sex offenders for the protection of children. Concludes that it may be only the counseling professional that can advocate for humanistic treatment and rehabilitation of sex…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Children, Community Relations, Counseling
Research in Action: Assessment and Treatment of Child Sexual Abusers.
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Chaffin, Mark – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1994
Reviews recent studies on child sexual abusers and abuser treatment and their implications for patient assessment and treatment. Reviews recidivism outcome studies from the perspective of their contributions to questions of which sort of treatments appear to be effective with which populations, and suggests that clinicians be aware of the need for…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Counseling Effectiveness, Criminals
Early Indicators of Pathological Dissociation in Sexually Abused Children.
McElroy, Linda Provus – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
This paper reviews factors in the professional neglect of multiple personality disorder (MPD) and sexual abuse in childhood, as well as recent diagnostic developments in childhood dissociative disorders. The identification of subtle dissociative symptomatology in children is illustrated, and two case examples are presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Early Identification
Childhood Sexual Abuse: Long-Term Sequelae and Implications for Psychological Assessment.
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Briere, John; Runtz, Marsha – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1993
Examines the long-term sequelae of childhood sexual abuse in six areas: posttraumatic stress, cognitive distortions, altered emotionality, disturbed relatedness, avoidance, and impaired self-reference. Concludes that childhood sexual abuse has a variety of long-term impacts and that the measurement strategies used to demonstrate these sequelae…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Higher Education
Commentary on "How Child Protective Service Investigators Decide to Substantiate Mothers for Failure-to-Protect in Sexual Abuse Cases"
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Vieth, Victor I. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2006
As this author traveled around the country, many university professors and domestic violence advocates told him that prosecuting or even intervening with social services is morally "wrong" in cases in which parents fail to protect their children. There are two problems with these arguments. First, these arguments assume that mothers should "never"…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mothers