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Whisnant, Roberta Ann – Online Submission, 2009
Previous research involving adult survivors of CSA (childhood sexual abuse) indicates that approximately 77% of CSA victims did not report the abuse while in childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine CSA disclosure in childhood. Participants for this study were 137 children/adolescents ranging in ages from 2-16 interviewed at a child…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mothers, Females
Blazi, Sherry P., Ed.; Grimes, Linda J., Ed. – 1992
This guidebook was designed to help concerned citizens identify and prevent child abuse. The guidebook provides information about the extent of child abuse in the United States generally and within Oklahoma specifically, and stresses that under Oklahoma state law every adult has the responsibility to report suspected abuse. Programs and services…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Step by Step, 1990
This issue, containing a special report on abuse, contains stories by sexually abused youth and an abusing parent. The stories emphasize the difficulty children have being believed when they finally decide to share their problems; the difficulties they have getting help; and the fact that, even if the abuse is stopped, there are no simple, happy…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Family Violence, Incest
Haas, Shaun – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Crime
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1986
This document provides the state of North Carolina with a blueprint for program development, training, and research in the area of child abuse prevention intended to strengthen community programs and families statewide. The problem of child abuse is presented in the first section of the report. The next section identifies barriers which may be…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Haas, Shaun – 1986
This document was prepared to assist the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children in its study of current laws relating to crimes against children. It provides the background of the origin of the study and describes the characteristics of the Criminal Code, upon which much of the committee review will center.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Childrens Rights
Russell, Pam – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Crime
Salm, Don – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Haas, Shaun – 1988
This information memorandum of the Wisconsin Legislative Council describes 1987 Wisconsin Act 332, relating to crimes and civil offenses against children and providing penalties. An introduction describes how Act 332 will reorganize existing crimes against children into a separate chapter of the Criminal Code and will revise crimes and offenses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Salm, Don – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1987
This document contains information relating to the 1987 Wisconsin State Senate Bill 203 which reorganizes existing crimes against children located throughout the criminal code into a separate chapter of that code relating solely to crimes against children. Part I explains key provision of the bill, noting that the bill would restate the child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children
National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO. – 1988
This publication is the sixth annual compilation of summaries of legislation pertaining to children, youth, and families enacted by the individual states and by Puerto Rico. It contains information gathered by National Conference of State Legislatures staff through direct requests from legislative staff, and includes summaries of legislation…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Child Welfare
Haas, Shaun; And Others – 1986
This document is one of six discussion papers prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Crimes Against Children. The introduction explains the committee's task of conducting a thorough examination of state laws relating to crimes against children, reviewing major policy issues affecting those laws to determine whether…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blindness, Child Abuse, Children
Early, Barbara Peo; Hawkins, Michele J. – Children and Youth Services Review, 1994
Provides a brief overview and analysis of the legislation of Family Preservation and Support Services. Suggests that the legislation provides the states with the necessary funding to conduct needs assessments and prepare thorough plans to address the problems facing families. Notes that the legislation involves some risks due to lack of strong…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Washington, DC. – 1998
This report examines the crime prevention potential of child care and after-school programs for at-risk children and youth. Part 1 of the report, "Assessing the Crime Prevention Impact of Child Care and After-School Programs," presents research information on the effectiveness of early childhood/parenting skills training and after-school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, After School Programs, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse
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