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Morgan, Louise; Brittain, Bernadette; Welch, Jan – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Research that attempts to identify characteristic features of multiple perpetrator sexual assault (MPSA) is limited. This study compared demographic and assault related characteristics of 135 cases of MPSA with 139 cases of single perpetrator sexual assault (SPSA) reported to the Haven sexual assault referral centre, Camberwell, London, over a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Victims, Sexual Abuse, Place of Residence
Crowell, Kathryn; Levi, Benjamin H. – Child Welfare, 2012
This study examines how community-based mandated reporters understand and interpret "reasonable suspicion", the standard threshold for mandated reporting of suspected child abuse. Respondents were asked to identify the probability necessary for "suspicion of child abuse" to constitute "reasonable suspicion". Data were analyzed for internal…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Probability, Surveys, Correlation
McCroskey, Jacquelyn; Pecora, Peter J.; Franke, Todd; Christie, Christina A.; Lothridge, Jaymie – Child Welfare, 2012
The Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project, funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is a community-specific strategy delivered through eight regional networks designed to address the full spectrum of community-based prevention. This article summarizes a strong and meaningful pattern of improvements…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Program Descriptions
Cook, Hera – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
The reluctance of parents to provide sex education has been a problem for educators since the first attempts at the modernisation of sex education in the early twentieth century, yet the sexual needs, desires and fears of parents are rarely even mentioned in pedagogical debates. This article examines the intense anxiety and embarrassment felt by…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sex Education, Anxiety, Foreign Countries
Rodriguez, Christina M.; Cook, Anne E.; Jedrziewski, Chezlie T. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: Researchers in the child maltreatment field have traditionally relied on explicit self-reports to study factors that may exacerbate physical child abuse risk. The current investigation evaluated an implicit analog task utilizing eye tracking technology to assess both parental attributions of child misbehavior and empathy. Method: Based…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Logical Thinking, Punishment, Empathy
Socia, Kelly M. – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
Residence restrictions seek to protect community members from registered sex offenders (RSOs) reentering society following incarceration. These policies, first passed in 1995 at the state level and in 2005 at the county and local levels, have become extremely popular throughout the United States but without proof that they are effective. To date,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Crime, Counties, Public Policy
Moxley, Kathleen M.; Squires, Jane; Lindstrom, Lauren – Infants and Young Children, 2012
Current literature regarding the prevalence of child abuse and neglect, resulting developmental impacts on children, and early intervention services for children and families involved in the child welfare system is summarized. While early intervention eligibility referrals are mandated for this population under the Child Abuse Prevention and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Prevention, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Mendel, Whitney E.; Tomasello, Nicole M.; Nochajski, Thomas H. – Journal of Family Social Work, 2012
A lack of parenting skills puts young children at greater risk of maltreatment, and impedes healthy child development. Using a combination of a pre-post and post-only design, a prevention-focused parenting education workshop series was assessed to determine its influence on parenting knowledge and self-efficacy. Outcome measures indicated that…
Descriptors: Evidence, Child Abuse, Self Efficacy, Prevention
Olafson, Erna – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
This article reviews some sensitivity versus specificity imbalances in forensic investigations of child sexual abuse. It then proposes the development or further testing of additional approaches for those children who do not respond to the current, single-interview National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) protocol. Although…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Developmental Disabilities
Shin, Sunny Hyucksun; Miller, Daniel P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: We sought to explore the association between childhood maltreatment (e.g., neglect, physical and sexual abuse) and longitudinal growth trajectories of body mass index (BMI) from adolescence to young adulthood. Methods: We used latent curve modeling to examine data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 8,471),…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Adolescents, Obesity
Ruiz-Casares, Monica; Trocme, Nico; Fallon, Barbara – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objective: This study explores prevalence and characteristics associated with supervisory neglect and physical harm in children in the child welfare system in Canada. Methods: The sample included all substantiated primary maltreatment investigations in the 2008 Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect excluding cases where…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Injuries
Walsh, Kerryann; Brandon, Leisa; Chirio, Lisa – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
Two hundred and twelve Australian mothers completed an online survey examining features of mother-child communication about child sexual abuse prevention. Two-thirds (67.5%) of respondents had discussed child sexual abuse prevention with their children, with proportions varying according to age range (highest for mothers with children aged 5-12…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mothers, Prevention
Terry, Karen J.; Freilich, Joshua D. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
Most sexual offense research focuses on offender motivation and individual risk factors rather than the criminal events themselves. This article provides an analysis of data from two studies on child sexual abuse by Catholic priests to help understand the opportunities clergy had or created to abuse youth. Findings show that situational factors…
Descriptors: Clergy, Catholics, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
Walsh, Wendy A.; Cross, Theodore P.; Jones, Lisa M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Although the importance of parental support for child sexual abuse victims is well documented, the nature of parental support for victims sexually abused by adolescents is less understood. In this exploratory study, we examine whether parents differ in their levels of blame or doubt for their child when sexually abused by adolescents versus…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Adolescents, Multivariate Analysis
Chan, Lai Fong; Tan, Susan Mooi Koon; Ang, Jin Kiat; Kamal Nor, Norazlin; Sharip, Shalisah – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
Adolescent sexual abuse is not an uncommon phenomenon in Malaysia. It is a traumatic experience that complicates the psychosocial development of young people on the threshold of adulthood. This case report highlights the psychosocial sequelae of adolescent sexual abuse by a traditional healer and discusses management issues in the context of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Beliefs, Sexual Abuse