Abstract：
:Prosecution of child sexual abuse cases is an important aspect of a community's response for holding perpetrators accountable and protecting children. Differences in charging rates across jurisdictions may reflect considerations made in prosecutors' decision-making process. This mixed-methods, multiphase study used data from a Children's Advocacy Center in a suburban county in the Southern United States to explore the factors associated with child sexual abuse cases that are accepted for prosecution and the process followed by prosecutors. Data were sequentially linked in three phases (qualitative-quantitative-qualitative), incorporating 1) prosecutor perceptions about what case characteristics affect charging potential, 2) 100 case records and forensic interviews, and 3) in-depth reviews of cases prosecuted. Content analysis was used to identify influential case elements, logistic regression modeling was used to determine factors associated with a decision to prosecute, and framework analysis was used to further confirm and expand upon case factors. Overall, findings indicate that prosecution is most strongly predicted by caregiver support and the availability of other evidence. The decision to prosecute was found to include a process of ongoing evaluation of the evidence and determination of a balanced approach to justice. The decision to prosecute a case can be influenced by strong and supportive investigative practices. An important implication is that interaction among multidisciplinary professionals promotes communication and efforts, further enhancing discretion about potential legal actions.
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Child Abuse Negljournal_title
Child abuse & neglectauthors
Duron JFdoi
10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.022subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-05-01 00:00:00pages
302-314eissn
0145-2134issn
1873-7757pii
S0145-2134(18)30086-3journal_volume
79pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2002, Georgia had the United States' eighth highest number of persons living with AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission as a result of sexual abuse is uncommon but definitely occurs. In certain circumstances of sexual abuse, antiretroviral post-exposure prophylaxis (ARV-PEP) has been sugge...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.02.013
更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to demonstrate the relationship between retrospective reports of child neglect, family of origin functioning, and current psychological distress. It was hypothesized that experience of childhood emotional neglect would be associated with lower levels of cohesion and adaptability in ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0145-2134(03)00162-5
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Munchausen by proxy has been reported involving children who have been given various drugs or toxins. In addition, there is a body of adult literature regarding covert anticoagulant ingestion. This is a case of an 11-month-old female who appears to combine features of both of these syndromes. This child presented with...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(85)90031-6
更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to examine associations between childhood adversity, parental bonding, gender, depressive symptoms, and quality of life in non-treatment-seeking adults from the community. METHOD:Effects of differential parental rearing were compared in adults who reported a high degree of childhood...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.04.012
更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A retrospective investigation of 97 psychologically maltreated children showed a clear relationship between clinical symptoms and the intensity of the abuse. Parental neglect resulted in impairment of intellectual and locomotor development and emotional and behavioral disorders. Neurotic manifestations of regressive t...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(83)90002-9
更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prenatal exposure to heroin may have long-term consequences for development during early and middle childhood. The present research studied the cognitive, social, and emotional functioning of adolescents exposed to drugs prenatally, and investigated the extent to which the early adoption of children exposed ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.012
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Safe harbor laws have been implemented to change the way systems of care respond to juveniles exploited in commercial sex in the U.S., yet there is little research on the way these laws have impacted the identification and rehabilitation of juveniles. OBJECTIVE:Using administrative data, this study investig...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104320
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper analyses a fourteen-year period of Western Australian data from the client information system of the Department for Child Protection and Family Support. Western Australia saw a large increase in the number of children in state care similar to trends across Australia as a whole. The study shows the following...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.08.013
更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The paper addresses the impacts of the type of abuse and sibling adoption upon family functioning. The specific objectives are to test the relationships: (1). between an adopted child's previous type of abuse and postadoptive family functioning; (2). between an adopted child's previous type of abuse and the c...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0145-2134(02)00374-5
更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Teachers are potentially helpful resource persons for large numbers of sexually abused children who may have difficulty disclosing abuse, particularly to family members. In the present study, the effectiveness of a 6-hour teacher training workshop on child sexual abuse prevention was evaluated. Responses of 26 female ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(88)90072-5
更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article compares incest between biologic fathers and their daughters and stepfathers and their stepdaughters. The term "incest" is applied to each of these types of families. The sample for the study was located in a mental health treatment facility designed to work specifically with incestuous families and inclu...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(86)90058-x
更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Home Weekends are the main channel of contact between children in placement and their parents. This practice is of special interest because of both the hopes it raises and the risk it entails. The present research examines public welfare agency practice in this domain. Interviews were held with 45 social workers (from...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0145-2134(05)80002-x
更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Child maltreatment is a complex and multifaceted construct in need of advanced statistical techniques to improve its measurement. The current study compared the predictive utility of a cumulative index to a factor analytic approach for constructing a measure of maltreatment. Data were from Waves III and IV of the Nati...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.08.014
更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The reporting of suspected CSA cases to authorities in a timely manner is important in preventing continued abuse and protecting abused children at early ages. The current study seeks to explore parents' intentions of reporting their own children's CSA experiences to authorities as well as their reporting willingness ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.006
更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between the use of preventive software on the home computer and unwanted exposure to sexual material online. METHODS:The Youth Internet Safety Survey-2 was a national, RDD telephone survey conducted in March-June 2005. Eight hundred households (one caregiver and one child between ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.09.015
更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This research tested the influence of two common sources of information on boys' perceptions of their risk for sexual abuse. In this sample exposure to prevention education programs was associated with a lower perceived likelihood of being sexually abused, and discussion of child sexual abuse with parents was associat...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(94)90082-5
更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper reports on meta-analyses of the relations of child sexual abuse to adult psychological adjustment. Results indicated statistically significant relationships between the experience of child sexual abuse and subsequent difficulties in psychological adjustment as measured by psychological symptomatology, depre...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(95)00029-8
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This paper assesses how many children and youth have had exposure to programs aimed at preventing various kinds of violence perpetration and victimization. Based on a national sample of children 5-17, 65% had ever been exposed to a violence prevention program, 55% in the past year. Most respondents (71%) rated the pro...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.01.010
更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The intergenerational transmission of ineffective parenting practices and the cycle of crime are well documented. Despite this, insufficient research has examined parenting support services for parents who are involved in the Criminal Justice System (CJS), particularly community corrections. Research suggest...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104226
更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The present study obtained data on childhood physical and sexual abuse in a Basque sample in order to compare abuse rates with a similar study conducted in the United States. The study also examined the relationships between childhood physical and sexual abuse, childhood social support, and abuse potential in the Basq...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(95)00053-b
更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This research examined linkages between exposure to childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and childhood physical punishment/abuse (CPA) and mental health issues in early adulthood. METHOD:The investigation analyzed data from a birth cohort of over 1,000 New Zealand young adults studied to the age of 25. RESULTS:Expo...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.12.018
更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This brief synopsis of an organizational perspective on early development represents an integration of three major areas of the author's research: that of a detailed observational study of early mother-infant interaction over the first three years of life; that of a continuous neonatal state and caregiving interaction...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0145-2134(87)90007-x
更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Posterior rib fractures are highly indicative of non-accidental trauma (NAT) in infants. Since 2000, the "two-thumbs" technique for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of newborns and infants has been recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA). This technique is similar to the grip on an infant's thorax while...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.01.021
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate associations between four categories of maltreatment and substance use among adolescents. METHOD:All 10th through 12th graders n = 2,187) at six public high schools in a rural Oregon county filled out an anonymous survey that included questions about their experience ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.12.002
更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although Child Protective Services (CPS) and other child welfare agencies aim to prevent further maltreatment in cases of child abuse and neglect, recidivism is common. Having a better understanding of recidivism predictors could aid in preventing additional instances of maltreatment. A previous study identified two C...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.06.012
更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the formidable health burdens associated with children's exposure to community-based violence (CBV) and trafficking and exploitation (TE), continued investments in determining their epidemiology constitute an important focus for Canada. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the present study is to provide a narr...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104790
更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the impact of Children's Advocacy Centers (CAC) and other factors, such as the child's age, alleged penetration, and injury on the use of forensic medical examinations as part of the response to reported child sexual abuse. METHODS:This analysis is part of a quasi-experimental study, the ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.04.006
更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Experiencing traumatic events and abuse is unfortunately common in general, non-clinical samples. Recent research indicates that the ways in which individuals interpret traumatic experiences, as well as the ways that they manage challenging emotions in general, may statistically predict post-traumatic stress disorder ...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.006
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two main questions were asked: (1) what abuse characteristics relate to PTSD, depressive, and dissociative severity in adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA); and (2) what abuse characteristics influence the severity of dissociation during CSA. METHOD:89 female CSA survivors' current symptoms of PTSD, d...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0145-2134(00)00225-8
更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study examined the effect of efforts made by child welfare case managers to involve parents in case processes on two divergent case outcomes: reunification and the termination of parental rights (TPR). The sample was comprised of a cohort of children who received child protection services while in out-of-home car...
journal_title：Child abuse & neglect
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.12.007
更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00
