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Bowyer, Victoria Louise. "Investigation into DNA transfer during physical child abuse." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/7461.
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The overall aim of this investigation was to determine whether DNA transfer can be used to identify perpetrators of physical child abuse. To this end two separate investigations were performed: First, 12 areas of the head/neck of 32 children aged 0-5 years of age were swabbed in order to determine the ‘normal’ background levels of DNA present. The results indicated that person-to-person variation accounted for the differences in DNA profiles retrieved, while little non-subject DNA was observed. The second part of the investigation was to determine if DNA is transferred during forceful contact, such as slaps and punches. This half of the study was divided into three phases: firstly 15 volunteers were asked to punch and slap a DNA free acetate sheet attached to a focus pad, 15 minutes after washing their hands. On a separate occasion they were asked to repeat the experiment but with an hour interval between hand washing and contact as well as with three punches/slaps rather than just one. Phase II was a preliminary test of person-to-person forceful contact involving two members of the Forensic Pathology Unit. Finally sixteen volunteers applied single punches/slaps to the upper arm of another volunteer. The results from all three phases indicated that DNA transfer does occur, onto DNA-free surfaces and between individuals, although the profiles retrieved varies between individuals. Slaps resulted in more transfer than punches, while no difference was observed between single and multiple (n = 3) contacts. Many of the volunteers exhibited non-subject alleles of unknown origin on their hands and arms which complicated interpretation. Overall both studies indicated that perpetrators of physical child abuse may be determined by the DNA they deposit during forceful contact although the person-to-person variation observed means further research is necessary in this field.
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Tucci, Joseph 1966. "Towards an understanding of emotional and psychological abuse : exploring the views of children, carers and professionals involved in the child protection system in Victoria." Monash University, Dept. of Social Work, 2004. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/5477.
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Garzone, Pamela. "An investigation of gender differences in judgements about care taking /." View abstract, 2000. http://library.ctstateu.edu/ccsu%5Ftheses/1585.html.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Central Connecticut State University, 2000.Thesis advisor: Carol Shaw-Austad. " ... in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts [in the Department of Psychology]." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 29-32).
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Bradley, Melinda Susan. "Recurrent child maltreatment : an investigation of its extent and prediction within a New South Wales child protection sample /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18721.pdf.
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Horne, Louise Catherine. "The investigation of child sexual abuse : the child, the family, and the professional system." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.502540.
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Increased understanding about the nature of child sexual abuse has led to the development of specialist facilities to improve the service provided to alleged victims and their families. The research reported here aims to investigate the effects on agency investigations in cases of suspected sexual abuse, following the opening of one such centre in Liverpool, the Rainbow Centre. Data were gathered on all alleged or suspected cases of child sexual abuse coming to the attention of the police, social services and paediatricians, in a twelve month period prior to the establishment of the Centre, and for a six month period following the opening of the Centre, in a cross-sequential design. One focus of the study was interagency communication. It was found that, in a substantial proportion of cases, professionals reported that other agencies 'had not been involved in the investigation, whilst data collection revealed that information had, in fact, been provided by more than one agency. Such results indicate a lack of communication and collaboration between the agencies.
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Yi, Mi Sun. "Investigative interviewing of alleged child victims in South Korea." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708959.
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Kolbe, Cleophas. "An investigation into the patterns of child sexual abuse and victim-perpetrator relationships among survivors of child sexual abuse at a university." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the extent, pattern and forms of child sexual abuse amongst university studentsto investigate the degree of sexual coercion
to examine victim-perpetrator relationships
to determine the extent to which students are bothered by the event at the time of completing the Early Sexual Experiences Checklist
to establish the age of the student at the time the event occurred and also the age of the other person involved when the event occurred
and to determine the frequency of the coercive event.
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Beck, Kirk A. "A decision making model of child abuse reporting." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0021/NQ48604.pdf.
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Neider, Brandy M. "An investigation of the relationship between child welfare reform efforts and child abuse and neglect deaths." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 2003. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.
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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2003.Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2954. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as 2 preliminary leaves. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-58).
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Davies, Emma. "Sexual abuse investigation and criminal court processes: doing justice to the child?" Thesis, University of Auckland, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/1764.
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This thesis has contributed to the international literature on child sexual abuse investigation and criminal justice processes by conducting a programme evaluation of these processes in Auckland, New Zealand. In the first part of the study, 51 child complainants and 124 primary carers were interviewed about their perceptions of social work investigation, evidential interviewing, access to counselling services, police investigation, medical examinations and, for some, criminal court proceedings. Although participants were predominantly satisfied with early interactions with professionals, both children and primary carers highlighted the need for better interagency collaboration, reduced time delays throughout the process, earlier access to support services, more information and increased involvement in decision making. With specific reference to criminal court, participants indicated a need for better pre-court education and debriefing. The second part of this research involved analyses of criminal court transcripts on the ways that children are questioned by evidential interviewers and lawyers in court. The transcript analyses showed that some cross-examination strategies are reliant on prejudicial stereotypes of children and false assumptions about the dynamics of sexual abuse. In combination, the interviews and transcript analyses, indicate that Judges could usefully ensure that children are asked questions in terms they understand. The thesis revealed deficiencies within agency practices and, to a lesser extent, agency policies which impact negatively on children and their families during the sexual abuse investigation and criminal justice processes. It was shown that in practice these processes do not fully comply with Article 3(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, in that the best interests of the child are not always 'of primary consideration'. Recommendations to address some of these deficiencies were proposed.
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DeAngelo, Joseph M. "A psychological and behavioral analysis of child sex offenders the use of expert search warrants in the criminal investigation of acquaintance molestation /." [Denver, Colo.] : Regis University, 2007. http://165.236.235.140/lib/JDeAngelo2007.pdf.
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Gentile, Sonia. "Specialized worker training related to child sexual abuse custodyaccess investigations." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=30779.
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In this paper the researcher discusses the importance of specialized training for workers in child welfare who are responding to allegations of child sexual abuse in the context of custody/access disputes. The researcher has implemented an experimental design involving two matched groups of staff, equally sized, from an Ontario child welfare agency. Participants were requested to complete a pre-test and post-test which measured the priority assigned to a set of fictitious scenarios developed for the project. A training session was offered to the experimental group prior to the post-test.The outcome data suggests that the training affected the coding which members of the experimental group applied to scenarios. The experimental group tended to consider dynamics related to the issue of custody/access when assessing the priority of response time given to a referral. The control group evidenced no consideration of such dynamics.
The researcher has included a number of recommendations within the analysis section so that future applications of similar studies may be improved. The conclusion of this study clearly states that adequate worker training is essential in order that objective, reliable, and competent service is available to child welfare clients.
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Loudermilk, Elaine, Pooja Subedi, Billy Brooks, and Arsham Alamian. "Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse Impact on Binge Drinking among Adults in the U.S." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1389.
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Background: In 2012, 62,939 cases of child sexual abuse (CSA) were reported in the United States (US). During the same year, binge drinking (BD) cost the US nearly $250 billion. Currently there are 38 million Americans who participate in BD. Researchers have found a significant association between adults who experienced adverse childhood events (ACEs) and BD in adulthood. However, CSA and BD have yet to be investigated using a nationally representative study sample. Objective: This study seeks to investigate the association between CSA and BD among adults in the US. Methods: Data from 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) were used to analyze a sample of 25,037 adult participants from states that included the ACE questionnaire in the survey. CSA components, including forced touched sexually, forced to touch sexually, and forced sex, were assessed in relation to BD. Covariates included parental alcoholism, parental substance abuse, parental depression, age, sex, income, race, education level, and marital status. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models were conducted using SAS 9.4. Results: Approximately 17% of the study sample reported BD. Adults who had been touched forcefully during their childhood had around 2.18 times increased odds (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 2.18; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.97 – 2.41) of being involved in BD compared to those who did not have this experience. Being forced to touch sexually or forced to have sex during childhood was not significantly associated with BD and was not included in the adjusted model. Having parents who abused drugs (aOR 6.14; 95%CI: 5.56–6.79) and parents who were depressed (aOR: 3.35; 95%CI: 3.09-3.64) significantly increased the odds of BD among this population. Conclusion: Forced sexual touch was found to be significantly associated with BD. Further epidemiologic studies are necessary to determine if this is consistent in different years for the association between CSA and BD, since forced to touch sexually and forced sex were not found to impact BD in adults. The increased odds for BD from experiencing forced touch identifies a population where health education and awareness is vital to reduce the risk for BD in adults, thus reducing alcohol-related health problems and injuries. Health promotion campaigns for families affected by parental substance abuse and parental depression is also important to reduce the risk for BD among adults growing up with these experiences.
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Smith, Susan L. Kloss Jacqueline D. "An investigation of the role of shame and attributions in adjustment following child physical abuse /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/2800.
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Gervis, Misia. "An investigation into the emotional responses of child athletes to their coach's behaviour from a child maltreatment perspective." Thesis, Brunel University, 2012. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6560.
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Millions of children participate in sport and through their participation come into contact with coaches who are there to guide and support them. However, it has been observed that not all children’s relationships with their coaches have been positive ones, and concerns have been raised about the nature of the child-athlete relationship within the sports context. This research sought to use theory from child maltreatment research and apply it within a sports context to investigate perceived child athlete experiences. The research used both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to investigate retrospectively athletes’ perceptions of, and emotional responses to their coach’s behaviour. The initial study used qualitative method to establish if key theoretical frameworks from outside sport had a resonance and relevance within a sports context. Twelve elite athletes, all of whom had been identified as ‘elite’ when children reported that they had experienced negative coaching behaviour on a frequent basis they also reported negative emotional responses to this behaviour, and emotional problems as a consequence of how they were coached when they were children. Study Two (n=229), focused on broadening the research to access a larger population of athletes in order to examine their perceptions and experiences of being coached. In order to achieve this aim a new questionnaire, the Sport Emotional Response Questionnaire (SER-Q), was developed. The SER-Q was grounded in the real-life experiences of those athletes in Study One, and as such represented their expert opinions of their coaches’ behaviour. Through factor analysis, a 22-item questionnaire was established which measured frequency of negative (i.e. emotionally abusive) coach behaviour, athletes’ emotional response and perceived effect on performance. Results from this study showed that frequency of negative coach behaviour and emotional response were significantly and negatively correlated such that, as the frequency increased so did the negative emotional response. Study Three (n=314), was a confirmatory study, and found similar results to Study Two. Study Four (n=543), sought to investigate, through the SER-Q, specific questions in relation to: competitive level, athlete gender, and type of sport (either team or individual) and gender of the coach. Results revealed that there were no significant differences between athlete gender, type of sport and coach gender. However, significant results were found in relation to competitive level. Elite athletes (international-level and national-level) reported experiencing significantly more frequent negative coach behaviour: they also reported a greater negative emotional response to it than any of the non-elite (recreational-level, club-level and regional-level) groups. Finally, Study Five examined the perceived performance effect, and found a significant negative relationship with frequency, such that has the frequency increased so did the perceived negative performance effect; and a significant positive relationship with emotional response. Further results from this Study Five also found that there were only significant differences in relation to competitive level. Again elite athletes reported significantly greater detriments to their perceived performance resulting from their coach’s behaviour than did non-elite athletes. A consistent finding across all the studies was that when athletes reported ‘never’ having experienced emotionally abusive behaviour from their coach, they always reported ‘no emotional response’, and no effect on their performance. Therefore, the SER-Q was able to discriminate between these two populations of athletes. Overall, the findings from these studies have contributed to the development of a theoretical model that describes the process of emotional abuse from a child athlete perspective. Secondly, the findings reveal that elite athletes report different experiences of being coached when children than non-elite athletes. Furthermore, these studies found that theories anchored in family settings can be used to explore issues within a sports setting, and thus the child maltreatment perspective has relevance in developing sports specific theory in relation to the coach-child athlete relationship. A consistent finding across all the studies was that when athletes reported ‘never’ having experienced emotionally abusive behaviour from their coach, they always reported ‘no emotional response’, and no effect on their performance. Therefore, the SER-Q was able to discriminate between these two populations of athletes. Overall, the findings from these studies have contributed to the development of a theoretical model that describes the process of emotional abuse from a child athlete perspective. Secondly, the findings reveal that elite athletes report different experiences of being coached when children than non-elite athletes. Furthermore, these studies found that theories anchored in family settings can be used to explore issues within a sports setting, and thus the child maltreatment perspective has relevance in developing sports specific theory in relation to the coach-child athlete relationship.
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McKenzie, Kay Helen, and n/a. "Abused children in New Zealand/Aotearoa : presentation and investigation." University of Otago. Children's Issues Centre, 2005. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20070430.162806.
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The overarching goal of the present research was to identify the interface between research and practice in the area of child-abuse investigation. The specific aims of the research were to explore how abused children present to investigators, to identify the characteristics of the children�s disclosures and the role of disclosure in the investigation, to establish the factors that influenced child-abuse investigators� decisions to interview children, and to make comparisons between sexually- and physically-abused children. Three hundred substantiated cases of child abuse (150 sexual-abuse and 150 physical-abuse investigations) investigated by the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services of New Zealand, prior to July 2001, were analysed.
Children were most often physically-abused by their biological parents, and mothers were marginally more often the abusers than were fathers. The most common indicators of physical abuse were children�s disclosures and physical injuries. Risk factors for physical abuse included living in two-parent households and being of Maori or Pacific Island ethnicity. Gender or age provided no protection from physical abuse. The families of the physically-abused children were characterised by family violence, substance abuse, neglect, and poor mental health. Adverse family circumstances restrained children from telling others about their physical abuse. Physically-abused children aged more than 7 were found to present with a range of problem behaviours and fears. Child-abuse investigators often tolerated physical assaults on children, particularly by mothers. Moreover, child-abuse investigators did not routinely interview physically-abused children or treat the abuse as a criminal matter, especially if there were complicating family dynamics.
Sexually-abused children were usually victimised by unrelated, known males, less often by male relatives, and infrequently by strangers, fathers, or step-fathers. One-third of the sexual abusers were aged less than 17, and over 40% of the young offenders were aged less than 12. As with adult sexual offenders, the child and teenage sexual offenders were predominantly male. Child-abuse investigators usually did not refer the young sexual offenders to the authorities for follow-up. Risk factors for sexual abuse included being female and living with a single parent. Social workers often did not meet with sexually-abused children, but instead usually referred them for a forensic interview. Social workers may not have explored issues related to the sexually-abused children�s behaviour or their families in the manner that they did for the physically-abused children.
In both physical- and sexual-abuse cases, social workers were more likely to take action if children had made clear disclosures of abuse. However, despite disclosure being an important factor in decision-making, child-abuse investigators still did not meet with or interview every child, particularly preschool children and physically-abused children. The majority of factors that influenced child-abuse investigators� decisions to interview children were related to practice issues, in sexual-abuse cases, or tolerance of parental violence towards children, in physical-abuse cases.
Preschool children, whether physically- or sexually-abused, did not present differently from 5- or 6-year-olds in their behaviour or style of disclosure. However, compared to older children, child-abuse investigators were unlikely to interview preschoolers.
To conclude the thesis, I will highlight lessons to be learned from the present study and will make recommendations for child-abuse investigators, any professionals working with children and families, and the government of New Zealand.
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Poulter, Sydney James Haylock 1941. "Issues of reflective practice and organisational learning in the protective investigation of child sexual abuse." Monash University, Dept. of Social Work and Human Services, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8736.
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Spataro, Josie 1973. "Gender differences in child sexual abuse characteristics and long-term outcomes of mental illness, suicide, and fatal overdose : a prospective investigation." Monash University, Dept. of Psychological Medicine, 2002. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8111.
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Peace, Gillian M. "Child sexual abuse : an investigation of aspects of policy, practice and prevalence in Greater Manchester." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 1991. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/20777/.
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This study is exploratory in nature with the central aim of increasing understanding and adding to the body of information relating to the management of child sexual abuse. Its primary focus is on issues of practice as seen from the perspectives of key professionals from social services, police, health authorities, NSPCC and voluntary societies who work in this field. Three major aspects are explored: investigation, interprofessional collaboration and continuing care after it has been established a child has been sexually abused. A qualitative research methodology is used based on 42 indepth interviews with key informants ranging from managers through to front line practitioners selected from the County of Greater Manchester. The study demonstrates the complexity and emotiveness of the issues involved in the management of child sexual abuse and the resulting impact on professionals and the effects of the impact on practice and interprofessional relationships. It highlights the influence of the present legal system on many aspects of practice. It points to the need for an increase in resources to deal with every stage of intervention but especially therapy. The study concludes with a discussion of the aspects that would benefit from further research. It is suggested that closer consideration of the place of specialism in child sexual abuse, the appropriate skills and training, the coordination of care and the emphasis of care would help improve practice and set priorities within a climate of scarce resources.
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Hester, Rachelle. "An Investigation of the Prevalence and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse Among the Deaf Population." DigitalCommons@USU, 2002. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6169.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence rates and effects of child sexual abuse in both deaf and hearing individuals living in Utah. A total of 104 deaf and 69 hearing individuals responded to the survey. The survey inquired about participants' experiences with sexual abuse and their mental health status.
The difference in rates of abuse between the two groups was not statistically significant. However, deaf individuals tended to be abused more often than hearing individuals. Deaf victims also experienced more severe forms of abuse and were abused more frequently than hearing victims. However, hearing victims experienced the use of force during abuse more often than deaf victims. The difference in mental health status between the deaf and hearing groups was not statistically significantly different. However, the difference between the total deaf group and the total hearing group was statistically significant, the deaf group reporting more problems than the hearing group.
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Briers, Stephen J. "An investigation into male gender identity and the experience of childhood sexual abuse." Thesis, n.p, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/.
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Johansson, Cecilia. "Combating online child sexual abuse material. An explorative study of Swedish police investigations." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-24527.
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Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a growing problem that transcends geographical borders. In order to improve cooperation between international law enforcement, knowledge concerning the jurisdiction, procedure and issues with investigations in different countries is needed. This study aims to provide information on the Swedish context by (a) exploring how the Swedish police work with investigations of online CSAM, and (b) identifying potential challenges. The research questions have been answered by qualitative interviews with law enforcement personnel. Systematic text condensation revealed that there is a significant difference in the procedure between the police regions and that four major problems face the police. First, the police are dependent upon digital forensic experts but have limited access to their expertise and other resources due to the crime not being prioritised. Second, Internet Service Providers are not required to save their users IP-addresses, which complicates identification of the suspect. Third, a holistic perspective within the police is required. Investigators should work with all sexual crimes against children and not just CSAM, in order to be able to see reoccurring elements in the identification process. Four, there is a lack of public knowledge concerning CSAM that affects the resources and number of cases the police receive. The Swedish police is currently creating regional cybercrime centres in an attempt to create a national strategy for computer-related investigations. The implications on the victim identification process and development of treatment for offenders are discussed, as well as future directions. Clearer guidelines are needed.
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Netswera, Livhuwani Alfred. "Caring for the abused children is the responsibility of the nation a practical theological investigation /." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2004. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07272005-110417/.
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Murphy-Edwards, Latesha. "Not just another hole in the wall. An investigation into child and youth perpetrated domestic property violence." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Social and Political Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8188.
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Violence by children and young people against their parents, often described as parent abuse, is a problem that has been less recognised and researched than other forms of family violence. The present study explored a distinct form of parent abuse - that being the causing of intentional loss of, or damage to, parental property, referred to as Domestic Property Violence (DPV). A questionnaire was designed to gather quantitative data on what gets damaged, how often, and by whom. Additionally, rich, qualitative information about how parents made meaning of their experiences and how they were affected by, and responded to, DPV was gathered using in-depth interviews with 14 participants, and later analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Although the questionnaire attracted just 30 responses, this information was used to inform the subsequent qualitative phase of the research. When combined, the quantitative and qualitative data demonstrated that DPV happens in some families, and when it does, it has the potential to cause significant financial, emotional, and relational harm. An ecological meaning - making theoretical framework emerged from the data and illuminated connections between social and cultural influences on personal theories of causation, impacts, and responses to DPV, including help seeking. The findings of the present study have important implications for supporting parents experiencing DPV and other forms of parent abuse. Help seeking was shown to not always be a positive experience, particularly when help was not available, the problem was viewed as trivial, or parents were made to feel they were wholly responsible for their children's misconduct. Conversely, parents benefited from services that offered an opportunity for private disclosure without critical judgement, practical advice, and support. One objective of the research was to increase awareness of the many and complex causes and impacts of parent abuse, and the wide range of families that may be affected, in order to promote better screening within health and social support services.
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Elzy, Meredith Brown. "Emotional Invalidation: An investigation into its definition, measurement, and effects." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4670.
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Emotional invalidation is a construct closely related to childhood maltreatment, which has been linked theoretically and empirically to the development of psychopathology. This study sought to advance the empirical investigation into emotional invalidation through three primary objectives: 1) to critically review the way emotional invalidation is currently defined and measured in the existing literature, 2) to offer a novel approach at conceptualizing and measuring emotional invalidation as a two part construct comprised of emotionally invalidating behaviors and perceived emotional invalidation, and 3) to experimentally test the effects of invalidating behaviors on a person's perception of emotional invalidation and their level of emotional distress. Results suggest that the invalidation paradigm created for this study did lead participants in this condition to report higher levels of perceived emotional invalidation compared to participants in the neutral condition; however, they did not report higher levels of emotional distress. Potential moderation was examined for participants' levels of borderline personality features and childhood maltreatment based on the theoretical relationships among emotional invalidation and these constructs. Unexpectedly, participants' borderline personality features and childhood maltreatment histories did not individually contribute unique variance in the prediction of emotional distress, but together did predict higher levels of emotional distress. In regards to the perception of emotional invalidation, neither borderline personality features or childhood maltreatment were found to be significant predictors. The need exists for continued research in this area as many questions remain unanswered, and the implications for determining what makes some types of emotional invalidation harmful are significant.
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Morris, Paulette Elaine. "Screening for domestic violence in family mediation : an investigation into how mediators manage disclosures of domestic abuse and associated emotions." Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11452.
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This thesis explores the practice of family mediators when screening for domestic violence during mediation. Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) and Joint Mediation Meetings (JMs) were recorded between April 2010 and January 2011, by four mediators who mediate for National Family Mediation (NFM) affiliated services in the South of England. These meetings were analysed from the mother’s perspective, using qualitative and quantitative analysis. The themes for analysis were taken from the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Programme (DDAIP). It was found that mediators did initially screen for domestic violence during the MIAM, using the guidelines published by NFM; that screening was focused on the clients perception of the abuse and not the mediators interpretation of the abuse. The published expectation for screening to be ongoing throughout mediation was explored during the analysis of the joint meetings. There was evidence that abusive behaviours were alleged or inferred during those meetings and there was also evidence that the abusive behaviours and the emotions expressed by the mothers were managed by the mediators. There was no clear evidence that the mediators were proactively screening for domestic violence during the joint meetings save for reacting to and managing the impact and effect of the negative behaviours. This study concludes that mediators do not routinely screen for domestic violence during joint meetings, therefore guidance and training for ongoing screening during joint mediation meetings is needed. The current guidance and policy for screening needs to be reviewed.
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Nkongho, Ndiya. "Religious Coping among Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls: A Phenomenological Investigation." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07282006-000252/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2006.Title from title screen. Lisa Armistead, committee chair; Greg Jurkovic, committee co-chair; Sarah Cook, Rod Watts, committee members. Electronic text (133 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 3, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-109).
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Maleka, Setlaiso Caroline Poppy. "An information kit for families affected by child sexual abuse and reported to the East Rand Child Protection Unit / Setlaiso Caroline Poppy Maleka." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4728.
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Child sexual abuse is a very sensitive issue that causes trauma and damage to the
victims. This does not affect only the victims, but their families and the society at
large. It is sometimes difficult for the society to support the victims of child sexual
abuse. It then becomes a burden on the families because they lack information on
how to deal with their sexually abused children. The families do not have
knowledge of forensic social work and it becomes difficult for them to understand
the process of forensic investigation.
The information kit for families affected by child sexual abuse will empower the
families with knowledge on the process of forensic investigation. This will also help
to prepare both the children and their families for what will happen after the case has
been reported to the Child Protection Unit. They will also be able to know their
expectations when it comes to the court proceedings. An improved understanding
will help the child prepare for testifying.
Developing an information kit and reader–friendly guidelines will assist in relieving
the stress on parents and strengthen them in giving their children the necessary
support. Further research should be conducted on families’ understanding of
forensic investigation and the court proceedings involved when a child has been
sexually abused. Currently there is little data on forensic social work in South
Africa, due to the fact that forensic social work is still quite a new field in our
country.
The researcher thus identified a need for conducting a qualitative study with the
parents of sexually abused children whose cases had been reported to the Family
Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit for forensic investigation at the
time of the study. The aim of this study was to develop an information kit for
families who were affected by child sexual abuse in order to give them a better
understanding of forensic investigations in such cases. An interview schedule was developed with the purpose of confirming whether the families understood what they
would be going through during the whole process.
From the research it was evident that forensic social work was something new to the
respondents as it was difficult for some of them to give detailed responses to the
questions. It became clear that the families of sexually abused children are in need
of relevant and clear information on forensic social work, the nature of forensic
investigations and associated procedures.Thesis (M.A. (MW))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2011.
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Farrar, Cathleen May. "Attitudes and knowledge of law enforcement officers regarding child maltreatment." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2276.
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This study was conducted in an effort to explore the attitudes and knowledge held by law enforcement officers regarding child maltreatment. This study was completely exploratory in nature, with no hypothesis about the outcome.
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Belanger, Sarah Guillaume. "Three studies of sexual offenders : Female perpetrated sexual victimization, Comparison of male and female perpetrated sexual victimization, and Escalation histories : a project based upon an independent investigation /." View online, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/5867.
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Daniel, Robert S. "Disciplined intuition subjective aspects of judgment and decision making in Child Protective Services /." Diss., Texas A&M University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1969/160.
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Burgering, Wendy Helen Miller. "Reacting to a ‘Discovered’ Social Problem Through Organisational Adaptation: Case Studies of Child Sexual Abuse Investigation of Seven New Zealand Police Districts." Thesis, University of Auckland, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/1963.
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Organisations operate in an environment buffeted by social change. Child sexual abuse became publicly recognised as a social problem from 1986. The first part of this thesis examines public awareness of, and interest in child sexual abuse, how child sexual abuse arose in New Zealand, the influence of international "moral entrepreneurs" in shaping this recognition and the activities of local "moral entrepreneurs"' including some police officers, in assisting the move of child sexual abuse from the private to the public arena. The second part of this thesis examines organisational change and whether the causes for organisational change are environmentally or managerially driven. Or is it, as this thesis suggests a combination of both. This thesis takes these theoretical arguments and applies them to the process of organisational change that occurred in the New Zealand Police Department, from the development and implementation of the National Abuse Policy for the investigation of child sexual abuse and serious physical abuse. The third part of this thesis examines the interlinking between the main theoretical foci, organisational change and the construction of a social problem. The results of an investigation from key staff, Police and other agency personnel, from seven New Zealand Police Department Districts, interviewed in three waves over a two and a half year period, are reported. The total number of key staff from each wave was 93, 80 and 68. The results of the first part of the thesis is that through effective lobbying by the women's movement and child protection groups child sexual abuse has become a recognised social problem. In the second part of the thesis the following were found to be crucial factors in the shaping of organisational responses to child sexual abuse: The role of middle managers in the implementation of organisational change policies in assigning or not assigning appropriate resources. The role of the top management in the ownership of organisational change policies the procedures. Continual staff turnover and the policy of staff rotation limited the successful implementation and continued support for the National Abuse Policy. This factor, staff turn over and/or rotation, will impact on the success of any organisational change policy. The extent of the training provisions for police officers at all levels within the organisation and the maintenance of that training at a national and district level. Acceptance of the multidisciplinary investigative approach which differed from more traditional policing approaches. The internal and external pressure on the Police to implement and maintain a high profile response in the child sexual abuse field. The results of the third part of the thesis is that the Police Department played a role in the public recognition of child sexual abuse as a social problem and as a result had to implement an operational response through the development of a National Abuse Policy.
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Agajanian, Tara Elizabeth. "The effects of child protective investigations on families, children, and workers in unsubstantiated cases." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1928.
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The objective of this study was to determine some of the effects of child protective service investigations on families, children and the workers, when the allegations are determined to be unfounded and no abuse and/or neglect is further suspected.
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Coetzee, Colette. "An explorative study of the training needs of investigating officers interviewing young victims of sexual abuse." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3315.
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Thesis (MEdPsych (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.There is deep concern nationally and internationally about the increasing numbers of sexual offences against children. South Africa is one of the countries with a very high incidence of child sexual abuse. Child sexual abuse is very traumatic for most children: research reveals that the negative psychological impact of child sexual abuse persists over time and even into adulthood. Disclosure of sexual abuse is often very traumatic for the victim and the response of the investigation officer is crucial as inappropriate responses to disclosure can inhibit the child's healing process, jeopardize the subsequent legal proceedings and expose the child to secondary traumatisation. This study explores the training needs of investigating officers of the South African Police Services with regard to interviewing young victims of sexual abuse. The rationale would be that if investigating officers were adequately trained in interviewing sexually abused children the trauma will be lessened for the child victim and their families. A qualitative study was conducted. Two groups of participants were used in the study: Investigating officers working for the SA Police Service and social workers working for various non-governmental organizations. Participants were purposefully selected. Data were produced by the use of questionnaires and interviews semi-structured. The interviews were analysed thematically. The seven themes that emerged from the data analysis were: reporting of sexual abuse, investigation of sexual abuse, knowledge of sexual abuse, practical skills, attitudes of investigating officers, children with disabilities and support for investigating officers. The data from the questionnaires were also analysed quantitatively. The findings from the study indicate that investigating officers need more in-depth and extensive training on how to interview sexually abused children.
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LeClair, Laura. "A study on the long-term effects of child sexual abuse, an empirical investigation of the post-traumatic stress disorder and traumagenic dynamic models." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0011/NQ52427.pdf.
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Reynecke, Janetta Hendrina. "An evaluation of "Isolabantwana / Eye on the children" project in the North-West Province / Janetta Hendrina Reynecke." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1812.
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DeVoss, Joyce Ann. "Reactions of children to interviews using anatomically correct dolls." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184288.
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This study tested an underlying assumption of professionals who interview young children with anatomically correct dolls: children who have been sexually abused react differently to interviews with the dolls than children who have not been sexually abused. The behavior of a group of children who were referred to a mental health clinic in the southwestern United States because of suspected sexual abuse was compared to the behavior of a group of children referred to the same clinic for other reasons while the children were interviewed by clinicians using anatomically correct dolls. The study examined four categories of behavior which consisted of indicators of child sexual abuse from the literature. The four categories were: (1) sexual behavior; (2) anger/aggression; (3) anxiety/regression; and (4) avoidant behavior. Clinicians at the mental health clinic identified potential subjects for the study from the outpatient population. Parents were given written and verbal descriptions of the study and asked to contact the researcher if they were interested in allowing their child to participate. The voluntary nature of participation in the study was stressed. Eleven children who were referred because of suspected sexual abuse and eleven children referred for other reasons were successfully recruited. Groups were matched as closely as possible as to sex, age, racial/ethnic group and developmental level. Two dependent measures were employed: the Behavioral Checklist and the Likelihood of Victimization Scale. Both instruments were designed for the research study. The Behavioral Checklist was completed by two observers who watched each interview from behind a one-way mirror. The Likelihood of Victimization Scale was completed by the clinicians who interviewed the children. Observers as well as interviewers were blind to the referral status of the children. Statistically significant differences were obtained for two of the four categories of the Behavioral Checklist. The same two categories correlated significantly with the Likelihood of Victimization Scale. The results provided support for the assumption tested.
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Torbjörnsson, Maria, and Nermina Smajlovic. "Ovärderligt men samtidigt svårt och komplext : En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterares erfarenheter av samverkan med Barnahus i ärenden där det finns misstanke om sexuella övergrepp." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-75364.
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The purpose of this study is to deepen the knowledge of investigative work with children exposed to sexual abuse through an examination of social workers experiences of interorganizational cooperation within Swedish Barnahus. The data in this study was obtained from seven interviews with people who works within Barnahus with cases where children has been exposed to sexual abuse. The findings of this study shows that professionals experiences of cooperating within Barnahus is positive and looked upon as helpful, but also that it needs improvements in various areas. Access to competent staff is invaluable, but the cooperating actors in Barnahus need to learn more about each other’s professions.
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Gildenhuys, Marianne. "The application of the Child Care Act in respect of the assessment and sentencing of juvenile offenders." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53087.
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Thesis (M Social Work)--Stellenbosch University, 2002.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study is concerned with children and youths in conflict with the law, who are additionally at risk of becoming or being in need of care. The study eventuated from concern for neglected children and youths from poor, disadvantaged and violent communities in the Western Cape Province, who inevitably lapsed into crime. Child and youth care, including juvenile justice, in South Africa is presently in a process of transformation, managed by the inter-ministerial committee on young people at risk. As an outcome of the transformation of the juvenile justice system, assessment centres were established at juvenile courts. Probation officers were appointed in terms of the Probation Services Act (Act 116 of 1991) to assess arrested children and youths before their first court appearance in view of a suitable awaiting trial placement and possible diversion of the criminal case. The researcher investigated how arrested children and youths, being in need of care, are managed within the criminal justice system. The research study showed that in spite of the implementation of policies and legislation to protect children and youths from detention in prison, the number of children and youths in prisons awaiting trial have steadily increased. A continuous shortage of vacancies in awaiting trial places of safety exists. It has further been established that professionals such as magistrates, prosecutors and probation officers recognize the needs of arrested children and youths who are additionally at risk of being or becoming in need of care. Factors such as the existing lack of vacancies in awaiting trial places of safety however result in children and youths not being protected in terms of care in all instances. The research study also indicated that arrested children and youths who are current subjects of the Child Care Act (Act 74 of 1983) as amended are often not effectively managed within the criminal justice system. A lack of sufficient knowledge of the said Child Care Act by especially prosecutors appears to be a contributing factor. A comprehensive criminal justice system for children and youths in South Africa is being envisaged, as contained in the draft Bill (Bill B), which will enable individualized but holistic services in respect of children and youths in conflict with the law. The role and tasks of probation officers carrying out assessments have as such become a key element in the management of arrested children and youths, as contained in the draft Bill (Bill B). Probation officers therefore playa significant role in advising the court regarding the appropriate management of arrested children and youths who are at risk of becoming or being in need of care.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie het betrekking op kinders en jeudiges in botsing met die gereg, wat bykomend in gevaar is om sorgbehoewend te raak of sorgbehoewend is. Die studie het voortgevloei uit besorgdheid oor verwaarloosde kinders en jeugdiges van arm, agtergeblewe en geweldadige gemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap Provinsie, wie noodwendig in misdaad verval het. Kinder- en jeugsorg, insluitend jeugreg in Suid-Afrika is tans in 'n proses van transformasie, wat deur die inter-ministeriële komitee vir jong persone in gevaar, bestuur word. As 'n uitkoms van die transformasie van die jeugregsisteem, is asseseringsentrums by jeughowe tot stand gebring. Proefbeamptes is in terme van die Wet op Proefdienste (Wet 116 van 1991) aangestel om gearresteerde kinders en jeugdiges te asseseer voor hulle eerste hofverskyning in die lig van 'n geskikte aanhouding terwyl verhoofafwagtend en moontlike afwending van die kriminele saak. Die navorser het ondersoek ingestel na die wyse waarop gearresteerde kinders en jeugdiges wat sorgbehoewend is, binne die kriminele jeugregstelsel hanteer word. Die navorsingstudie het getoon dat ten spyte van die implementering van beleid en wetgewing om kinders en jeugdiges van aanhouding in gevangenisse te beskerm, die hoeveelheid kinders en jeugdiges verhoorafwagtend in gevangenisse voortdurend toegeneem het. 'n Deurlopende tekort aan vakatures in plekke van veiligheid kom voor. Dit is verder vasgestel dat die behoeftes van gearresteerde kinders en jeugdiges wat bykomend in gevaar is om sorgbehoewend te raak of sorgbehoewend is, deur professionele persone soos landdroste, aanklaers en proefbeamptes erken word. Faktore soos die bestaande tekort aan vakatures in plekke van veiligheid veroorsaak egter dat kinders en jeugdiges nie ten alle tye beskerm word nie. Die navorsingstudie het ook aangedui dat gearresteerde kinders en jeugdiges wat steeds onderhewig is aan die Wet op Kindersorg (Wet 74 van 1983) soos gewysig dikwels nie doeltreffend binne die kriminele jeugregsisteem hanteer word nie. Gebrek aan voldoende kennis van die genoemde Wet op Kindersog deur veral aanklaers, blyk 'n bydraende faktor te wees. 'n Omvattende kriminele jeugregsisteem vir kinders en jeugdiges in Suid-Afrika word beoog, soos vervat in die konsep Wetsontwerp (Wetsontwerp B), wat die geleentheid vir individuele maar holistiese dienste ten opsigte van kinders en jeugdiges in botsing met die gereg sal bied. Die rol en take van proefbeamptes wat assesserings uitvoer het as sulks 'n sleutel element geword in die hantering van gearresteerde kinders en jeugdiges, soos vervat in die konsep Wetsontwerp (Wetsontwerp B). Proefbeamptes speel gevolglik 'n belangwekkende rol ten einde die hof te adviseer oor die gepaste hantering van gearresteerde kinders en jeudiges wat in gevaar is om sorgbehoewend te raak of sorgbehoewend is.
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Greco, Ana Martina. "Children and youth victimization: Detection and reporting from school staff members." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/672576.
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Violence affects many children and youth, causing devastating effects. Schools are in an ideal position to prevent, detect and report potential victimization cases. Yet, studies have found several limitations to perform these tasks, like misconceptions or lack of knowledge and resources. Besides, the empirical evidence of the effect of each of these variables in the detection and reporting experience is limited.
This thesis composed by three original empirical studies addresses the experience of school staff members with children and youth victimization, its detection and the reporting of potential cases, as well as their level of knowledge. The studies have been published as detailed in the “Studies” section.
The sample for studies 1 and 2 was composed by 184 staff members between 22 and 64 years old (84.04% females, M = 43.40, SD = 10.37). Sample for study 3 included 453 school staff members (83.53% females) between 22 and 65 years old (M = 42.23, SD = 9.46). Participants answered a self-administered questionnaire created ad·hoc , including questions about experience with victimization (e.g., “Have you received any training regarding child victimization?”), its detection (e.g., “How many times during your career did you suspect that a minor might be being victimized?”) and its reporting (e.g., “Have you ever you report a child abuse suspicion to an external agency outside school (e.g., social services)?”). The level of knowledge was tested through statements about victimization (e.g., “Child victimization affects less than 10% of minors in Spain”) , its detection (e.g., “A minor growing up in a one-parent family is more likely to experience victimization”) and its reporting (e.g., “If a suspicions turns out not to be true, the family is entitled to sue the informant”) that participants had to classify as true, false or unknown. Descriptive statistics (i.e., frequencies, percentages, proportions, means and standard deviations), bivariate (i.e., Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis test with their corresponding effect sizes) multivariate (i.e., logistic regression) and qualitative analysis were used to respond to each study’s aims.
A small proportion of school staff has ever been trained regarding childhood and youth victimization. Over 70% has suspected that a student might be being victimized at least once. However, only around 40% of those who ever detected a potential case reported outside school. The majority of those who reported perceived the intervention that followed the report as beneficial for the child’s well-being. The decision not to report was mostly based on what happened once participants shared their concerns within the school. Other reasons not to report were thinking that their suspicions needed to be serious or certain, unclear definitions, feeling they were not entitled, lack of knowledge and fears. With each year of experience, the likelihood to detect a potential case increased by one time. The likelihood of reporting was significantly higher among school staff with accurate and concrete knowledge in reporting procedures (e.g., anonymity, need for the principal’s consent). Reporter’s gender (i.e., males were more likely to report than females) or the role they performed in school (i.e., workers who only came into contact with children specifically or sporadically reported significantly less than those who spent at least for hours a day in charge of groups of students) were also relevant.
Results found complement previous research by quantifying the proportion of suspicions of potential victimization cases that go underreported from school. Findings contribute to dispel misconceptions about the efficiency of social services interventions and suggest ways in which early report can be increased. Empirical evidence of the effect of specific aspects of knowledge in reporting is provided and internal school dynamics that might prevent some concerns to reach external agencies are described.Las escuelas están en posición ideal para prevenir, detectar y notificar potenciales casos de violencia, pero los estudios reportan limitaciones como la persistencia de falsas creencias o falta de conocimiento y recursos. La presente tesis, compuesta por tres investigaciones originales, estudia la experiencia y el conocimiento de trabajadores escolares respecto de la victimización infantil y adolescente, su detección y notificación. La muestra de los estudios 1 y 2 fue de 184 trabajadores escolares de entre 22 y 64 años (84,04% mujeres, M = 43,40, DT = 10,37). En el estudio 3 se incluyeron 453 sujetos (83,53% mujeres) de entre 22 y 65 años (M = 42,23, DT = 9,46). Los participantes respondieron a un cuestionario autoadministrado creado ad·hoc, que incluía preguntas sobre victimización, detección y notificación. Se evaluó el nivel de conocimiento con frases que debían clasificarse como ciertas, falsas o desconocidas. Se obtuvieron estadísticos descriptivos, se hicieron análisis bivariados, multivariante y cualitativos para responder a los objetivos de cada estudio. Una minoría se ha formado en victimización. Más del 70% ha sospechado que alguno de sus estudiantes podría estar siendo victimizado/a. De ellos, sólo el 40% notificó alguna vez por fuera de la escuela. La mayoría de quienes habían notificado consideraron que la posterior intervención fue beneficiosa para el menor. La decisión de no notificar se tomó mayormente luego de compartir la sospecha con otros miembros del equipo. Con cada año de experiencia, la probabilidad de detectar al menos un potencial caso de victimización se incrementa una vez. La probabilidad de notificar es significativa más alta entre los participantes que tienen conocimiento concreto del procedimiento. El género o el cargo también resultaron relevantes. Esta tesis complementa trabajos anteriores cuantificando la proporción potenciales casos de victimización que no se notifican a autoridades exteriores desde la escuela. Los resultados contribuyen a desmitificar opiniones adversas sobre la eficiencia de los servicios sociales y sugieren maneras de aumentar la notificación temprana.
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Gustafsson, Karin, and Nana Johansson. "Barns svar på pressande frågetyper." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskap, 1999. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-22940.
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Syftet är att undersöka hur pressande frågetyper vid polisförhör påverkar barns (3-7 år gamla) svar. Tio förhörsutskrifter i dialogform har använts. Olika kategorier av pressande frågetyper samt av svarstyper konstruerades. Resultaten visar att barn i regel är känsliga för suggestion, men det förekommer undantag. Barn ändrar ofta svar när samma fråga upprepas.The purpose is to study how pressing questions during police interrogations influence children´s answers. Ten transcriptions of police interrogations were analyzed for children 3 - 7 years old. The results show that children as a rule are influenced by suggestions. Children often change answers when the same question is repeated.
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Palmer, Mark Edward. "An investigation of social work assessment with child protection cases in non-statutory settings." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/24830.
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This thesis presents a qualitative study investigating the understandings of social workers from non-statutory settings (health, hospital and mental health) of their assessment practices with children and families where child protection concerns have been identified. The study aims were to describe the considerations social workers identified as significant when undertaking such an assessment, as well as gain insight about how these considerations interact and relate. The study was developed under a constructivist paradigm influenced by post-modern and post-structuralist thinking. Data collection involved a semi-structured in-depth interview based on concepts drawn from reflective practice and the critical incident technique. The participants were asked about their agency, their role and a recent case in which they had undertaken an assessment. Data collection and analysis were consistent with constructivist grounded theory methods. Review of the literature suggests that social workers in statutory child protection practice and other settings consider factors relating to the case, themselves and their context in their assessment practice. Similar conclusions have been reached through this study. This study is unique in being the only qualitative study of social work assessment practices with child protection cases in non-statutory settings in NSW, to date. The study found that social workers identified a range of considerations as important in their assessment practice. These considerations have been grouped thematically as context, relationship, intervention, content and self, in the presentation of findings in this thesis. These themes interact and relate in ways that are unique to the individual assessment circumstances rather than in a regular or consistent manner. The findings of the study are relevant to social work practitioners, educators and researchers. The study furthers the understanding of social work assessment practice, and develops a clearer understanding and articulation of what is recognised and termed as ‘tacit knowledge’ or ‘practice wisdom’ in this particular area of social work practice.Masters Thesis
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Palmer, Mark Edward. "An investigation of social work assessment with child protection cases in non-statutory settings." Diss., 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/24830.
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This thesis presents a qualitative study investigating the understandings of social workers from non-statutory settings (health, hospital and mental health) of their assessment practices with children and families where child protection concerns have been identified. The study aims were to describe the considerations social workers identified as significant when undertaking such an assessment, as well as gain insight about how these considerations interact and relate. The study was developed under a constructivist paradigm influenced by post-modern and post-structuralist thinking. Data collection involved a semi-structured in-depth interview based on concepts drawn from reflective practice and the critical incident technique. The participants were asked about their agency, their role and a recent case in which they had undertaken an assessment. Data collection and analysis were consistent with constructivist grounded theory methods. Review of the literature suggests that social workers in statutory child protection practice and other settings consider factors relating to the case, themselves and their context in their assessment practice. Similar conclusions have been reached through this study. This study is unique in being the only qualitative study of social work assessment practices with child protection cases in non-statutory settings in NSW, to date. The study found that social workers identified a range of considerations as important in their assessment practice. These considerations have been grouped thematically as context, relationship, intervention, content and self, in the presentation of findings in this thesis. These themes interact and relate in ways that are unique to the individual assessment circumstances rather than in a regular or consistent manner. The findings of the study are relevant to social work practitioners, educators and researchers. The study furthers the understanding of social work assessment practice, and develops a clearer understanding and articulation of what is recognised and termed as ‘tacit knowledge’ or ‘practice wisdom’ in this particular area of social work practice.Masters Thesis
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Kirsztajn, Amy. "Childhood sexual abuse and lesbian coming out process a project based upon an independent investigation /." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/9892.
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Mkhize, Mary Sibongile. "An investigation of the relationship between childhood sexual abuse experiences and psychosocial adjustment in a sample of Black South African adolescents." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/651.
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Howard, Andrea Nicole. "An investigation into the reliability of disclosures of sexual abuse by preschool children (under seven years of age)." Thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4593.
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This study explored the reliability of disclosures of sexual abuse from preschool children. The study assumed the following: firstly the greater the level of trauma experienced by the child, the lower the reliability of the disclosure. Secondly, if the child had been severely threatened it was less likely that their disclosure would be reliable. Thirdly it was assumed that the more supportive the family was of the child's disclosure, the more reliable the disclosure would be. Fourthly, the study assumed that an important factor regarding reliability of a child's disclosure was the quality of the therapeutic relationship. Lastly it was assumed that the techniques used would be secondary in importance if compared with the therapeutic relationship . The research questions asked how techique, social worker and child-related variables affected the reliability of a child's disclosure of sexual abuse, and if there was a relationship between the variables and the child's ability to disclose reliably. The research included both qualitative and quantitative data and methodology. The research process was twofold. Firstly child, social worker and technique-related variables were identified from the case studies and the relationship between these variables described . Secondly, the effects of these variables on the participants' reliability in relating their sexual abuse experiences were explored. Thirty participants were selected through systematic random sampling. Participants were male and female between the ages of two and six years. The collective case study method was used and data was obtained from case records and analysed through content analysis. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The results reflected a relationship between the above mentioned variables. It seemed that child-related variables were important and could affect the child's ability to disclose reliably. However social worker-related variables seemed to be able to positively mediate the negative effects of some of the child-related variables. Technique-related variables seemed to be closely related to the-quality of and the specific stage of the therapeutic relationship. Techniques could be successfully used where a trusting relationship existed between the social worker and the child.Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2002.
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Chen, Jin-Lung, and 陳俊隆. "A study on the investigation to Protection of child abuse cases for the police personnel - Hualien County." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10302319629103011904.
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Child protection work has been driven by the government and civil society organizations committed to promoting the important work of the project, back in 1989 the Convention on Rights of the Child UNICEF already enacted, Taiwan legal norms, from the 1993 Child Welfare Act amendments, laid the basic source of law to protect children and measures, and the Children and Youth Welfare Act amendment to the recent re-editing Children and Youth Welfare and Protection Act, the aim of amending their laws and regulatory acts to prevent children from being hurt and abused by protecting these young Damage from fear and distress of mind, out of fear of the abyss. However, when rapid changes in social ecology, have continued to suffer the impact of the original Act, rules and norms also need to adjust the fit, while the members of the Executive Decree of police personnel in the social environment, under the impact of changes in the environment should match the steps and frequency adjustment, by link to child protection networks, establish and improve care for the environment, reduce child abuse cases happen, give the child a place like heaven. This research adopts literature analysis and qualitative interviews explored by means of purposive sampling fix a seven interview subjects, and from the work point of view, the system point of view, explore the legal aspects of police officers and child protection network link. In the literature, we know that police officers generally can work in a network based on currently accepted reporting, notification, collect evidence, such as the main contact in the current three-stage concept of prevention is more enhanced care for high-risk families, but News is still not uncommon to hear cases of child abuse occurred, showing that the current police officers protect the network still has room for improvement in the protection and conservation as a network link still need to explore the causes of the problem. hrough with the police officers and the protection of members of the network in-depth interviews to explore the remote geographical areas protected network for pattern, we learned in child protection work at the encounter, the police generally have a duty overload, performance rewards with points, decrees are not familiar with the business, officers were not seriously, resource shortages reduce willingness to perform police, police interaction with the children lack the difficulties, in addition to protecting the network co-operation with the dilemma, the police officers that the concept of child protection networks are not clear, the admissibility of the case to protect experience and inadequate training, No experience sharing and case discussions, case report repetition rate, police officers "lazy exercise", etc. To protect the safety of children, reduce child abuse cases occurred in the current organization and staffing can not be changed, according to the studies, the researchers made the following recommendations: First, the training dedicated (industry) police. Second, sophisticated detection capabilities at the event. Third, strengthen the network team. Fourth, improve the degree of attention officers. Five, changing police attitudes on education and training. Six, reviewing police reward system.
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Harris, Mary. "A hermeneutic investigation of the influences on and perceptions of breastfeeding and mother-child bonding from the perspectives of survivors of child abuse." 2008. http://arrow.unisa.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unisa:38417.
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This research investigated an issue that has implications for early breastfeeding cessation and impaired mother-child bonding. It focused on child abuse survivors' perceptions and reactions surrounding breastfeeding and bonding, the necessity of trust before disclosing abuse, and the transition to self-efficacy. It also provided recommendations for health professionals' practice.
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Bělochová, Jana. "Metodika vyšetřování sexuálních trestných činů." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-299345.
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Methodology of investigation of sexual offences Key words: child abuse, investigation, examination Summary This diploma thesis deals with issues in investigation of sexual crimes, particularly child sexual abuse. Sexual criminality is a very extensive topic, so I decided to aim the thesis for specifics of investigation related to abused children. The aim of the work is to characterise investigation regarding specifics typical for sexual offences. There is difference between adult and child victims. This must be considered in the process of investigation. Each person taking part in investigation should have achieved at least basic course in psychology. It is necessary to apply considerate approach to restrain from secondary victimization. The first chapter describes the term of sexual abuse, fundamental definitions and forms. Current legal regulations in the Czech Republic are analyzed there. The second part is devoted to criminological characteristics. This chapter is about offenders, victims and typical ways of commission. I compare the situation in which the perpetrator comes from the family with the situation of the perpetrator out of the family. Graphs based on police statistics serve for illustration. The next part (chapter 3 - chapter 8) corncerns especially the beginning of investigation, iniciatory...
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Camp, Madeline. "A biomechanical investigation of torsion and classic metaphyseal lesions." Thesis, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/42091.
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The classic metaphyseal lesion (CML) is considered to be a strong indicator of physical abuse in infants. These fractures extend through the metaphysis of a long bone near the growth plate, disrupting the trabecular bone structure. The mechanism(s) behind this fracture type are not entirely understood. The present study investigated experimentally the possible loading conditions required to generate CMLs in pig models. Fifty hindlegs from stillborn pigs were tested in torsion using a mechanical testing machine and a digital torque wrench. Fractures to the metaphysis that resemble CMLs were produced during a combined loading event which applied torsion to the knee joint (distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal fibula). A visual assessment of the physeal surface of each specimen was performed after testing, and classic metaphyseal lesions were identified by comparison with findings from Love et al. (2011). The only fractures seen in both the femora and tibiae were CMLs, with both bone types having 60% (30 of 50) total fractures. The frequency of total fractures on fibulae was less, with 42% (21 of 50). The frequency of CMLs in the fibulae, however, is lower than the frequency of total fractures (38%, n=50), as physeal fractures also presented in some of those bones. Thus, the CML was the most common type of fracture produced due to the torque applied to the bones during testing. When assessing the number of CMLs that occurred on each limb, nine limbs had only one CML present, while 28 limbs had one or more CMLs. Additionally, complete CMLs made up 51.9% (41 of 79) of the total number, while partial made up 48.1% (38 of 79). Out of the 150 bones tested, 79 (52.7%) showed fractures resembling CMLs in human infants. A fracture was 35% more likely to occur in a femur or a tibia than in a fibula, and multiple CMLs per specimen were more common than single CMLs. The physeal surfaces of the specimens recorded as having CMLs showed damage to the trabecular bone. Three physeal fractures were noted; one Type IV physeal fracture on a proximal tibia and one on a proximal fibula, and a Type II physeal fracture on a proximal fibula. No diaphyseal fractures of any kind were produced. Further investigation of these conditions is encouraged to gain more insight into the injury mechanism.