Thirty-six father-daughter/stepdaughter sexual abusers were followed over the course of a two-year outpatient treatment program. Results supported the importance of pretreatment personality assessment and suggested that involvement of the criminal justice system does not interfere with, and may help, therapeutic progress. (Author/DB)

This study of 13 cases assessed the extent to which prosecution of child sexual abuse was successfully resumed against defendants terminated from a treatment program for noncompliance in Sacramento, California. Results indicated that convictions were obtained against persons initially diverted to treatment and that sentences received were…

The study interviewed 20 adult sexual offenders in treatment about the process whereby they selected, recruited, and maintained children in a sexual abuse situation. Implications for prevention of sexual abuse are highlighted. (Author/DB)

The research on nine women incarcerated for the death of a child found a recurrent pattern of child abuse prior to the fatality. The women provided warning signals by alerting others to the abuse incidents at the same time as they attempted to rationalize and minimize the abuse. (Author/DB)

Seventy-two prison inmates incarcerated for child sexual abuse were surveyed for their attitudes about the effectiveness of a variety of topics in school-based programs intended to help children protect themselves from abuse. Incestuous and nonincestuous abusers' responses were compared. Results are analyzed. (MSE)

A Spanish translation of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory was administrated to 66 perpetrators of child maltreatment and physical abuse and a demographically representative sample (n=829) of the general population of the Pais Vasco in Spain. The measure correctly identified 98.3 percent of the physical child abuse perpetrators. (Author/DB)

Objective:: To describe different data sources that may illuminate the incidence and character of child sexual abuse (CSA) in Denmark in the late 1990s. Method:: Data concerning alleged sexual abuse of children below 15 years of age in the 1990s were retrieved from the Danish National Patient Register and the Danish National Criminal Register. In…

A five-phase treatment program for fathers who committed incest includes crisis intervention and assessment; analysis of the sequence of events, thoughts, moods, and behaviors preceding sexual contact; client takes responsibility for the abuse; origin of the abuse is put into the context of client's problems and intrafamilial problems; and…

Using data from interviews with single mothers and records of child abuse, mothers' boyfriends' overrepresentation in child abuse was traced to five conditions, including the single parent situation, their gender, the absence of genetic relationship to the children, perceived illegitimacy as caregivers and family members, and rivalry with the…

Examination of case records documenting sexual abuse of 171 children by 148 uncles revealed that female children were 4 times more likely to be victimized than males. About 19% of the abusive uncles lived with the children they abused, and most of the remainder came into contact with them as child-care providers or during overnight visits.…

Responses by 897 college undergraduates to vignettes describing physically abusive parent-child interactions revealed that aggressively provocative children (compared to nonprovocative children) were ascribed greater blame; male respondents were more likely than females to blame the child; and the child was blamed more when the abusive parent was…

Clinical evaluations of child molesters include a clinical interview and psychological testing, and sometimes phallometric assessment and polygraphy. The information gathered explains the situational antecedents and offender characteristics that led to the sexual victimization and the amount of risk an individual presents. (JDD)

This paper reviews the literature on the sexual victimization of adolescent males, with emphasis on victim selection factors and strategies. A letter written by a middle-aged man to entice a teenage boy into sexual activity is then presented and analyzed. (DB)

Study of 95 case records of sexually abusive grandparents determined that virtually all perpetrators are male, the vast majority of victims are female, a large share of abusive grandfathers appear to also have been sexually abusive fathers, and stepgrandchildren appear to experience greater risk. Explicit threats and overt physical assault were…

This commentary notes that solid empirical evidence on the effectiveness of classroom-based child sexual abuse prevention programs is lacking. Prevention efforts need to target potential victims, potential perpetrators, and those aspects of the social fabric that nurture abusive behaviors; and the merits of prevention efforts must be discussed…