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Lippert, Tonya; Favre, Tricia; Alexander, Cindy; Cross, Theodore P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: To identify child characteristics, factors related to the therapy referral, and caregivers' psychological and social variables that predict sexually abused children's beginning therapy following a therapy referral. Method: Investigators abstracted data from case records of 101 families whose children were referred to a Children's…
Descriptors: Therapy, Referral, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse
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Hall, Darlene Kordich; Mathews, Fred; Pearce, John – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Analysis of data from the clinical records of 100 sexually abused boys and girls, ages 3-7 years, identified five variables predictive of sexual behavior problems, including sexual arousal of the child during the abuse, perpetrator's use of sadism, a history of physical and emotional abuse, and who the child blames for the abuse. (DB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Case Records, Child Abuse
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Faller, Kathleen Coulborn; Birdsall, William C.; Vandervort, Frank; Henry, James – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: To determine significant predictors of severity of sentencing of sex offenders of minors in a jurisdiction which obtains many confessions. Method: Data were abstracted from 323 criminal court case records of sexually abused minors over 11 years in a county which places a high priority on sexual abuse prosecution. The sample used in this…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Case Records, Multiple Regression Analysis, Crime