Download or read book Team Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse written by Donna Pence and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1994-09-13 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This well-written book covers both practical aspects of investigation and the theoretical underpinnings. Starting with ideas for team building, the volume offers concrete guidance about the most effective structures available to teams. . . . This volume will be of interest to those wishing to start a team and also to existing team members who want assistance with optimizing team development. --Virginia Child Protection Newsletter "Highly recommended." --Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin Book Club As child abuse investigation and intervention evolved throughout the past decade, it has become clear that no single discipline or agency can meet the needs of abused children and their families. This practical, timely, and accessibly written book focuses on how to develop, operate, and maintain effective investigative teams. It examines how law enforcement officers, child protection workers, prosecutors, medical professionals, and mental health clinicians can form coordinated investigative teams for fact finding, child protection, and criminal prosecution. The authors devote a series of chapters to investigative interviewing, investigative protocol, preparing for the child interview, the child interview process, corroborating interviews, and interviewing the suspect. Other chapters include discussion on building teams, and the roles and responsibilities of the team members (child protective services, law enforcement, prosecutors, mental health representative, and child welfare agency counsel). The book concludes with two important chapters on the team decision-making process and decision making in complex environments. A must read for all professionals and those in training who are, or will be, involved in child sexual abuse investigations.
Download or read book Child Abuse Investigation Field Guide written by D'Michelle P. DuPre and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic of child abuse and neglect. Every year more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made in the United States involving more than 6 million children. The United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations – losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect. The WHO reports that over 40 million children, below the age of 15, are subjected to child abuse each year. Domestic violence in the home increases that risk threefold. Child Abuse Investigation Field Guide is intended to be a resource for anyone working with cases involving abuse, neglect or sexual assault of children. It is designed to be a quick reference and focuses on the best practices to use during a child abuse investigation. The guide explains the Minimal Facts Interview, the Forensic Interview, and the entire process from report to court. It is understood that every state has different statutes regarding these topics; however the objectives of recognizing, reporting, and investigating cases of this nature are the same. Just as every crime scene is different, every case involving a child is different. Best practices and standard procedures exist to help ensure cases are discovered, reported and investigated properly, to ensure good documentation is obtained to achieve prosecution and conviction. This field guide will be a useful tool for law enforcement, child protective services, social service caseworkers, child advocates, and other personnel and agencies working for the welfare of children. - Includes protocols and best practices for child abuse investigations - Explains the Multidisciplinary Team approach and why it is useful - Describes the Minimal Facts Interview and the Forensic Interview - Walks the reader from the initial report, through the investigation process, to pre-trial preparation and provides tips on court testimony - Portable and affordable, the guide is tabbed for easy access of specific information while in the field and can ensure that team members are "on the same page throughout the investigation
Download or read book Effective Child Abuse Investigation for the Multi Disciplinary Team written by Bradley Richard Graham and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child abuse cases are unique in that they involve seldomly witnessed acts. A nonverbal victim and a silent perpetrator will often lead to a stalling of the investigation and the judicial process. Effective Child Abuse Investigation for the Multi-Disciplinary Team is a practical guide for law enforcement officers and child protection workers in abus
Download or read book Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse written by Randell Alexander and published by STM Learning. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse is revised and updatedto reflect contemporary best practices for the pediatric approach to childhood sexualabuse. This text is specifically developed to equip physicians, nurses, and othermedical professionals with the necessary tools to identify cases of child sexual abuseand to effectively treat and examine sexually abused patients. Professionals who work with sexually abused children face a great challenge innot only treating the immediate outcomes of sexual abuse but also safeguardingtheir patients' long-term recovery. To meet their needs and the needs of those intheir care, Medical Response to Child Sexual Abuse, Second Edition offers a wealthof evidence-based research and practical guidelines to the evaluation of childhoodsexual abuse.
Download or read book Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse written by American Prosecutors Research Institute and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To assist investigators and prosecutors, APRI's National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse—the nation's premiere trainer of child abuse prosecutors and investigators—presents the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, Third Edition. Readers of this manual will receive practical, common sense assistance in handling child abuse cases from the initial report to the closing argument at trial. Appendices on the enclosed CD-ROM include hundreds of sample motions and other legal documents that can be adapted to the jurisdiction of individual readers. Now in its Third Edition, the manual contains the latest in case law and research on nearly every facet of child sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect. This is the only book on the market specifically geared to investigators and prosecutors called upon to handle abuse cases.
Download or read book Team Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse written by Donna Pence and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1994-09-13 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As child sexual abuse investigation and intervention in the United States has evolved over the past decade, it has become clear that no single discipline or agency can meet the needs of abused children and their families. Coordinated investigative teams, involving an alliance between a wide range of professionals - such as criminal justice professionals, social workers, medical practitioners and mental health clinicians - are needed for fact-finding, child protection and criminal prosecution. This practical book focuses on how to design, develop, operate and maintain effective teams. It begins with examinations of how to build teams and the roles and responsibilities of the professionals involved. Investigative interviewing
Download or read book Child Sexual Abuse written by Margaret-Ellen Pipe and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2007-04-02 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides the first rigorous assessment of the research relating to the disclosure of childhood sexual abuse, along with the practical and policy implications of the findings. Leading researchers and practitioners from diverse and international backgrounds offer critical commentary on these previously unpublished findings gathered from b
Download or read book Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigating Allegations of Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse written by Tom Plach and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book True And False Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse written by Tara Ney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is important for society that the backlash does not result in the reburial of the problem of child sexual abuse. ‘True and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse’ represents an important contribution to that effort. This book is about conducting evaluations of allegations of child sexual abuse that take into account research knowledge and practice wisdom. It is not a cookbook about how to do evaluations. Rather, it provides a great deal of food for thought and is aimed at child abuse professionals who can critically read and test the material against their experiences in the field. It includes a wide spectrum of information, approaches, and opinions about child sexual abuse evaluation.
Download or read book Forming a Multidisciplinary Team to Investigate Child Abuse written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joining Forces Against Child Sexual Exploitation written by Debra Whitcomb and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Sexual Exploitation of Children written by Seth L. Goldstein and published by Elsevier Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook guides law-enforcement professionals through the essential steps of a child sexual abuse investigation. The use of case studies, charts, outlines, checklists, photographs and illustrations all aid in demonstrating how to perform an effective investigation.
Download or read book The Role of Law Enforcement in the Response to Child Abuse and Neglect written by Donna M. Pence and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sexual Abuse in Nine North American Cultures written by Lisa Aronson Fontes and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1995-04-17 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual Abuse in Nine North American Cultures is essential reading for advanced students and all who deal with child abuse, including those involved in therapy, child protection, and the medical, legal, and educational systems.
Download or read book Handbook of Clinical Intervention in Child Sexual Abuse written by Suzanne M. Sgroi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1982 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valuable resource for professionals in fields of psychiatry, psychology, mentatal health, social work and teaching, also for concerned parents. Provides guidelines for treating the child and family and systems for prevention. Techniques of different therapies are discussed as well as procedures for reporting, investigating, and interviewing the child.
Download or read book Confronting Child Sexual Abuse written by Anne M. Nurse and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-02-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people get information about child sexual abuse from media coverage, social movements, or conversations with family and friends. Confronting Child Sexual Abuse describes how these forces shape our views of victims and offenders, while also providing an in-depth look at prevention efforts and current research. Sociologist Anne Nurse has synthesized studies spanning the fields of psychology, sociology, communications, criminology, and political science to produce this nuanced, accessible, and up-to-date account. Topics include the prevalence of abuse, the impact of abuse on victims and families, offender characteristics, abuse in institutions, and the efficacy of treatments. Written for people who care for kids, for students considering careers in criminal justice or human services, and for anyone seeking information about this devastating issue, Nurse’s book offers new public policy ideas as well as practical suggestions on how to engage in prevention work. Interactive links to studies, videos, and podcasts connect readers to further resources.
