NCJ Number
46201
Journal
Victimology Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (SUMMER 1977) Pages: 337-342
Date Published
1977
Length
6 pages
Annotation
RESEARCH REPORTS ON THE CAUSES, PREVENTION, AND EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE ARE PRESENTED, EMPHASIZING THE USE OF STATISTICS.
Abstract
THREE RESEARCH PROJECTS ON CHILD ABUSE IN PROGRESS AS OF THE TIME OF WRITING ARE DESCRIBED. THE FIRST ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY PERSONALITY FACTORS WHICH MAY BE PREDICTIVE OF AN INDIVIDUAL LIKELY TO CAUSE CHILD ABUSE. THE RESULTS OF PERSONALITY TESTS FOR THREE GROUPS -- IDENTIFIED ABUSERS, POTENTIAL ABUSERS, AND NORMALS -- ARE COMPARED TO SEE WHETHER THERE IS SOME ELEMENT WHICH CAN ALLOW PSYCHOLOGISTS TO PREDICT WHO WILL BECOME AN ABUSER. THE SECOND PROJECT IS STUDYING ABUSED CHILDREN TO DETERMINE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF ABUSE. THE FINAL PROJECT DISCUSSES A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROJECT. SURVEYS WERE TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHICH GROUPS MAY EVIDENCE CHILD ABUSE, AND PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS WERE GEARED TO REACH THESE GROUPS. THE CAMPAIGN RAISED AWARENESS, BUT MORE DATA INTERPRETATION IS NECESSARY, THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE MAJOR RESULT OF THE THIRD STUDY WAS TO ESTABLISH THE USAGE OF EMPIRICAL DATA TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (BAC)