Family Risk Assessment: Characteristics of Families With Child Abuse Notifications in Australia

Lennings, C. J.; Lennings, Heidi I. Brummert; Bussey, Kay; Taylor, Alan

doi:10.1080/15379418.2014.892804

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“…Ms. A completed Grade 7 and Ms. C completed Grade 10. Research (Bui, 2018; Lennings et al, 2014; Peltzer, 2013; Swisher and Dennison, 2016) confirms that poor academic achievement is often the onset of, and escalation into, delinquency and involvement in crime in later years. In addition, research (Callaghan et al, 2018; Kemp et al, 2017; Rocque et al, 2017) demonstrates that school dropout (as with Mses.…”

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“…C and D) hardly saw their mothers as they were working away from home, and Ms. A lost contact with her mother after she ran away from home when she was 14 years old. Research (Bui, 2018; Degiorgio, 2015; Dennis, 2012; Friedstad, 2012; Lennings et al, 2014; McIvor et al, 2009; Palmer et al, 2014; Walker et al, 2016) is clear that there is a strong correlation between involvement in crime and growing up in a dysfunctional family. Parents’ disconnection is the result of non-empathic relationships with children that are hindered by physical absence (due to work or death) or emotional absence (unavailability) (Nuytiens, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Nexus Between Females Who Kill and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the Contributing Factors to This Complex Phenomenon

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2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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This qualitative, phenomenological study explored four incarcerated adult females’ experiences that contributed to their human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) status and acts of murder. The participants were purposely selected based on their HIV status and their crime, murder. Data were collected through one-on-one interviews and available secondary reports on the topic. The goal of this research was to answer two questions: (1) What contributed to the female participants’ HIV-positive status? and (2) How did the females’ HIV-positive status shape their crime of murder? A thematic analysis was used to analyse and identify the factors linked to the participants’ HIV status and their crime. The findings suggest irregular testing of HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), promiscuous behaviour, partner infidelity and ignorance of partners’ HIV status as contributory factors to the females’ HIV-positive status. Specific childhood-related and adulthood-related factors explain the murder of the participants’ partners/spouses.

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The Nexus Between Females Who Kill and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the Contributing Factors to This Complex Phenomenon

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2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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“…Child abuse is a common denominator identified in research as the main factor linked to ACEs [11-14, 16, 18, 24, 26]. Well-known ACEs include physical abuse [11,26], emotional and psychological abuse [11,26], sexual abuse [11,17,26], abandonment and neglect [24,26,27,28], and unplanned teenage or adolescent pregnancies [27,29].…”

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“…A confluence of parental and family factors are linked to ACEs, namely inadequate parenting ability [7,26,31], poor parenting attitudes [7,26], previous records of child abuse [26], a dysfunctional home environment [11,28], domestic violence at home [11,24,26,28,31], substance abuse at home [11,13,24,26,28,30], poor parental supervision [7,13,30], and parent interpersonal skills deficits [13,26].…”

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“…Other factors that might play a role in ACEs include parental employment problems [13,26,31], parental stress [26], parent self-esteem deficits [26], parent experienced abuse as a child [26], poor parental psychological adjustment [26], unreliable parents [26], parental/sibling substance (drugs and alcohol) abuse [11,13,26,29], poor parent-child attachments/bonds [13,26,28,31], and uninvolved parents [7,13,26]. Further to this, parental (or sibling) psychological or psychiatric treatment history [26], parents who are unresponsive to the child's needs, safety, and security [26], family poverty [13,24,26,31], multigenerational poverty [24], and inadequate access to social support [26] have been listed as significant parental or family factors that may enhance exposure to ACEs.…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Link to Antisocial, Delinquent, and Criminal Behaviors

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2023

Criminal Behavior - The Underlyings, and Contemporary Applications

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A criminological assessment of adverse childhood experiences, influenes and at-risk behavior, including: Familial factors: attachments, parenting style, extended family, interpersonal reltionships, parental criminality, poverty, parental and child substance abuse, violence, child abuse, sexual exploitation and neglect, and socio-economic status. Personal factors: self-esteem, self-worth, self-control, empathy, intimacy, belonging, acknowledgement, aggressive and violent behavior, truancy, coping mechanisms, decision-making, support structure, attitude, anger Social factors: achievements, peer associations, education, bullying, recreation, leasure time, and substance abuse. Environmental factors; disorganized neighborhood, overpopulation, high crime rates community, and violence At-risk children: antisocial tendencies, familial, personal, social and environmental factors linked to antisocial and criminal behaviors

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Child, parent and contextual factors associated with child protection system involvement and child maltreatment in the family: A rapid evidence review

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2023

Aust J Social Issues

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Child abuse and neglect in the home is a prevalent and significant issue in Australia. Recent findings from the Australian Child Maltreatment Study revealed that 62.2 per cent of participants had experienced at least one type of maltreatment during childhood, with most reporting multi‐type maltreatment. This rapid evidence review was aimed at understanding factors associated with child abuse and neglect in the family context. Results from the included studies indicated that there is a complex interplay between various child‐related factors, parent or family characteristics and contextual factors in understanding child maltreatment. Implications for a reliance on proxy measures of child maltreatment, including involvement with child protection systems, are also considered. A key finding across the included studies was that parent characteristics were consistently identified and should be a key target for prevention. Further research is needed to explore the role of parenting capacity and skills in the prevention of harm, the intersection between associated factors, how protective factors and strength‐based approaches can inform prevention efforts and how policies and practices can be designed to appropriately address this issue.

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Family Risk Assessment: Characteristics of Families With Child Abuse Notifications in Australia

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

The Nexus Between Females Who Kill and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the Contributing Factors to This Complex Phenomenon

The Nexus Between Females Who Kill and HIV/AIDS: Exploring the Contributing Factors to This Complex Phenomenon

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Link to Antisocial, Delinquent, and Criminal Behaviors

Child, parent and contextual factors associated with child protection system involvement and child maltreatment in the family: A rapid evidence review

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