Recurrent Maltreatment During Childhood: A Survey of Referrals to Police Child Protection Units in England

Hamilton, Catherine E.; Browne, Kevin D.

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“…Overall, these studies found that repeated episodes of physical abuse within the next 12 months occurred in 7-25% of physically abused children who came to the attention of social services or police. [108][109][110][111][112][113] The reported recurrence rate increased to between 40% and 80% in studies looking at high-risk children, or an extended time at risk, or in studies with a low threshold for recording abuse. 54,112,114,115 Only a minority of repeated episodes of suspected abuse were substantiated 116 or referred to social services, 117 and few attended hospital.…”

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Performance of screening tests for child physical abuse in accident and emergency departments

Woodman¹,

Pitt²,

Wentz³

et al. 2008

Health Technol Assess

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Performance of screening tests for child physical abuse in accident and emergency departments

Woodman¹,

Pitt²,

Wentz³

et al. 2008

Health Technol Assess

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“…abuse vs. neglect). There is some controversy as to whether factors predicting recurrent neglect differ from those predicting reabuse (Hamilton & Browne, 1999;Higgins & McCabe, 2000;Knoke & Trocme, 2005;National Research Council, 1993), however, future research applying CART analysis should determine whether separate models predicting physical abuse and neglect would increase accuracy. Further, different types of maltreatment tend to co-occur both cross-sectionally (e.g.…”

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The Use of Risk Assessment to Predict Recurrent Maltreatment: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis (CART)

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Research has suggested that recurrent maltreatment may be best predicted by a combination of factors that vary across families. The present study set out to determine whether a pattern-centered analytic approach would better predict families at high risk for recurrence when compared to logistic regression methods. Archival data from substantiated investigations during 2003 were collected from a Connecticut Department of Children and Families county branch. Families (n=244) with a substantiated index case were followed for 18 months to identify the presence of additional substantiated cases within the CPS system. Classification and Regression Tree (CART) analyses revealed that prior CPS involvement was the best predictor of recurrent maltreatment. Further, risk items that were associated with recurrence were different for families with and without previous CPS investigations. Families with only prior unsubstantiated CPS investigations and poor child visibility within the community were at high risk for recurrence. Families without prior CPS involvement that were not actively involved in case planning and had a history of domestic violence were at high risk for recurrence. These findings suggest that pattern-centered analyses may be a useful approach to informing site-specific predictors of maltreatment recurrence by creating clear decision points that delineate high risk subgroups.Keywords child abuse and neglect; recurrent maltreatment; risk assessment; classification and regression tree analysis The primary goal of child protective services (CPS) is to reduce the likelihood of child maltreatment and its recurrence by providing appropriate services to families (Brookes & Webster, 1999); however, approximately 1/3 to 1/2 of families will have a recurret episode of maltreatment with subsequent reentry into the CPS system (DePanfilis & Zuravin, 1998;DePanfilis & Zuravin, 1999; Fluke, Shusterman, Hollinshead, & Yuan, 2005;Inkelas & Halfon, 1997). Risk assessment instruments were developed to aid caseworkers in identifying children who were at high risk for future abuse and neglect (Cash, 2001;Jagannathan & Camasso, 1996;Johnson & L'Esperance, 1984;Pecora, 1991). Although these assessments are now routinely administered during CPS investigations in 42 states (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2003); there remains no standard risk assessment model that clearly informs caseworker case planning and management (Schwalbe, 2004 Camasso & Jagannathan, 1995; Fluke et al., 2005;Hindley, Ramchandani, & Jones, 2006;Johnson & L'Esperance, 1984;Marks & McDonald, 1989;McDonald & Marks, 1991). Families are classified as low, moderate, or high risk for recurrence based on caseworker ratings of these items. An early review comparing eight risk assessment instruments (McDonald & Marks, 1991) found that perpetrator access predicted recurrent maltreatment in three prospective studies (Baird, 1988;Johnson & L'Esperance, 1984; Weedon, Torti, & Zunder, 1988) and a large family size predicted reabuse in two prospective ...

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“…For example, among adults seeking alcohol treatment, individuals who reported parental alcoholism reported higher levels of child abuse than those who did not (Wall, Wekerle, & Bissonnette, 2000). Additionally, one prospective study found that family drug abuse predicted additional complaints of maltreatment (Hamilton & Browne, 1999). Although possibly less relevant to adults, family substance use could be highly influential for adolescents.…”

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Predictors of rape: Findings from the National Survey of Adolescents

Elwood

Smith

Resnick

et al. 2011

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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The current report examines data for 872 female adolescents obtained during the initial and follow-up interviews of the National Survey of Adolescents, a nationally representative sample. Lifetime prevalence of violence exposure reported was 12% and 13% for sexual assault, 19% and 10% for physical assault/punishment, and 33% and 26% for witnessing violence at Waves I and II, respectively. Racial/ethnic status, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), childhood sexual abuse (CSA), and family drug problems emerged as significant predictors of new rape. Each of the PTSD symptom clusters significantly predicted new rape and analyses supported the mediational role of PTSD between CSA and new rape. African American or other racial identity was associated with lower risk.

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Recurrent Maltreatment During Childhood: A Survey of Referrals to Police Child Protection Units in England

Cited by 56 publications

References 30 publications

Performance of screening tests for child physical abuse in accident and emergency departments

Performance of screening tests for child physical abuse in accident and emergency departments

The Use of Risk Assessment to Predict Recurrent Maltreatment: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis (CART)

Predictors of rape: Findings from the National Survey of Adolescents

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