Re: CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L digest 723

["Rosemary Chalk"<RChalk@xxxxxxx>]

John Fantuzzo, Bob Boruch, and their associates have written a recent
article on this topic.  See
"Domestic Violence and Children:  Prevalence and Risk in Five Major U.S.
Cities", J. Am. Acad. Chil Adolesc. Psychiatry, 36:1, January 1997

John is now working with the Philadelphia police dept to develop a protocol
to guide their response to DV calls in situations where young children
appear to be involved.

###There has been some recent debate about the issue of child
> protection investigations triggered when police or other service
providers
> trying to assist battered women recognize that their children have been
> exposed to domestic violence. Does anyone know of any communities or
> groups that have developed protocols for trying to specify conditions
> under which child protective reports might be warranted or guidelines for
> police, shelter workers and others who work with wife abuse victims? Do
> anyone know of any research going on on this topic?
>
> David Finkelhor
> Family Research Lab
> University of New Hampshire
> Durham, NH 03824
>
> davidf@christa.unh.edu (or)
> david.finkelhor@unh.edu
>
>
> (603) 862-2761
>
> The FRL now has a website: http://www.unh.edu/frl/index.html
>
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