Re: perpetrators

["Oddone" <oddovir@xxxxxxxxx>]

Why not "DAD GIRLFRIEND" too? If I may dare to try a joke, I would say that
avoiding to mention her is a proof of anti-masculine bias (please: it is a
joke, attempted by an old italian physician, whose english is failing). On a 
more serious plane, in my
past experience all erotic "friends" (of both genders) of any of the
biological parents may turn out to be both initiators and perpetrators of
any form of abuse on their "friend" offspring.

As for lumping together some of your categories, you might refer to the
family circles: but this might be a typically "legal italian" usage. Here in
Italy, we speak of "nuclear family" (parents/adult caregivers-children) and 
"extended family"
which comprises relatives up to the 4th degree (i.e. grand parents,
aunts/uncles and so-called "first cousins" i.e. the children of
aunts/uncles, and in-laws). Around them, there are the "caregiving" figures 
and groups (teachers, nurses, doctors, or - in the case of already critical 
families - the support networks). In this way you would emphasize not the 
formal status of the person (her/his being an uncle, a close relative etc.), 
but her/his closeness to the victim, its daily life and the perpetrator's 
involvement in rearing the victim.

Unfortunately, in all these family matters there isn't "the one best way", 
because Homo Sapiens Sapiens has a tendency to organize and reorganize its 
family life in the most astonishing ways, so that whatever your choice you 
will loose something of it.

Best wishes,



Dr. Virginio ODDONE, M.D.
V. Avogadro 6
10121 - Torino (Italy)
e-mail: oddovir@xxxxxxxxx
 medico.legale@xxxxxxxxx

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J'ai enfin le droit de saluer des êtres que je ne connais pas
Ils passent devant moi et s'accumulent au loin
Tandis que tout ce que j'en vois m'est inconnu
Et leur espoir n'est pas moins fort que le mien.
(Apollinaire, Le musicien de Saint-Merry.)


Per loro natura tutti gli uomini desiderano di sapere.
All men by nature desire to know
Tous les hommes désirent naturellement de savoir.
(Aristotele, Metafisica, Libro I, I, 1).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deborah Stone" <DSTONE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 5:22 PM
Subject: perpetrators


> I'm trying to figure out how to categorize perpetrators of physical and
> sexual abuse (see list below) in an analysis and was wondering if anyone
> has any advice how to do this. It seems one way is just to look at
> parental figures/caregivers versus other but what about mother's boyfriend
> or grandparent, foster parent, etc..? Should I lump these all together or
> is it best to keep them
> in their own categories?  I'll check the literature as well. Thanks.
>
> The list of potential perpetrators and possible categories includes:
> Parent figure/caregiver:
> MOTHER
> FATHER
> STEP-MOTHER
> STEP-FATHER
> MOM'S BOYFRIEND
> OUT-OF-HOME CAREGIVER (E.G., FOSTER PARENT) OR GROUP CARE PROVIDER
> CHILD CARE PROVIDER
>
> Other relatives:
> GRANDMOTHER
> GRANDFATHER
> AUNT
> UNCLE
> OTHER RELATIVE
>
> Other adults:
> FRIEND
> STRANGER
> NEIGHBOR
>
> Siblings/Peers:
> BROTHER
> SISTER
> OTHER CHILD IN OUT-OF-HOME CARE
> BIOLOGICAL CHILD OF FOSTER PARENTS
> OTHER FOSTER CHILD
>
>
> Deb Stone, MPH, MSW
> Suicide Prevention Training Consultant
> MA Department of Public Health
> Suicide Prevention Program
>
> Doctoral Candidate
> Harvard School of Public Health
> 617.432.5683
> Fax 617.432.3699
> dstone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>