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Re: your thoughts?



The measure you are referring to is called the Child Abuse Potential Inventory.  It was developed by Dr. Joel Milner
at Northern Illinois University.  A lit search should provide you with numerous citations on it's psychometric
properties and research utility.

Ana Maria Sierra wrote:

> There is an assessment tool that has been developed to assess the risk for physical child abuse
> which may provide some help as a model. Unfortunately I do not have the reference. I know that it
> was developed by a psychology professor at Northern Illinois University.
>
> Ana M. Sierra, Ph.D.
>
> --- "Debra L. Sobey" <dsobey@ncfcomm.com> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: R. Dwight Noble <rdnoble@indiana.edu>
> > To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> > <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
> > Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 11:36 AM
> > Subject: Re: degree of trauma and pedophile
> >
> >
> > >Hello group,
> > >
> > >Need some help for a student of mine.  He's constructing a instrument that
> > >might assess the risk for perpetrators of sexual abuse.
> > >
> > >A basic assumption he has made is that as the degree of truama increases
> > >during childhood the propensity to become a perpetrator increases
> > >(contributory impact).  Makes sense on some level, but I'm not convinced
> > >that there is research to back up this assumption.
> > >
> > >Help.  If any of you can point us towards such research, that would be
> > >greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Dwight Noble, Ed.D., LMFT
> > >Indiana University
> > >Department of Criminal Justice
> > >Bloomington, Indiana
> >
> >
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> Maltreatment Researchers<BR>&lt;<A
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> Friday, May 07, 1999 11:36 AM<BR>Subject: Re: degree of trauma and
> pedophile<BR><BR><BR>&gt;Hello group,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Need some help for a
> student of mine.&nbsp; He's constructing a instrument that<BR>&gt;might assess
> the risk for perpetrators of sexual abuse.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;A basic assumption he
> has made is that as the degree of truama increases<BR>&gt;during childhood the
> propensity to become a perpetrator increases<BR>&gt;(contributory impact).&nbsp;
> Makes sense on some level, but I'm not convinced<BR>&gt;that there is research
> to back up this assumption.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Help.&nbsp; If any of you can point
> us towards such research, that would be<BR>&gt;greatly
> appreciated.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Dwight Noble, Ed.D.,
> LMFT<BR>&gt;Indiana University<BR>&gt;Department of Criminal
> Justice<BR>&gt;Bloomington, Indiana<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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