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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am conducting research on the use of IT and IS 
systems in the provision of child welfare and child protection.&nbsp; I am 
wondering if anyone has any suggestions for literature/case studies for 
review.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In my preliminary research, I have found limited 
information looking at IT and Child Welfare specifically.&nbsp; I was wondering 
if there are any hypotheses for the lack of attention to this area--while areas 
like hospitals, budget offices, and libraries are the focus of a multitude of 
studies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anne Pordes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Candidate, MSc Social Policy and Planning, London 
School of Economics</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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Dr. Harrington and others,

I was wondering, though, is there is any research about the long term
affect on non-abused children (particularly males) who are aware of sexual
abuse within the family?  

Anne Powell, MSW

At 05:09 PM 2/25/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I have not read the CASA report and I am not familiar with their
>findings, but regarding your question about the association of
>childhood victimization and adult offending there is evidence
>to consider.  Cathy Widom is well known for her prospective study
>examining various forms of childhood victimization and later adult
>offenses. I don't have the citations at the moment but I'm sure
>you all have them or can find them.  Widom found a small effect
>of physical abuse and neglect on later violent offending, but as
>for sexual abuse...there was no relation to adult sexual offending.
>At a conference I asked Widom about this issue, to which she
>responded that there appears to be no sexual cycle of violence.
>A couple of years ago there was a GAO report examining the sexual
>cycle of violence, which examined Widom's data, data from Linda Williams,
>and some other data, and their conclusion as well was that there is
>no support for the idea of a sexual cycle of violence.
>
>For clinicians, of course, it is possible to have a preponderance of clients
>who have experienced abuse and report abusing others.  However, the
>clinician must remember that there are distinct selection biases at work
>in determining which types of people come to you (or are brought to you)
>for treatment.  For some individuals, childhood sexual abuse may be a
>factor in later sexual offenses.  But for the general population,
>this does not appear to be a risk factor.
>
>
>Evan R. Harrington, Ph.D.
>