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UNH's Family Violence Research Conference (7th International)
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The Family Research Laboratory and the Crimes Against Children
Research<br>
Center are pleased to announce the 7th International Family
Violence<br>
Research Conference. This conference is part of an ongoing series
of<br>
conferences on all aspects of family violence dating back to 1981.
Our<br>
conferences have historically been a unique opportunity for researchers
and<br>
scientist/practitioners from a broad array of disciplines to come
together<br>
for the purpose of sharing, integrating and critiquing accumulated
knowledge<br>
on family violence. At previous meetings, participants have
included<br>
professionals and graduate students from psychology, sociology,
psychiatry,<br>
social work, nursing, women's studies, law, criminology, criminal
justice,<br>
anthropology, medicine, public health, and child development.<br>
<br>
<br>
FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE<br>
We invite submission of abstracts on all aspects of family violence
research<br>
including abuse between married, cohabitating, and dating couples;
elder<br>
abuse; all forms of child maltreatment including sexual abuse,
physical<br>
abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect; child witnessing domestic
violence;<br>
peer and school violence; bullying; corporal punishment; and sexual<br>
harassment. We are particularly interested in research on
methodological<br>
issues, and on special populations including people with
disabilities,<br>
ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, and populations outside of the
U.S.<br>
<br>
PROGRAM TOPICS<br>
We are interested in research papers on all aspects of family
violence.<br>
Program topics wil include:<br>
* Consequences of family violence<br>
* Methodological issues in family violence research<br>
* International perspectives on family violence<br>
* Ethical issues in family violence research<br>
* Family violence in ethnic minority populations<br>
* Family violence and people with disabilities<br>
* Revictimization<br>
* Developmental and ecological approaches to family violence
research<br>
* Emotional abuse<br>
* Mandatory reporting and protection from harm<br>
* Prevention research<br>
* Program evaluation<br>
* Historical changes or trends in reporting and incidence<br>
<br>
<br>
CONFERENCE SETTING: <br>
The Sheraton Harborside Hotel & Conference Center located in
Portsmouth<br>
NH.<br>
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* For more information please visit our website at
<a href="http://www.unh.edu/frl";>http://www.unh.edu/frl</a><br>
<br>
<br>
<div>David Finkelhor * Crimes Against Children Research Center *
Family</div>
<div>Research Laboratory * Department of Sociology * University of New
Hampshire * </div>
<div>Durham, NH 03824 * 603-862-2761 (phone) * 603-862-1122
(fax)</div>
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<div>david.finkelhor@unh.edu (or)</div>
<div>davidf@hypatia.unh.edu</div>
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<div>(603) 862-2761 phone</div>
<div>(603) 862-1122 fax</div>
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<div>CCRC website:
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<div>FRL website:
<a href="http://www.unh.edu/frl/index.html"; EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.unh.edu/frl/index.html</a></div>
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To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
From: David Finkelhor <david.finkelhor@unh.edu>
Subject: What "caretaker" means in CPS practice
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<font size=2>We are trying to develop a victimization questionnaire
that would, among other things, identify the kind of physical abuse that
would fall under the jurisdiction of CPS, i.e. abuse by caretakers.
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3 of our current categories of perpetrator are:<br>
<br>
<font size=2>--Your parent's boyfriend or girlfriend<br>
<font size=2>--Uncle, aunt, grandparent, or other adult relative<br>
<font size=2>--Grown-up you know, such as a teacher, coach, camp
counselor, neighbor, or babysitter<br>
<br>
<font size=2> We are looking for answers to the following
questions:<br>
<br>
</font><font size=3>1) </font><font size=2>Would physical abuse by known,
adults such as those in the above categories be handled by CPS in various
jurisdictions in most cases just on the basis of the stated
relationship? Or would it depend on whether these people were truly
“caretakers” e.g. had some real regular child care responsibilities
for the victims<br>
<br>
<font size=2>2) Is the situation the same or different for sexual
abuse<br>
<br>
<font size=2>3) Ultimately, can we define “caretaker” for this
categorization on the basis of the relationship category, or do we need
to ask an additional question about whether these adults are in an actual
caretaking role? <br>
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<font size=2>Many thanks for thoughts on any of these questions. We
realize there are likely to be differences across jurisdictions so we are
hoping to get enough responses to get a sense of the most common
practices. <br>
<br>
<br>
</font><br>
<br>
<div>David Finkelhor * Crimes Against Children Research Center *
Family</div>
<div>Research Laboratory * Department of Sociology * University of New
Hampshire * </div>
<div>Durham, NH 03824 * 603-862-2761 (phone) * 603-862-1122
(fax)</div>
<br>
<div>david.finkelhor@unh.edu (or)</div>
<div>davidf@hypatia.unh.edu</div>
<br>
<div>(603) 862-2761 phone</div>
<div>(603) 862-1122 fax</div>
<br>
<div>CCRC website:
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<div>FRL website:
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From: David Finkelhor <david.finkelhor@unh.edu>
Subject: Decline in Sexual Abuse
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Durham, NH --The number of cases of child sexual abuse coming to the
attention child welfare authorities nationwide has declined 31 percent since
1992, according to a new report by University of New Hampshire researchers.
However, it is not clear whether fewer children are being victimized.
These findings, released today by the U.S. Department of Justice, are
reported in "The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases." The study was prepared
by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New
Hampshire and authored by research associate Lisa Jones and Center director
David Finkelhor.
The decline from an estimated 150,000 cases in 1992 to less than
104,000
cases in 1998 represents a dramatic new development for child protection
authorities. Throughout the 1980s, sexual abuse cases increased at a rapid
rate, as they had since national statistics were first published in 1976.
Other
forms of child maltreatment, like neglect and physical abuse, have not
declined
at the same rate.
The report reviews a variety of factors that may account for this
decline in sexual abuse cases. Fewer children may be experiencing sexual abuse
today. This could be the result of more than two decades of prevention
education, more aggressive case finding and prosecution, and the incarceration
and treatment of many offenders. The decline in sexual abuse parallels similar
recent declines in other kinds of crime, such as rape and domestic violence,
which may have benefited from similar public policy efforts.
Other evidence suggests that some or all of the decline may be due to
changed attitudes, policies or standards that result in fewer cases of sexual
abuse being reported to or confirmed by authorities. For example, the public
and professionals may have become more conservative in the identification of
possible signs of sexual abuse in the 1990s.
In addition, child protection authorities in some states have become
more restrictive in the kind of cases they are willing to investigate. For
example, they may increasingly refer all sexual abuse non-family members to
the
police without investigation. If the decline is entirely due to these changed
attitudes and practices, it might mean there has not been any true decrease in
the number of children experiencing sexual abuse.
"Depending on the explanation for this decline, the news could be
either
very good or bad," says Finkelhor, UNH professor of sociology. "If fewer
children were experiencing sexual abuse, it would be a major endorsement for
the mobilization of public policy in this area. Even if changes in
attitudes or
practices were responsible, the implications could be good. It could be that
the public and professionals were being more accurate and judicious in their
handling of sexual abuse."
On the other hand, he says, the decline could be bad news as well.
"If intimidation and apathy were increasingly keeping sexually abused children
from being reported and thus receiving needed intervention and assistance,
this
would require immediate attention," Finkelhor says. "In light of these
dramatically different implications, we're calling for additional study to
better understand the causes of the decline."
The full report, "The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases," is
available
on-line at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/pubs/new.html. To contact David Finkelhor or
Lisa Jones, call 603-862-2761.