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RE: What "caretaker" means in CPS practice
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>David Finkelhor<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:35
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Child Maltreatment Researchers<BR><B>Subject:</B> What
"caretaker" means in CPS practice<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><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. <BR><BR>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>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><SPAN class=010015722-10012001><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff>[Andre] In Maine CPS would not handle those
cases just on the basis of relationship. We would assess whether the
primary caretaker is adequately protecting the child from the alleged
abuser. On the other hand, we would probably recieve the initial report
of abuse. If the alleged abuser is not a household member or is not
responsible for the child's care, the report would be forwarded to Law
Enforcement.</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR>2) Is the situation the same or different
for sexual abuse<BR><SPAN class=010015722-10012001><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>[Andre] The same </FONT></SPAN><BR><BR>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><SPAN
class=010015722-10012001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>[Andre] In Maine
our Law states clearly that in order to substantiate abuse a person must be a
caretaker e.g. a household member responsible for the child's care.
Failing to protect a child from someone not a household member is also
abuse.</FONT></SPAN><BR><BR>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><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: <A href="http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/index.html";
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<DIV>FRL website: <A href="http://www.unh.edu/frl/index.html";
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From: Andre Engels <engels@win.tue.nl>
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Subject: Re: Normative sexual behavior in children
In-Reply-To: <F109bVpC9goDtAwy0bX000095e7@hotmail.com> from Christine Agee at "Jul 29, 2001 2:47:33 pm"
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Christine Agee wrote:
> I am familiar with studies related to normative sexual behavior from the
> early 90's but it occurs to me, given the proliferation of sexual content in
> the media, that norms may have changed. Is anyone familiar with any recent
> studies regarding normative sexual behavior?
Well, it of course depends on what you call 'recent', but I can give you the
following references:
W.N. Friedrich, D. Broughton, M. Houston, C.R. Shafran: Normative sexual
behavior in children: a contemporary sample. Pediatrics 101:4 (April 1998).
Can be downloaded at http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/101/4/e9
E. Schoentjes, D. Deboutte, W. Friedrich: Child Sexual Behavior Inventory:
A Dutch-speaking Normative Sample. Pediatrics 104:4 (October 1999), pp.
885-893.
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