Re: risk assessment with sexually aggressive children

["Christine Agee" <ceagee@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Niki,

Thanks for the references.  Do you happen to have an email address for Bill
Friedrich?

Christine Agee
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From: "Niki Delson" <niki@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers"
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Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 12:09 PM
Subject: RE: risk assessment with sexually aggressive children


> Plenary session presented by Dr. Bill Friedrich in Nov 2000 at ATSA
> conference "Developmental-Systemic Perspectives on Children with Sexual
> Behavior Problems."
> 1) There is weak scientific support for the cycle of abuse theory. It is
> based almost exclusively upon adult retrospective, unverified self-report
> data
> 2) Prospective data suggests weak links
> 3) When children are referred from multiple sources (not CPS) for sexual
> behavior problems =/- 35% (see Bonner et al study
> (http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/otherpubs/childassessment/index.cfm)
> 4) Prospectively even if 1/3 of sexually abused children have sexual
> behavior problems, we do not know what percentage will go on to be
> adolescent sexual offenders. Friedrich gave a figure of about 6.5% going
on
> to offend in adulthood.
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@xxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Christine Agee
> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 1:08 PM
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> Subject: risk assessment with sexually aggressive children
>
>
>
>
> I have three somewhat related questions:
>
> 1) Does anyone know of any research related to the likelihood of children
> who have been sexually abused to sexually act out on others?
>
> 2) Recent research on the risk of sexually acting out children to sexually
> act out in the future?
>
> 3) ANY literature on risk assessment or recidivism of female adolescent
> sexual offenders?
>
> Thanks very much in advance.  I am new to the list and anticipate that it
> will be a valuable resource.
>
> Christine E. Agee, Ph.D.
> 2200 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 150
> Birmingham, AL 35209
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