World Expert on Child Sexual Abuse - David Finkelhor

Get your head out of the sand and start educating yourselves...your kids need you awake, alert and paying very close attention out there and at home:

PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
Program Evaluation and Family Violence Research. New York: The Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press, 2000 (with Sally K. Ward).
Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children in America. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1990 (with Gerald Hotaling and Andrea Sedlak).
Nursery Crimes: Sexual Abuse in Day Care. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1989 (with Linda Williams and Nanci Burns).
Coping with Family Violence: Research on Policy Perspectives. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1989 (Edited with Gerald Hotaling, John Kirkpatrick and Murray Straus).
Family Abuse and its Consequences: New Directions in Research. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1988 (Edited with Gerald Hotaling, John Kirkpatrick and Murray Straus).
Stopping Family Violence: Research Priorities for the Coming Decade. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1988 (with Gerald Hotaling and Kersti Yllo).
Sourcebook on Child Sexual Abuse. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1986.
License to Rape: Sexual Violence Against Wives. New York: Holt Rinehart, 1985 (with Kersti Yllo).
Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory and Research. New York: Free Press, 1984.
The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence Research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1983 (Edited with Richard Gelles, Gerald Hotaling and Murray Straus).
Sexually Victimized Children. New York: Free Press, 1979 (Spanish translation, 1981).
Up Against the American Myth. New York, NY: Holt Rinehart, 1971 (with Tom Christoffel and Dan Gilbarg.) (Japanese translation, 1973).

ARTICLES
In Press
"Pornography and Child Exploitation Crimes: The National Incidence Reporting System" (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin.
"Juvenile Victims of Hate Crimes" (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin.
"Sexual Abuse Decline in the 1990's: Evidence for Possible Causes" (with Lisa Jones). Juvenile Justice Bulletin.
"Juvenile Victims of Intimate Partner Violence" (with Katreena Scott and Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin.
"The Exposure of Youth to Unwanted Sexual Material on the Internet: A National Survey of Risk, Impact, & Prevention" (with Kimberly Mitchell and Janis Wolak). Youth & Society.
"Online Victimization: Whay Youth Tell Us" (with Kimberly Mitchell and Janis Wolak). Chapter prepared for inclusion in Cooper, S.W. & Kellogg, N.D. (Eds.), Medical and Legal Aspects of Child Sexual Exploitation: A Comprehensive Review of Child Pornography, Child Prostitution, and Internet Crimes against Children. GW Medical Publishing.
2003
"Escaping or Connecting? Characteristics of Youth who Form Close Online Relationships" (with Janis Wolak and Kimberly Mitchell). Journal of Adolescence, 26(1): 105-119.
"Reporting Assaults against Juveniles to the Police: Barriers and Catalysts" (with Janis Wolak). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18(2): 103-128.
"Improving National Data Systems about Juvenile Victimization" (with Melissa Wells). Child Abuse & Neglect, 27(1): 77-102.
2002
"National Estimates of Missing Children: An Overview" (with Andrea Sedlak, Heather Hammer and Dana Schultz). Juvenile Justice Bulletin- NCJ196465 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Children Abducted by Family Members: National Estimates and Characteristics" (with Heather Hammer and Andrea Sedlak). Juvenile Justice Bulletin- NCJ196466 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Runaway/Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics" (with Heather Hammer and Andrea Sedlak). Juvenile Justice Bulletin- NCJ196469 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Non-Family Abducted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics" (with Heather Hammer and Andrea Sedlak). Juvenile Justice Bulletin- NCJ196467 (pgs. 1-16). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Youth Online Victimization" (with Kimberly Mitchell). In Levinson, D. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Crime & Punishment (3): 1109-1112.
"Close Online Relationships in a National Sample of Adolescents" (with Janis Wolak and Kimberly Mitchell). Adolescence, 37(147): 441-456.
2001
"Risk Factors & Impact of Online Solicitations of Youth. JAMA, 285(23): 3011-3014.
“Child Abuse Reported to Police” (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin- NCJ187238 (pgs. 1-8). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Homicides of Children and Youth" (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ187239 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Choosing and Using Child Victimization Questionnaires" (with Sherry Hamby). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ186027 (pgs. 1-15). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"The Decline in Sexual Abuse Cases" (with Lisa Jones). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ184741 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Crimes against Children by Babysitters" (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ189102 (pgs. 1-7). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Offenders Incarcerated for Crimes against Juveniles" (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ191028 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Hightlights of the Youth Internet Safety Survey" (with Kimberly Mitchell and Janis Wolak). Juvenile Justice Fact Sheet - FS200104 (pgs. 1-2). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
“The Victimization of Children & Youth: A Comprehensive Overview” (with Patricia Hashima). In S.O. White (Ed.), Law and Social Science Perspectives on Youth and Justice (pgs. 49-78). NY: Plenum Publishing Corp.
“Juvenile Crime Victims in the Justice System” (with M.J. Paschall and Patricia Hashima). In S.O. White (Ed.), Law and Social Science Perspectives on Youth and Justice (pgs. 11-28). NY: Plenum Publishing Corp.
"Factors in the Under-Reporting of Crimes against Juveniles" (with RIchard Ormrod). Child Maltreatment, 6(3): 219-229.
"Police Reporting and Professional Help for Child Victims: A Review" (with Janis Wolak and Lucy Berliner). Child Maltreatment, 6(1): 17-30.
"Risk of Crime Victimization among Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence" (with Kimberly Mitchell). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16(9): 944-964.
"Why is Sexual Abuse Declining? A Survey of State Child Protection Administration" (with Lisa Jones and Kathy Kopiec). Child Abuse & Neglect, 25(9): 1139-1158.
"The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ): Administration & Scoring Manual" (with Sherry Hamby). Durham, NH: Crimes against Children Research Center.
2000
"Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation's Youth" (with Kimberly Mitchell and Janis Wolak). Report prepared for the National Center for Missing and Exploited CHildren (#6-00-020). Alexandria, VA.
“Characteristics of Crimes against Juveniles” (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ179034 (pgs. 1-11). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
“Kidnapping of Juveniles: Patterns from NIBRS” (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ181161 (pgs. 1-8). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"Juvenile Victims of Property Crimes" (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ184740 (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
"The Victimization of Children: Recommendations for Assessment and Instrument Development" (with Sherry Hamby). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 39(7): 829-840.
1999
“Reporting Crimes against Juveniles” (with Richard Ormrod). Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ178887 (pgs. 1-7). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
“Violent Victimization of Youth Versus Adults in the National Crime Victimization Survey” (with Patricia Hashima). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 14(8): 799-819.
“Convening a National Call to Action: Working toward the Elimination of Child Maltreatment: The Science”. Child Abuse & Neglect, 23(10): 969-974.
“Victimologia Infantil”. In J. Sanmartin (Ed.), Violencia Contra Ninos (pp. 147-218). Barcelona, Spain: Editorial Ariel.
1998
“Children Exposed to Partner Violence” (with Janis Wolak). In J.L. Jasinski, L.M. Williams (Eds.), Partner Violence: A Comprehensive Review of 20 Years of Research (pgs. 73-112). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
“A Comparison of the Responses of Preadolescents and Adolescents in a National Victimization Survey”. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 13(3): 362-382.
“Improving Research, Policy, and Practice to Understand Child Sexual Abuse”. JAMA, 280(21):1864-1865.
1997
“A Developmental Perspective on the Childhood Impact of Crime, Abuse & Violent Victimization” (with Kathy Kendall-Tackett). In D. Cicchetti & S. Toth (Eds.), The Effects of Trauma and the Developmental Process.
“The Homicide of Children & Youth: A Developmental Perspective”, In G. Kaufman Kantor & J. Jasinski (Eds.), Out of the Darkness: Contemporary Perspectives on Family Violence (pgs. 17-34). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
“The Victimization of Children and Youth: Developmental Victimology” , In R.C. Davis, A.J. Lurigio & Skogan, W.G. (Eds.), Victims of Crime (pg. 86-107). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
"Is Youth Victimization Related to PTSD and Depression after Controlling for Prior Symptoms and Family Relationships? A Longitudinal Prospective Study" (with Sue Boney-McCoy). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64(6):1406-1416.
"The Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse" (with Deborah Daro). In M.E. Helfer, R. S. Kempe, & R.D. Krugman (Eds.), The Battered Child, (5th Edition) (pgs 615-626). Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press.
"Sexually Abused Children in a National Survey of Parents: Methodological Issues” (with David Moore, Sherry L. Hamby & Murray A. Straus). Child Abuse & Neglect, 21(1):1-9.
Risk Factors for Family Abduction: Demographic and Family Interaction Characteristics” (with Peggy Plass and Gerald T. Hotaling). Journal of Family Violence, 12(3):333-348.
“Die folgen van sexuellem missbrauch bei kindern: Review und synthese neuerer empirischer studien. In G. Amann & R. Wipplinger (Eds.), Sexueller Missbrauch: Ueberblick zu Forschung, beratung und therapie (pp. 151 - 186). Salzburg, Austria: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Verhaltenstherapie.
1996
"Risk Factors for Youth Victimization: Beyond a Lifestyles Theoretical Approach" (with Nancy Asdigian). Violence and Victims, 11(1):3-20.
"New Categories of Missing Children: Injured, Lost, Delinquent, and Victims of Caretakers Mix-ups" (with Nancy Asdigian and Gerald Hotaling). Child Welfare, 75(4):291-310.
“Family Abduction Outcomes: Factors Assocaited with Duration and Emotional Trauma to Children” (with Peggy Plass and Gerald T. Hotaling). Journal of Youth & Society, 28(1):109-130.
"Introduction: Child Maltreatment at a Time of Transition." In J. Briere, L. Berliner, J.A Bulkley, C. Jenny, & T. Reid, (Eds.), APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment (p. ix). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
"Corporal Punishment as a Stressor Among Youth" (with Heather Turner). Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58(1):155-166.
“Sexual Abuse of Children in an International Perspective”. In S. Matsumoto (Ed.), Sexuality and Human Bonding (pg. 245-248). New York: Elsevier Science.
1995
"Nonsexual Assaults to the Genitals in the Youth Population" (with Janis Wolak). The Journal of the American Medical Association, 274(21):1692-1697.
"The Effectiveness of Victimization Prevention Programs for Children: A Follow-Up" (with Nancy Asdigian and Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). American Journal of Public Health, 85(12):1684-1689.
"Research on the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children" (with Lucy Berliner). Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(11):1408-1423.
"The Psychosocial Impact of Violent Victimization on a National Youth Sample" (with Sue Boney-McCoy). The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63(5):726-736.
"The Victimization of Children in a Developmental Perspective", American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 65(2):177-193.
"Victimization Prevention Programs: A National Survey of Children's Exposure and Reactions" (with Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). Child Abuse and Neglect, 19(2): 129-139.
"The Effectiveness of Victimization Prevention Instruction: An Evaluation of Children's Responses to Actual Threats and Assaults" (with Nancy Asdigian and Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). Child Abuse & Neglect, 19(2): 141-153.
"Paternal Caregiving and Incest: A Test of a Biosocial Model" (with Linda Williams). The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 65(1):101-113.
"Varieties of Non-Family Abduction: Additional Analyses from NISMART" (with Nancy Asdigian and Gerald Hotaling). Criminal Justice and Behavior, 22(3):215-232.
"Attempted Non-Family Abduction" (with Gerald Hotaling and Nancy Asdigian). Child Welfare, 74(5):941-955.
“Police Involvement in Family Abduction Episodes” (with Peggy Plass and Gerald T. Hotaling). Crime & Delinquency, 41(2):205-218.
"Victimization Prevention Programs: An American Survey of Children's Exposure and Reactions" (with Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). In B. Marquardt-Mau (Ed.), Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse (p 87-112). Germany: Juventa Verlag.
"What Works for Children in Resisting Assaults" (with Nancy Asdigian). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 10(4):402-418.
"Prior Victimization: A Risk Factor for Child Sexual Abuse and for PTSD-Related Symptomatology Among Sexually Abused Youth" (with Sue Boney-McCoy). Child Abuse & Neglect, 19(12):1401-1421.
“The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse on Children: A Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Findings” (with Kathy Kendall-Tackett and Linda Williams). In M.E. Hertzig & E.A. Farber (Eds.), Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development (pp. 321-356). New York: Brunner/Mazel.
1994
"Abus Sexuel et Santé Sexuelle Chez L'enfant: Nouveaux Dilemmes Pour le Pediatre", Le Journal Suisse de Medicine, 124(51/52):2320-2330.
"Children as Victims of Violence: A National Survey" (with Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). Pediatrics, 94(4): 413-420.
"Current Information on the Scope and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse", The Future of Children, 4(2): 31-53.
"How Does Receiving Information About Abuse Influence Boys Perception of Their Risk?" with Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). Child Abuse and Neglect, 18(7): 557-568.
"Victimization of Children" (with Jennifer Dziuba-Leatherman). American Psychologist, 49(3): 173-183.
"The International Epidemiology of Child Sexual Abuse", Child Abuse and Neglect, 18(5): 409-417.
"The 'Backlash' and the Future of Child Abuse Advocacy: Insights from the Study of Social Issues." In J.E.B. Myers, (Ed.), The Backlash: Child Protection Under Fire, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, p. 1-16.
"Parental Relations, Socioeconomic Status, & Father-Child Contact Following Divorce" (with Denise Donnelly, Cheryl Brown and Donald Gregory), Family Perspectives, 28(3):183-194.
1993
"Epidemiological Factors in the Clinical Identification of Child Sexual Abuse", Child Abuse and Neglect, 17: 67-70.
"The Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children: A Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Studies" (with Kathleen Kendall-Tackett & Linda Williams). Psychological Bulletin, 113(1), 164-180.
"The Main Problem is Still Underreporting not Overreporting". In R.J. Gelles, & D.R. Loseke (Eds.), Current Controversies on Family Violence. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 273-287.
1992
"Child Sexual Abuse" In J.M. Last & R.B. Wallace (Eds.), Public Health & Preventative Medicine - 13th Edition. Connecticut: Appleton & Lange.
"Sexual Abuse Prevention Education: A Review of Evaluation Studies" (with Nancy Strapko). In D.J. Willis, E.W. Holder & M. Rosenberg (Eds.), Prevention of Child Maltreatment. New York: Wiley. Also published in O. Schubbe (Ed.), Therapeutische Hilfen gegen sexuellen Mißbrauch an Kindern. Göttingen, Zurich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
"New Myths About the Child Welfare System", The Child, Youth and Family Services, 15(1): 3-5.
"The Abduction of Children by Strangers and Nonfamily Members: Estimating the Incidence Using Multiple Methods" (with G. Hotaling & A. Sedlak). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 7(2): 226-243.
1991
"The Scope of the Problem". In K. Murray & D. Gough (Eds.), Intervening in Health Approach. New York: Oxford University Press.
"Abus Sexuel d'Enfants: Nouvelles Recherches et Développements Criminologiques en Amérique du Nord. (Sexual Abuse of Children: New Criminological Developments in North America.)". In J. Schuh & M. Killias (Eds.), Délinquance Sexuelle (Sexual Delinquency). Chur/Zurich: Verlag Ruegger.
"Child Sexual Abuse". In Mark Rosenberg (Ed.), Violence in America: A Public Health Approach. New York: Oxford University Press.
"Flexible Reporting Options for Skilled Child Abuse Professionals" (with Gail L. Zellman). Child Abuse and Neglect, 15(4): 335-342.
"Children Abducted by Family Members: A National Household Survey of Incidence and Episode Characteristics". Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53: 805-817.
"The Lazy Revolutionary's Guide to the Prospects for Reforming Child Welfare". Child Abuse and Neglect, 15(S1): 17-23.
1990
"Is Child Abuse Overreported: The Data Rebut Arguments for Less Intervention". Public Welfare, 48(1): 22-29, 46-47.
"New Ideas for Child Sex Abuse Prevention". In R. Kim Oates (Ed.), Understanding and Managing Child Sexual Abuse. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders.
"Early and Long Term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse: An Update". Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 21(5): 325-330.
"Estimating the Number of Stranger Abduction Homicides of Children: A Review of Available Evidence" (with Gerald T. Hotaling). Journal of Criminal Justice, 18(5): 385-399.
"The Characteristics of Incestuous Fathers: A Review of Recent Studies" (with Linda Williams). In W.L. Marshall, D.R. Laws & H.E. Barbaree (Eds.), The Handbook of Sexual Assault Issues, Theories and Treatment of the Offender. New York: Plenum.
"Sexual Abuse in a National Survey of Adult Men and Women: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors" (with Gerald T. Hotaling, I.A. Lewis and Christine Smith). Child Abuse and Neglect, 14: 19-28.
1989
"Sexual Abuse and its Relationship to Later Sexual Satisfaction, Marital Status, Religion & Attitudes" (with Gerald T. Hotaling, I.A. Lewis & Christine Smith). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 4(4): 379-399.
"Assessing the Long-Term Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: A Review and Conceptualization" (with Angela Browne). In L. Walker, (Ed.), A Handbook on Child Sexual Abuse: Assessment and Treatment Issues. New York: Springer.
"Causes of Elder Abuse: Caregiver Stress Versus Problem Relatives" (with Karl Pillimer). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 59: 179-187.
1988
"The Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Random Sample Survey" (with Karl Pillimer). The Gerontologist, 28: 51-57.
"Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study" (with Linda Williams and Nanci Burns). Executive Summary, March 1988.
"An Epidemiologic Approach to the Study of Child Molestation" (with I.A. Lewis). In R. Prentky & V. Quinsey (Eds.), Human Sexual Aggression: Current Perspectives. New York: The Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, June 1988.
"Child Abuse as an International Issue" (with Jill Korbin). Child Abuse and Neglect, 12: 3-23.
"The Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse: Two Models". In G. Wyatt (Ed.), The Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
"The Sexual Abuse of Children: Current Research Reviewed", Psychiatric Annals: The Journal of Continuing Psychiatric Education, 17(4): 233-241.
"The Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse: Two Models", Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2(4): 348-366.
1986
"The Adolescent Sexual Perpetrator: A New Challenge in the Field of Sexual Abuse". Treating the Juvenile Sexual Abuse Perpetrator: Proceedings of a National Training Conference. Minnesota Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota.
"Sexual Abuse: Beyond the Family Systems Approach", Journal of Psychotherapy and the Family, 2(2): 53-66; also in T.S. Trepper & M.M. Barrett (Eds.), Treating Incest: A Multimodel Systems Perspective, New York: Hayworth Press.
"Preventing Approaches to Child Sexual Abuse". In M. Lystad (Ed.), Violence in the Home: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
"The Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Research" (with Angela Browne). Psychological Bulletin, 99(1): 66-77.
"Explanations of Pedophilia: A Four Factor Model" (with Sharon Araji). Journal of Sex Research, 22(2): 145-161.
"Risk Factors for Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Review of the Evidence" (with Larry Baron). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1(1): 26-42.
1985
"The Traumatic Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: A Conceptualization" (with Angela Browne). Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 55(4): 530-541. Reprinted in S. Cless and A. Thomas, (Eds.), Annual Progress in Child Psychiatry and Child Development. New York: Brunner/Mazel.
"Sexual Abuse and Physical Abuse: Some Critical Differences". In E.H. Newberger & R. Bourne (Eds.), Unhappy Families, chapter 3. Littleton, MA: PSG Publishing Company, Inc.
"Explanations of Pedophilia: Empirical Research" (with Sharon Araji). Bulletin of the Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 13: 17-38.
"The Sexual Exploitation of Missing Children: A Research Review" (with Gerald T. Hotaling). Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.
1984
"The Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse: A Review of Current Approaches", SIECUS Reports, Vol XIII (September).
"How Widespread is Child Sexual Abuse", Children Today, 13(4): 18-20. Also in, National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Perspectives on Child Maltreatment in the Mid 80's. Washington,DC: USDHHS.
"Child Abuse in Stepfamilies" (with Jean Giles-Sims). Family Relations, 33: 407-413.
"Sexual Abuse in the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect: An Appraisal" (with Gerald T. Hotaling). Child Abuse and Neglect, 8: 22-33.
"Sexual Abuse of Boys: The Available Data". In A. Burgess (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Rape and Sexual Assault. New York: Garland.
"Explanations of Pedophilia: Review of Empirical Evidence" (with Sharon Araji). Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 13:17-38.
1983
"Common Features of Family Abuse". In D. Finkelhor, R. Gelles, G. Hotaling, & M. Straus (Eds.), The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence Research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
"Marital Rape: A Sociological Perspective". In D. Finkelhor, R. Gelles, G. Hotaling & M. Straus (Eds.), The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence Research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
"Removing the Child - Prosecuting the Offender in Cases of Sexual Abuse: Evidence". Child Abuse & Neglect, 7:195-205.
1982
"Forced Sex in Marriage" (with Kersti Yllo). Crime and Delinquency, 28(3): 459-478.
"Sexual Abuse: A Sociological Perspective", Child Abuse and Neglect, 6: 95-102.
1981
"The Scope of Family Violence in America" (with Barbara Carson). In C. Germaine Warner and G. R. Braen (Eds.), Management of the Physically and Emotionally Abused. New York: MacMillan.
"Sexual Abuse of Boys", Victimology, 6: 71-84.
1980
"Risk Factors in the Sexual Victimization of Children", Child Abuse and Neglect, 4(4): 265-273.
"Sexual Socialization in America: High Risk for Sexual Abuse". In J. Samson (Ed.),
Childhood and Sexuality. Montreal, Canada: Editions Etudes Vivanres.
"Sex Among Siblings: A Survey Report on its Prevalence, Variety and Effects", Archives of Sexual Behavior, 9: 171-194.
1979 and earlier
"What's Wrong with Sex Between Adults and Children: Ethics and the Problem of Sexual Abuse". American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 49: 692-697, 1979.
"Psychological, Cultural and Structural Factors in Incest and Family Sexual Abuse", Journal of Marriage and Family Counseling, 4: 45-50.
"Review Essay: Kantor and Lehr, Inside the Family", Journal of Marriage and the Family, 39: 423-427, 1977.
"Reflections on My Teaching", Journal of Thought, 11: 23-33, 1976.
"Urban Communal Living Arrangements", Theological Education, (Winter) 1972.
"The Military-Industrial Complex: Obstacles to Conversion". In R. Edwards et al, The Capitalist System. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1972 (with Michael Reich).
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California Protective Parents Association Sets the Stage for Annihilating Child Sexual Abuse

Protective Parents Survey

Geraldine Butts Stahly, Ph.D.

There appears to be an increase in contentious custody disputes between divorcing parents. Some mental health professionals have suggested that this has created an "epidemic" of false abuse reports as a strategy of accusing parents. Other professionals report evidence of an increase in the labeling of parents who report child abuse or domestic violence during custody disputes such that parents who attempt to protect their children from abuse may actually lose custody as a result.

Several high profile cases have led to increased public attention, and fractious public debates have erupted between groups supporting the alleged perpetrators of abuse as victims of malicious accusations on one hand, and groups supporting the reporting parent as the victim of malicious psychiatric labeling on the other.Empirical studies have established the increase in child abuse in families in which there is domestic violence, and the increase in custody challenges by fathers who have a history of battering.

There is increasing recognition that custody disputes are an extension of the power and control tactics of domestic violence, and battered women's problems of child custody are now well-established and have been addressed in many states by changes in family law statutes. A few studies document the custody problems of battered women, who make up a subset of "protective parents."

However, there have been no studies to date on the extent of the overall phenomenon of "protective parents," the psychiatric labeling of protective behavior, or the extent to which protective behavior appears to be justified by the circumstances and evidence in custody cases.The current study is the pilot results of a national survey undertaken to study the issue of protective parents.

Sixty-seven self-identified "protective parents," male and female, completed a 101-item questionnaire describing aspects of their custody disputes. The pilot data to be presented includes the systematic documentation of the phenomenon of protective parents by including demographic factors, economic impact, and the full variety of protection issues including the range of allegations by both parents and others, the variety of expert examinations, diagnosis and testimony, family court response, and outcomes for children.

The following information is preliminary data from a national survey sponsored by California Protective Parents Association and Our Children Our Future Charitable Foundation. Self-identified "protective parents" completed a 101-item questionnaire describing aspects of their custody dispute. The following information is pilot data from the first 67 participants, as of May 2003.

Participants: 66 mothers; 1 father

105 children involved (59 girls, 46 boys)

253 attorneys involved (average of 4 per participant)T

otal spent on cases: $4,618,150.00:

Average per case: $74,000.00

90% of mothers were primary caretakers and had custody at separation

87% of mothers reported domestic violence

58% of mothers continued to experience violence after separation

76% of fathers threatened to take custody of the children

89% of protective parents reported allegations of abuse in court:
76% reported allegations of child sexual abuse were raised in court
67% reported allegations of child physical abuse were raised in court
58% reported medical/physical evidence of the abuse
76% reported other corroboration of the abuse
23% of children received Victims of Crime funds for related therapy 65% of protective parents were advised not to report abuse (due to the risk of losing custody)

This advice was given by:
attorneys - 55%
mediators - 10%
court personnel - 7%
advocates - 7%
others - 23% (AFDC worker, police, psychologist, judge, family court advisor, shelter staff and 11 other protective parents)

88% had psychological evaluations:

The average cost of the evaluation was $6,541.00
61% were not permitted to see the evaluation/recommendation
96% believed court personnel ignored or minimized allegations of abuse
48% of mothers were labeled with "PAS" (Parental Alienation Syndrome)
36% were labeled as "alienators"
69% lost custody as a result of the psychological evaluation

84% reported they were denied adequate presentation of information or witnesses

98% believed they were discredited for trying to protect their children

67% lost custody in ex parte proceedings

59% lost custody in proceedings with no court reporter present

67% were threatened with sanctions if they "talked publicly" about the case

OUTCOMES

(Some participants reported more than one outcome)

Father has custody; mother has unsupervised visitation -

48%Mother has custody; father has unsupervised visitation -

17%Father has custody; mother has supervised visitation -

29%Mother has custody; father has supervised visitation -

3%Father has custody; mother has no contact with the children -

29%Mother has custody; father has no contact with the children -

0%Mother and father have joint custody -

91% of mothers believe their children are still being abused

67% have stopped reporting abuse for fear that contact with their children will be terminated

75% of the children continue to report abuse

81% of mothers no longer believe they can protect their children

This survey project is ongoing. Please contact us at cppa001@aol.com if you would like to receive a survey form by mail, or get the survey form online at the Mothers of Lost Children site.
Research Summaries
December, 2002, Int J Eat Disord 32(4):441-8

Familial Correlates of Extreme Weight Control Behaviors Among Adolescents

By Fonseca H, Ireland M, Resnick MDBoys' risk factors [associated with extreme weight control] included high parental supervision/monitoring and sexual abuse history. . . . The only significant risk factor for girls was sexual abuse history.

OBJECTIVE:

To identify familial factors associated with extreme weight control among adolescents.

METHOD:

Analysis of a comprehensive 1996 health survey of Connecticut students. Familial factors among extreme dieters who deliberately vomited, took diet pills, laxatives, or diuretics were compared with youth reporting none of these behaviors, using logistic regression controlling for age and body mass index.

RESULTS:

Nearly 7% of adolescents reported engaging in extreme weight control behaviors. Boys' risk factors included high parental supervision/monitoring and sexual abuse history. Protective factors included high parental expectations, maternal presence, and connectedness with friends and other adults. The only significant risk factor for girls was sexual abuse history. Protective factors included family connectedness, positive family communication, parental supervision/monitoring, and maternal presence.

CONCLUSIONS:

Extreme dieting appears to be less an expression of body composition than of psychosocial issues. That connectedness to family, other adults, and friends is protective further demonstrates interrelationships of extreme weight control behaviors with family/social issues.

From: Adolescent Health Outpatient Clinic, Pediatric Division, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
February 1992, Pediatrics, Vol. 89, No. 2Genital Injuries Resulting from Sexual Abuse:A Longitudinal Study

By John McCann, MD; Joan Voris, MD; and Mary Simon, MD

Abstract: Three children who incurred genital injuries as a result of sexual assaults were followed up on a longitudinal basis to document the anatomical changes which ensued. The subjects, who were 4 months, 4 years 5 months, and 9 years of age, were followed up for periods ranging from 14 months to 3 years. A multi-method examination approach and a 35-mm camera mounted on a colposcope were used to examine and record their injuries. Signs of the acute damage disappeared rapidly, and the wounds healed without complications.Following the resolution of the acute injuries, the changes created by the trauma remained relatively stable throughout the prepubertal years. The most persistent findings were irregular hymenal edges and narrow rims at the point of the injury. Over time the jagged, angular margins smoothed off. Disruption of the hymen exposed underlying longitudinal intravaginal ridges whose hymenal attachments created mounds or projections. There was little apparent scar formation. Even the injuries to the posterior fourchettes healed with minimal scar tissue and left only the slightest evidence of the trauma.

With the onset of puberty, the hymenal changes in the oldest subject were obscured by the hypertrophy of this membrane. An examination technique which used a Q-tip to separate the redundant tissues demonstrated that the signs of trauma had survived.

Pediatrics 1992;89:307-317; child sexual abuse, hymen, sexual abuse, prepubertal genital injuries, healing process.

Economic Costs Attributed to Child Sexual Abuse in Canada 1998

WTF?

Someone please tell my why we have a Department of Justice, Health, and Education?

What do these people actually do to prevent child sexual abuse?

"Okay, we know your child has been sexually abused, but we can't prove it. So, here, take some medication, it's free, the government will pay for it, as well as for your counselling...and then when your child is free of that environment, we'll hand them some drugs and free counselling so that they can cope with the devastating after-effects. But don't expect us to do anything to prevent the abuse, because then the entire industry of creating crime, criminal minds and perpetuating the cycle would crumble and the old farts wouldn't have money."

Beautiful, fantastic. This is how the world turns....problem, reaction, solution.

The giants create the problem by preying on our children...

We react...they punish us and use our children to keep us under control...

The same people who created the problem provide a solution, and so we continue to enrich the pharmaceutical giants...

"Abstract:
This paper describes a study of the economic costs attributed to child sexual abuse in Canada for the 1997-1998 fiscal year. The preliminary cost estimate of child sexual abuse in Canada exceeds $3.6 billion annually. This includes both public and private costs across four policy areas: health, social/public services, justice, and education/research and employment. These estimates have important policy implications in the area of child sexual abuse. The effectiveness of remedies, and options for new initiatives, policies and programs can be further evaluated using these economic calculations.
Journal Title:
Journal of Health & Social Policy Volume: 17 Issue: 2 ISSN: 0897-7186 Pub Date: 12/22/2003
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Byron Prior Speaks Out on YouTube About Injustice in Canada

Need to know more? Just go to www.youtube.com and type in "Byron Prior" - then if you're feeling moved, which is a sign that you still have a conscience, contact our Justice Minister, and let him know that he needs to take action.

MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

105 East Block, House of Commons

Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0A6
Telephone:
(613) 992-4621
Fax:
(613) 990-7255

If There Wasn't Any Child Abuse...

Abuse a child and you create a victim or a perpretator.
Abuse a child and you create a lifelong customer for the pharmaceutical companies
Abuse a child and you guarantee the prison warden a full quota of prisoners each year
Abuse a child and a psychologist or psychiatrist somewhere gains another patient
Abuse a child and another family ends in divorce...
Abuse a child and a corrupt lawyer profits from the disintegration of the family....

So, who has to gain when children are abused? Government? Big Industry?

Is that why it is still allowed to go on, year after year after year?

Children in Nova Scotia Being Abused by Child Protection System?

Did their baby really need to be protected?
Some say an inquiry is the only way to know if child welfare workers acted appropriately
By MICHAEL LIGHTSTONE / Staff Reporter
Examining the actions of child welfare authorities during last year's armed standoff on Shirley Street would conceivably be the purpose of a public inquiry into the incident.
But is an inquiry absolutely necessary?
Supporters of the parents at the centre of the controversy say an investigation is not only warranted, it's needed to probe what they consider to be a dysfunctional system harming families.
Others say they're not convinced public hearings, sure to cost taxpayers plenty, will solve anything.
Justice Michael Baker has said he won't authorize an inquiry unless new information comes to light.
Critics who say they've been ill-served by the child welfare system, and have had their children taken from their care, are not happy with the government's position.
"The children in Nova Scotia are being abused by this (child-protection) system," Marilyn Dey, a Halifax supporter of standoff couple Larry Finck and Carline VandenElsen, said in a recent interview.
The couple had their infant daughter removed from their household at the end of the May 2004 siege. In a court ruling Thursday, Mr. Finck and Ms. VandenElsen lost custody of her permanently, though the decision can be appealed.
Ms. Dey acknowledged that backers of the pair, who face a sentencing hearing that begins today for their role in the 67-hour standoff, want a public probe to stretch beyond the Shirley Street event.
"This is the way Larry and Carline feel, too, that the whole child protection business, or industry, needs to be inquired into," Ms. Dey said.
Ms. VandenElsen has been on a jailhouse hunger strike to back demands for a wide-reaching inquiry; Mr. Finck has also been behind bars awaiting sentencing.
They were convicted May 12 of several charges after a jury trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
Halifax police are doing an internal review of how the department handled the standoff, but that report is not expected to be made public.
The provincial Public Inquiries Act says one commissioner or more would be appointed by the government to look into a public matter. Witnesses would testify under oath and relevant documents filed with the commission during open hearings.
Once an inquiry's report is released, the government of the day usually provides an official response.
Recent inquiries called by the province have been linked to the separate deaths of three people: James Guy Bailey, Donald LeBlanc and Theresa McEvoy.
Nova Scotia has had other probes that weren't held under the Public Inquiries Act, including one, called a "review," that examined the province's youth detention compensation program.
The high-profile review was headed by a retired Quebec judge hired by the Nova Scotia government. In 2002, he released a 632-page report with 105 recommendations.
The Halifax standoff case, which made headlines when it happened 13 months ago and later during the trial stage, has prompted letters to the editor and other public commentary.
"Children are not apprehended on a whim; they are apprehended based upon fact," a former child welfare worker said in a letter last month to The Chronicle Herald.
She said an inquiry is unnecessary, adding, a child's "right of privacy far exceeds . . . anyone else's 'need to know' " what happened in the Finck / VandenElsen case.
"Histrionic demands for information by people who don't know the facts accomplishes nothing except to stir up public sentiment with half-truths," the letter writer said.
The apprehension order regarding Mr. Finck's and Ms. VandenElsen's baby was issued after child welfare officials in Ontario alerted colleagues in Nova Scotia. Officials here wanted the couple to agree to home visits to check on their child and undergo mental health assessments, and they wanted the baby to remain in Halifax.
They wouldn't comply.
Ms. VandenElsen's sister, Maureen Davidson, is hoping the government will change its tune and launch a public probe.
"That would be, for me, a miracle," the Mannheim, Ont., woman said, of an independent inquiry.
"I would love for people to see how this really all transpired."
If anything, the Shirley Street standoff has drawn attention to child protection services and prompted those who work in the field to try to explain why the province's 20 child welfare agencies do what they do.
Earlier this month, the Hamm government, along with the Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers, published a pamphlet on child welfare.
It says in 2004, there were about 11,500 child welfare cases in Nova Scotia. Some 840 of those involved court proceedings; less than one per cent of all cases involved taking a child from home.
Graeme Fraser, the association's co-ordinator, said his group has not formally discussed the inquiry issue. Speaking in general terms as someone who knows as much about the case as the public, he said: "I'm not aware of any factors that would warrant a public inquiry."
Mr. Fraser said apprehension orders are executed as "a last resort" in child protection cases, and "only after very thoughtful consideration."
He conceded "no system is perfect." But, Mr. Fraser said, the child welfare system is better at ensuring trustworthiness than most.
"There are a lot of safeguards and checks and balances in this particular system," he said. "Part of the reason for that is because of the kind of authority that the children's services agencies have."
Mr. Fraser added that in his experience, it's "fairly common" for police to accompany social workers removing kids from their homes. "It's such a highly-charged situation," he said, of the reason officers attend.
Halifax lawyer Burnley (Rocky) Jones, who has represented Ms. VandenElsen in the past, said her case opened his eyes "to such an extent, that I never want to see another (family law) case like this."
Asked about a public inquiry, he didn't hesitate before answering yes.
"There needs to be clarification of the role of Children's Aid, which we believe to be a private organization, which on the other hand works as a complete government agency," Mr. Jones said.
"They have it two ways."

Yeah, what's that about 'absolute power'?

B.C.Government Scraps Children's Commission...

‘I miss her so much’
Grieving dad hopes daughter’s death will save another child Louise Dickson, Times Colonist
Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Eric Bringsli hopes his daughter’s murder will save another innocent child one day.

“There’s really nothing left but this little hope,” says the devastated father. “I miss her so much. It’s not going to make me feel better. But I don’t want anyone else to be in Eveleigh’s position, or my position of having to miss their child forever.”

Bringsli is at home today, unable to work. He’s overwhelmed by the loss of his four-year-old daughter who was murdered on Sept. 1, 2003, the day before she was going to begin kindergarten. Eveleigh Rain’s mother, Astrid Literski, fed her sleeping pills then smothered her. Literski is now serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.

Bringsli’s loss is more acute because it’s been revealed that the government shipped the unfinished reviews of 713 child deaths to a Victoria warehouse after scrapping the children’s commission in 2002.

“I’m appalled. How could that happen?” he asks. “Just like Eveleigh’s case, there are lessons to be learned from those. There might have been information in those files that might have helped Eveleigh. There’s got to be something in there. There’s got to be.”

Bringsli has printed out the missions, goals and objectives of the B.C. Coroners Service Child Death Review. It sits with letters and legal papers on the coffee table in his living room. He’s put asterisks beside the 13 points he considers important such as reviewing deaths in a timely manner, and preventing future deaths.

The B.C. Coroners Service says it has reviewed the cases of 546 children who died after Jan. 1, 2003, but has released a report on only one child’s death since then, compared to more than 700 released by the Children’s Commission in the previous six years.

And two years and three months after Eveleigh’s death, Bringsli is still waiting for the coroner’s report. He phoned coroner Rose Stanton months ago after the criminal case against Literski was concluded.

“She sounded like she was picking up the file anew,” says Bringsli. “I know Rose is working on it but it was supposed to be out more than a month ago and it’s still a couple of weeks away. Maybe she’s going that much deeper. But I feel I had to jump-start the process by contacting her in the first place.”

The coroner’s report and the child death review is important, says Bringsli who is looking for recommendations that relate to Eveleigh’s situation.

“I’m hoping something will be learned from this. . . . It’s long past due to have learned something. But nothing’s been learned yet from Eveleigh’s case that will protect a child in future.”

Although the ministry says information about their services to families must be withheld to protect the family’s privacy, Bringsli has no objection to recommendations about Eveleigh’s death being made public. “It’s got to be out there.”

In a recent interview, Colin Harris, manager of child-death review, said the B.C. Coroners Service will not make public reviews or recommendations on individual cases. Recommendations will be contained in aggregate reports or periodic reports that don’t identify specific cases.

Bringsli says it’s wrong that recommendations won’t be linked to Eveleigh, and wrong that he will probably never know what recommendations were made in her name.

“My hope is that one day these recommendations will be read by the right people and someone will say, ‘You know. I know about this case and it sounds like Eveleigh Rain’s case. Because I know about Eveleigh Rain, I’m going to make that call because I don’t want to see this child get hurt.’”

© Times Colonist (Victoria) 2005

You know, I agree with Mr. Bringsli...the Government of British Columbia has an obligation to investigate the death of these precious children, precisely in a real attempt to prevent future incidents.

Not doing so indicates a tendency toward gross negligence.

In Eveleigh's case, I believe that the right professionals could have monitered and supported her mother in order to give her options other than the desperate and criminal action of smothering her own child.

If the government will not be accountable, we, the people must hold our government responsible.