Law enforcement officers’ approaches to evaluations of child sexual abuse

Law enforcement officers’ approaches to evaluations of child sexual abuse

A study involving 50 law enforcement officers found the majority had received training in evaluating sexually abused children and exhibited behavior that was sensitive yet mindful of the legal nature of their assessments. Half of the officers, however, did not follow a standard procedure when using...

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Published in:Child abuse & neglect Vol. 22; no. 9; pp. 939 - 942
Main Authors: Grossman Froum, Aryn, Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-09-1998
New York, NY Elsevier Science
Pergamon Press
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
Anatomically Correct Dolls
Biological and medical sciences
Boston
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - diagnosis
Child sexual abuse
Evaluation
Evaluation Methods
Female
Forensic psychiatry
Humans
Interviews
Investigations
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement officers
Male
Medical sciences
Police
Police officers
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Questioning Techniques
Sexual Abuse
USA
Boston
Child sexual abuse
Law enforcement officers
Human
Justice
Professional practice
Early traumatism
Sexual abuse
Diagnosis
Method
Victimology
Medicolegal expertise
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Summary:A study involving 50 law enforcement officers found the majority had received training in evaluating sexually abused children and exhibited behavior that was sensitive yet mindful of the legal nature of their assessments. Half of the officers, however, did not follow a standard procedure when using anatomically correct dolls. (CR)
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ISSN:0145-2134
1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00066-0