Context: Though reasonable suspicion serves as the standard threshold for when to report
suspected child abuse, there is little guidance how to interpret the term. Objective: To …

Child victims of sexual abuse may present with physical findings that can include anogenital
problems, enuresis or encopresis. Behavioral changes may involve sexual acting out …

This study examined how child protective services (CPS) systems respond to initial and
subsequent reports in the context of child maltreatment rereporting and to what extent CPS …

Two recent chapters in professional books have criticized children's advocacy centers for
creating role conflict for mental health professionals because of their work with criminal …

Objective To examine evidence available in large-scale North American datasets on child
abuse and neglect that can assist in understanding the complexities of child protection case …

The Pittsburgh Service Delivery Study (PSDS) documents the service delivery experiences
and outcomes of 90 families referred to Child Protective Services (CPS) following …

Through the application of case study methods, this research explored the role of a
specialist centre that responds to actual or suspected childhood sexual abuse (CSA). When …

Multidisciplinary child fatality review teams (CFRT) have existed in the United States (US) for
almost 30 years; the products of the review process, however, remain unexamined. This …

Fifty children who were seen at a Child Abuse Assessment Center (CAAC) were matched on
age and relationship to perpetrator with 51 children not evaluated at a CAAC to determine …

This article introduces the second issue of the special double issue focusing on forensic,
cultural, and systems issues in child sexual abuse cases. We briefly review the articles …