Studies and Reports

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2006

Finkelhor, D., 2008, New York: Oxford University Press

In this book, the author presents a comprehensive vision of the prevention, treatment, and study of juvenile victims, unifying conventional subdivisions like child molestation, child abuse, bullying, and exposure to community violence. Developmental victimology, his term for this integrated perspective, looks at child victimization across childhood's span and yields fascinating insights about how to categorize juvenile victimizations, how to think about risk and impact, and how victimization patterns change over the course of development. The book also provides a new model of society's response to child victimization - what Finkelhor calls the Juvenile Victim Justice System - and a new perspective on barriers that victims and their families encounter when seeking help.

Geffner, R., Griffin, D., Lewis III, J. (Eds.), 2007, New York: Routledge

Maholmes, V. and Prinz, R., 2009, Clinical Child & Family Psychological Review, 12, p. 1-2

Emery, C.R., 2006

In this review, published by the National Institute of Justice, the author examines the research literature from 1984 to 2004 on the effects of domestic violence exposure on children. The author finds that such exposure significantly predicts externalizing and internalizing behavior, total behavior problems, and use of alcohol among children. Promising treatment approaches include those designed to reduce anxiety, treat acute and post-traumatic stress disorder, improve the parent-child relationship, and teach parenting skills.

Gentlewarrior, S., 2009

In this paper, the author presents a review of the research on LGBT survivors of sexual trauma. Topics include types and incidence of LGBT sexual violence, culturally competent intervention, and recommendations.

Women of Color Network, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2008

J. S. Middlebrooks and N. C. Audage, 2008

Finkelhor, D. and Jones, L.M., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, January 2004

The authors of this report discuss six plausible explanations for the decline in sexual abuse cases: (1) increasing conservatism within child protective service; (2) exclusion of cases that do not involve caretakers; (3) changes in CPS data collection methods; (4) less reporting to CPS; (5) a diminishing reservoir of older cases; and (6) a real decline in the incidence of sexual abuse.

American Humane, 22 (3&4), 2007

In this double issue,the authors provide the latest information about programs, practices, policies and research seeking to prevent and reduce the negative impacts of children's exposure to violence. Topics include a new assessment scale for exposure to domestic violence, addressing risk and behavior problems in co-occurence of community violence and maltreatment, adapting services to culturally diverse populations, impact on adolescents, the Safe Start initiative, and effective components of prevention and intervention programs.

National Network to End Domestic Violence, 2004

L. E. Powers, R. B. Hughes and E. M. Lund, 2009

S.A. Graham-Bermann and H.M. Hughes, 2003
Clinical Child Family Psychology Review, 6 (3), p. 189-204

M.M. Feerick and R.J. Prinz, 2003
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, Volume 6 (3), p. 147-149

M.M. Feerick and R.J. Prinz, 2003
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6 (3), p. 215-219

S. F. Suglia, J. Staudenmayer, S. Cohen, R. J. Wright, 2009
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 

Pope, C.E. and Snyder, H.N., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, April 2003

The authors of this bulletin examine data from the FBI’s 1997 and 1998 National Incident-Based Reporting System, which include law enforcement data from 17 States. Topics include a review of the literature about the effects of race on juvenile justice decision-making, and an examination of the number and race of suspects who are arrested.

J. Osofsky, 2003
Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 6 (3), p. 161-170

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2002

Baker, M.L., Sigmon, J.N., Nugent, M.E., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, September 2001
  
The authors of this report, published by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, present research findings regarding the problem of truancy and describe the correlations of family, school, economic, and student factors. Topics include achieving a standardized approach, gaining cooperation from diverse community players, and implementing data-driven methods.

C. S. Widom and M. G. Maxfield, 2001

McCurley, C. and Snyder, H.N., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, July 2004

The authors of this report present data on victims of violent juvenile crime obtained from the National Incident-Based Reporting System for 1997 and 1998. Nineteen percent of the victims of nonfatal violent crimes were victimized by a juvenile offender, and most victims were juveniles, and nearly all victims know the offender.

Shaffer, J.N. and Ruback, R.B., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, December 2002

The authors of this bulletin analyze the relationships between violent victimizations and violent offending across a 2-year period, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The authors address three issues: (1) the relationship between violent victimization and violent offending over time; (2) individual-level factors; and (3) affect of drug use on the relationship between victimization and offending.

Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System, Ontario, Canada, 2006
 
This study is a collaborative effort of the London Police Service and the Centre for Children and Family's Child Witness Project. Researchers reviewed hundred of case files from a three-year period, and interviewed 17 young people (and their parents) who experienced or witnessed peer violence. The authors describe the key findings of this study, from the decision by a young victim to report the crime through to sentencing in court. The report includes recommendations for schools, police, prosecutors, and those who help young witnesses prepare for court.