• Reversing the 'syndrome of secrecy': Peremptory reporting obligations in cases of child abuse and neglect 

  Bekink, M. (SA Crime Quarterly, 2021)

  Mandatory reporting laws are a controversial mechanism that require members of particular occupations to report cases of serious child maltreatment that they encounter in the course of their work to welfare or law enforcement ...
• Child maltreatment and neglect in the United Arab Emirates and relationship with low self-esteem and symptoms of depression 

  Shah, S. M., Nowshad, G., Dhaheri, F. A., Al-Shamsi, M. H., Al-Ketbi, A. M., Galadari, A., ... & Arnone, D. (International Review of Psychiatry, 2021)

  Objectives: To our knowledge, this study is the first in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to investigate the prevalence of child maltreatment in relation to depressive symptoms and self-esteem. Study design: Exposure to ...
• Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws 

  Lytle, R. D., Radatz, D. L., Sample, L. L., & Latiolais, R. M. (Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, 2021)

  Since accusations went public that administrators at Pennsylvania State University ignored reports of child abuse during the Jerry Sandusky trial almost a decade ago, several educational and state agencies have reinterpreted ...
• Abusive Head Trauma through Shaking: Examination of the Perpetrators According to Dating of the Traumatic Event 

  Laurent‐Vannier, A., Bernard, J. Y., & Chevignard, M. (Child Abuse Review, 2021)

  Effective prevention of abusive head trauma (AHT) requires the identification of potential perpetrators. Current evidence suggests that infant shaking, as a mechanism of AHT, produces immediate symptoms, allowing for the ...
• Evaluation of the Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking, Technical Report 

  Adams, W., Hussemann, J., McCoy, E., Thompson, P., Taylor, R., White, K., & Esthappan, S. (U.S. Department of Justice, 2021)

  The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact that federally funded ECM task forces are having on addressing human trafficking, including sex and labor trafficking. Specifically, this research sought to (1) understand ...

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