Articles

Child maltreatment evaluations

Authors

  • Joel S. Milner Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
  • Julie L. Crouch

Abstract

This paper describes three types of child maltreatment prevention efforts (primary, secondary and tertiary prevention). The relative importance and uses of child maltreatment evaluations in each type of intervention are discussed. Conceptual issues and research problems associated with the investigation of risk factors and the use of risk factors in the development of child maltreatment assessment procedures are described. The major approaches (with examples) used to assess the likelihood or presence of child maltreatment are outlined. Limitations related to the use of the different assessment approaches are discussed.

Author Biographies

Joel S. Milner, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb

Joel Milner, PhD, is professor at the Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA.

Julie L. Crouch

Julie Crouch, PhD, is researcher at the Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA.

IJCFW 1999-1

Published

1999-03-01

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (1999)

Section

Articles