Child Sex Abuse Risk Factors: Modus Operandi and Supervision

Project Title:	Child Sex Abuse Risk Factors: Modus Operandi and Supervision
Grant/Contract Number:	Not specified
Type of Project:	Research
Funding Agency:	National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Agency Contact Person:	Gene Shelley (770) 488-4284
Principal Investigator:	Keith L. Kaufman
Mailing Address:	Children's Hospital Research Foundation 700 Children's Drive Columbus, Ohio 43205
Total Project Duration:	09/30/98 to 09/29/00
FY 98 Total Costs:	Not specified
Total Project Budget:	Not specified
Child Maltreatment Focus:	Primary
Type of Abuse:	Sexual; Differentiated
Sample Size:	Not specified
Age of Subjects:	Not specified
Child Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project:	Origins and Consequences
Summary

This study addresses four specific goals: (1) to enhance the ability to measure factors relevant to monitoring supervision in general situations and in relation to child sexual abuse; (2) to increase the understanding of the role that supervision plays as a risk factor; (3) to enhance the understanding of child sexual abuse risks related to adult and juvenile sexual offenders' modus operandi patterns and to examine the influence of cultural differences in modus operandi risks; and (4) to understand the relationship between modus operandi and the supervision of victims and adolescent offenders. Adult and juvenile sexual offenders, juvenile non-offending delinquents, and juvenile controls as well as caregivers for the young victims of abuse will complete questionnaires on modus operandi and or supervision. Each of these groups will be equally divided among Hispanics, African Americans, and whites to examine cultural differences.