Child Advocacy Centers


Child Advocacy Centers

Papers

(Organized by study)

Multi-Site Evaluation of Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs)

Lippert, T., Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., and Walsh, W. A. (in press).  Telling interviewers about sexual abuse:  Predictors of child disclosure at forensic interviews. Child Maltreatment. (CV 180)

 Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., Walsh, W. A., Simone, M., Kolko, D. Szczepanski, J., et al.  (in press).  The Multi-Site Evaluation of Children’s Advocacy Centers:  Overview of the results and implications for practice. Bulletin. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice. (CV 136)

Walsh, W.A., Lippert T., Cross, T.P., Maurice, D. and Davison, K. (2008). How long to prosecute child sexual abuse for a community using a Children’s Advocacy Center and two comparison communities? Child Maltreatment, 31(1), 3-13. (CV162) 

Jones, L.M., Cross, T. P., Walsh, W. A., and Simone, M. (2007). Do Children’s Advocacy Centers improve families’ experiences of child abuse investigations? Child Abuse & Neglect, 31, 1069-1085. (CV 124)

Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., Walsh, W. A., Simone, M., and Kolko D. (2007). Child forensic interviewing in children’s advocacy centers:  Empirical data on a practice model?  Child Abuse & Neglect, 31, 1031-1052.  (CV 108)

Walsh, W. A., Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M., and Simone, M. (2007).  Which sexual abuse victims receive a forensic medical examination?: The impact of children’s advocacy centers.  Child Abuse & Neglect, 31,1053-1068. (CV 111)

Finkelhor, D., Cross, T.P., and Cantor, E. N. (2006). How the justice system responds to juvenile victims: A comprehensive model. Juvenile Justice Bulletin - NCJ210951, (pgs. 1-12). Washington, DC: Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention. (CV62B)

Cross, T.P., Finkelhor, D. and Ormrod, R. (2005). Police involvement in child protective services investigations. Child Maltreatment, 10(3): 224-244. (CV83)

Jones, L. M., Cross, T. P., Walsh, W. A., and Simone, M. (2005). Criminal investigations of child abuse: The research behind “best practices.” Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 6(3). (CV85)

Walsh, W.A. and Wolak, J. (2005). Can nonforcible sex crimes be successfully prosecuted when victims are willing adolescents. Child Maltreatment, 10(3): 260-271. (CV105)

Finkelhor, D., Cross, T.P., and Cantor, E. N. (2005). The justice system for juvenile victims: A comprehensive model of case flow. Trauma, Violence and Abuse, 6(2), 1-20. (CV62J)

Simone, M., Cross, T. P., Jones, L. M. and Walsh, W. A. (2005). Children’s Advocacy Centers: Understanding of a phenomenon. In K.A. Kendall-Tackett & Giacomoni, S. M. (Eds.), Child Victimization (pp. 22-1 to 22-24). Kingston, NJ: Civic Research Institute. (CV99)

Walsh, W.A., Jones, L. M., and Cross, T. P. (2003).  Children's Advocacy Centers: One Philosophy, Many Models. APSAC Advisor, 15 (3), 3-7.  (CV 80)

Cross, T. P., Walsh, W. A., Simone, M., and Jones, L.M. (2003). Prosecution of child abuse: A meta-analysis of rates of criminal justice decisions. Trauma, Violence and Abuse 4(4), 323-340. (CV79)

Survey of Police Reporting and Help Seeking among Families of Child Physical & Sexual Assault Victims (Police Reporting Survey)

Kopiec, K., Finkelhor, D., and Wolak, J. (2004). Which juvenile victims get mental health treatment? Child Abuse & Neglect, 28: 45-59. (CV54)

Finkelhor, D. and Wolak, J. (2003). Reporting assaults against juveniles to the police: Barriers & catalysts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18(2): 103-128. (CV52)

Finkelhor, D., Wolak, J., and Berliner, L. (2001). Police reporting and professional help for child victims: A review. Child Maltreatment, 6(1): 17-30. (CV29)