@article{ref1,
title="Prevention of child sexual abuse by targeting pre-offenders before first offense",
journal="Journal of child sexual abuse",
year="2016",
author="Levine, James A. and Dandamudi, Krishna",
volume="25",
number="7",
pages="719-737",
abstract="The population of potential child abuse offenders has largely been unstudied. In the current study, we examine whether a six-component model used for primary diabetes prevention could be adapted to child sexual abuse pre-offenders, whereby individuals who are prone to sexual abuse but have not yet committed an offense can be prevented from committing a first offense. The six components include: define and track the magnitude of the problem, delineate a well-established risk factor profile so that at-risk persons can be identified, define valid screening tests to correctly rule in those with the disease and rule out those without disease, test effectiveness of interventions-the Dunkelfeld Project is an example, produce and disseminate reliable outcome data so that widespread application can be justified, and establish a system for continuous improvement. By using the diabetes primary prevention model as a model, the number of victims of child sexual abuse might be diminished.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8712",
doi="10.1080/10538712.2016.1208703",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2016.1208703"
}