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The findings of a case control study performed in Santa Clara County, CA, are reviewed to show the relation of medical triage and referral in child sexual abuse cases and an approach in the research for the prediction of positive medical findings. An important triage consideration is the choice of the child to be examined. The control study provides several hypotheses that are needed to be addressed such as age as a predictor of trauma evidence, selective referral of the sociolegal system, risk factor determination and inventory of variables predicting anatomic findings.
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Substantial differences are found among three professional groups in theirviews about child sexual abuse. While there is a general recognition of the problem, police, child welfare and community mental health professionals hold differing attitudes in regard to the treatment versus punishment priority as a primary aspect of professional intervention. Gender also plays an important role as women across the three groups are more concerned with child sexual abuse than their male counterparts.
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Child sexual abuse experts who are often called to court were surveyed together with the jurors on knowledge of child sexual abuse. The experts concurred on 29 items out of 40 and compared with the jurors' response, the latter possess limited knowledge on sexual abuse issues. Results of the study support the admissibility of evidence rule, wherein expert testimony is needed on issues beyond the jurors' common knowledge.
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