Evaluation of the Children’s Advocacy Center Model: Efficiency,Legal and Revictimization Outcomes |
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Authors: | Paula Wolfteich Brittany Loggins |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology and Counseling, Valdosta State University, 901 N. Patterson, Valdosta, GA 31698, USA;(2) Orlando Regional Healthcare System: Howard Phillips Center for Children and Families, Orlando, Fl, USA |
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Abstract: | This study compares the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) model with more traditional child protection services on several
important outcomes such as substantiation of abuse, arrest and prosecution of the perpetrator, the efficiency of the multidisciplinary
process and child revictimization rates. One hundred and eighty-four child abuse and neglect cases from a large metropolitan
area in Florida comprised the sample. Cases were selected over a five year-period from three different modes of child protection
services including a CAC. Similar outcomes were found between the CAC model and the Child Protection Team (CPT), a multidisciplinary
model, which was first developed in Florida in 1978. In comparison with traditional child protective investigation, these
models were associated with improved substantiation rates and investigation efficiency. Results are discussed in terms of
the utility of CACs above and beyond the aspect of multidisciplinary coordination and whether the goals of the CAC model need
to be redefined. Recommendations for further research in the areas of multidisciplinary team decision–making, the long-term
impact of the CACs and the role of supportive professionals on the multidisciplinary team were made. |
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Keywords: | CAC Sexual abuse Investigation Intervention |
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