Interdisciplinary collaboration needed in obtaining high-quality medical information in child abuse investigations     

《Child abuse & neglect》2019

BackgroundDespite reporting legislation, healthcare providers (HCPs) do not always report and collaborate in cases of suspected child abuse. Recognizing this leaves children at risk, the Wisconsin Child Abuse Network (WI CAN) sought to understand barriers to mandated reporting and collaboration with child abuse investigators.ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to investigate barriers for professionals in providing and obtaining high-quality medical information in child abuse investigations.Participants and settingParticipants included five discipline-specific focus groups: HCPs, child protective services (CPS), law enforcement, lawyers, and judges. All professionals had been directly involved in Wisconsin child abuse cases.MethodsThis qualitative study consisted of discipline-specific focus groups, directed by open-ended interview questions. Data analysis was completed through the narrative inquiry methodology.ResultsBarriers to providing and obtaining high-quality medical information in child abuse investigations were both discipline-specific and universal amongst all groups. Discipline-specific barriers included: HCPs’ discomfort with uncertainty; CPS’ perception of disrespect and mistrust by HCPs; law enforcement’s concerns with HCPs’ overstepping professional boundaries; lawyers’ concern of HCPs’ discomfort with court proceedings; and judges’ perception of a lack of understanding between all disciplines. Universal barriers included: value of high-quality medical information in child abuse investigations, burden of time and money; unequal resources between counties; a need for protocols, and a need for interdisciplinary collaboration.ConclusionFindings from this study suggest several ways to address identified barriers. Possible interventions include equalizing resources between urban and rural counties (specifically financial resources and access to child abuse experts); protocolizing reporting and investigations; and, increasing interprofessional education.  相似文献   

Impact of a new mandatory reporting law on reporting and identification of child sexual abuse: A seven year time trend analysis     

《Child abuse & neglect》2016

Child sexual abuse is widespread and difficult to detect. To enhance case identification, many societies have enacted mandatory reporting laws requiring designated professionals, most often police, teachers, doctors and nurses, to report suspected cases to government child welfare agencies. Little research has explored the effects of introducing a reporting law on the number of reports made, and the outcomes of those reports. This study explored the impact of a new legislative mandatory reporting duty for child sexual abuse in the State of Western Australia over seven years. We analyzed data about numbers and outcomes of reports by mandated reporters, for periods before the law (2006–2008) and after the law (2009–2012). Results indicate that the number of reports by mandated reporters of suspected child sexual abuse increased by a factor of 3.7, from an annual mean of 662 in the three year pre-law period to 2448 in the four year post-law period. The increase in the first two post-law years was contextually and statistically significant. Report numbers stabilized in 2010–2012, at one report per 210 children. The number of investigated reports increased threefold, from an annual mean of 451 in the pre-law period to 1363 in the post-law period. Significant decline in the proportion of mandated reports that were investigated in the first two post-law years suggested the new level of reporting and investigative need exceeded what was anticipated. However, a subsequent significant increase restored the pre-law proportion, suggesting systemic adaptive capacity. The number of substantiated investigations doubled, from an annual mean of 160 in the pre-law period to 327 in the post-law period, indicating twice as many sexually abused children were being identified.  相似文献   

Developing Test Score Reports That Work: The Process and Best Practices for Effective Communication     

April L. Zenisky  Ronald K. Hambleton 《Educational Measurement》2012,31(2):21-26

Test scores matter these days. Test‐takers want to understand how they performed, and test score reports, particularly those for individual examinees, are the vehicles by which most people get the bulk of this information. Historically, score reports have not always met the examinees’ information or usability needs, but this is clearly changing for the better due to recent, much‐needed additions to the psychometric literature as well as improved efforts in reporting practices. This paper provides an overview of score reports from a development perspective, focusing on current practices and emerging efforts in content of reports as well as the process by which reports are designed, evaluated, and ultimately used to communicate with the public.  相似文献   

The characteristics of reports to the police of child sexual abuse and the likelihood of cases proceeding to prosecution after delays in reporting     

《Child abuse & neglect》2017

Delays in disclosing and reporting child sexual abuse to the police are common, particularly among males and those who have been abused by clergy and others in a position of trust. This study, commissioned by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, examined the patterns of timely and delayed reporting of sexual offences against children, and the likelihood of legal action commencing. De-identified unit record data for all sexual offences against children reported to the police over 20 years were obtained from official crime statistics agencies in two Australian states. While there were similarities between the two states in terms of the influence of public inquiries on reporting numbers over this period, and in the factors associated with delayed reporting, there were substantial differences in the likelihood of legal action being taken in cases reported by a child or adult complainants. In one state, legal action was more likely with increasing delay, until the delays extended to 10–20 years, after which the likelihood of legal action decreased. In the other state, the pattern was quite different – reports of sexual assault were somewhat more likely to result in legal action with immediate reporting. The least likely to proceed were cases involving young children in more recent years; long delays into adulthood were not necessarily adverse for prosecution.  相似文献   

凤眼看世界，见证她时代——《今日女报》的内容差异化战略探析     

王伏虎 《湖南大众传媒职业技术学院学报》2011,(4):5-8,16

《今日女报》基于市场背景和自身基础实施内容差异化战略,并坚持“女性视角、周报特色”,从报道视角、报道手法和报道版块设置上,围绕“女”字落实内容差异化战略。  相似文献   

灾害性新闻报道中媒体的错位与再定位     

傅冠军 《湖南大众传媒职业技术学院学报》2011,11(3):10-12

近年来,媒体在各种重大灾害性事件的报道中出现了不同程度的错位现象.为防止灾害性报道中的媒体错位现象,媒体应明确传播职责,更新观念;应针对国情,实现灾害性新闻报道的再定位,从而更好地发挥媒体在报道灾害性事件时缓解各方矛盾、降低社会恐慌以及减少不良效应等方面的重要作用.  相似文献   

科学传播系统视角下的科技期刊与大众媒体合作     

贾鹤鹏  王大鹏  杨琳  王玥 《中国科技期刊研究》2015,26(5):445-450

【目的】探讨科技期刊与大众媒体的合作对于期刊的引用和管理的影响及这种互动与科学传播体系的关系。【方法】 以实证手段分析中国媒体报道科技论文与科技论文引用率的相关性,并从科学传播体制层面探讨媒体与期刊的互动。【结果】 中国媒体报道与期刊论文的更高影响力具有相关性,但我国科技期刊在系统性利用科学传播资源方面尚显不足。【结论】要从中国科学传播系统出发,充分考虑科技期刊、科研工作者和科学新闻的不同需求及论文的新闻发布对各方的不同影响,制定基于论文成果的开放科学传播平台与战略。  相似文献   

浅析语言转述中的话语角色关系     

吴颖 《河北北方学院学报(社会科学版)》2010,26(4):21-24

传统的语言转述研究关注的是直接引语和间接引语的句法变化和语义功能,并应用于文体分析,忽视了说话者在交际过程中进行语言转述的语用目的和策略。从话语角色的角度来看,大多数情况下说话者在转述他人话语的同时改变了自己的话语角色,以便更好地实施某一言语行为。这其中有社会语用的因素,即话语原作者与听话者的关系。说话者利用这种关系完成一系列的言语行为。  相似文献   

新闻传播模式与报道理念变革探究     

索燕华 《昆明师范高等专科学校学报》2010,32(2):103-106

新闻传播长期受我国传统思维方式影响,显现出整体观念、长官意识、中庸保守、抽象模糊的报道理念与传播模式。由计划经济向市场经济转型后,社会的巨大变迁促使新闻传播进行积极变革,这种变革主要表现为：在报道模式上由综合的整体观向具体的分析观转换;在思想观念上由长官强者意识向平民受众意识转移;在内容取向上由中庸保守向客观真实转变;在新闻表达上由抽象笼统的概述向形象细致的描述转向。  相似文献   

自愿报告制度——对突发公共卫生事件报告体系的补充和完善     

易学志 《广东广播电视大学学报》2010,19(5):39-42

现行突发公共卫生事件报告体系是依法建立起来的,具有系统性、强制性、权威性等特点,但同时存在效果有限、成本高、效率低等问题。解决这些问题,需要构建与当下强制报告体系相对应的自愿报告制度作为补充和辅助,从而完善和提高现行突发公共卫生事件报告体系的有效性。  相似文献