NCJ Number
132425
Date Published
1986
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This proposal for a grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (U.S. Department of Justice) is for a cohort study of child victims in four jurisdictions to examine the impact of criminal court testimony and criminal court procedures on child victims and case outcomes.
Abstract
The proposal blends the experience and knowledge obtained by the research team in separate projects and is based upon three types of background variables that may affect the decision to prosecute, the prosecutorial techniques used, and case outcomes. The variables are child and family characteristics, case characteristics, and system characteristics. The theoretical framework includes a number of modifying variables that may mediate the effect of the prosecutorial techniques used on the outcome variables of interest: case management approach, treatment, and protective services offered the child. The theoretical framework also shows the two outcome variables of interest: successful prosecution and reduction of child trauma. The research is designed to assist the jurisdictions in modifying their procedures based on an analysis of existing practices and knowledge of promising approaches being tested in other jurisdictions across the Nation. The proposal contains all information pertinent to the project, including budget, workplan, management plan, organizational capabilities, and appended supplementary material.