title: Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse by Targeting Pre-Offenders Before First Offense.
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.
authors: a Institute on Obesity Solutions, Mayo Clinic , Scottsdale , Arizonia , USA.
authors: James A
authors: JA
authors: Levine
authors: a Institute on Obesity Solutions, Mayo Clinic , Scottsdale , Arizonia , USA.
authors: Krishna
authors: K
authors: Dandamudi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: child sexual abuse; prevention