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Preventing violence and trauma in the next generation
1Kempe Perpetration Prevention Program, Kempe Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|December 25, 2004
Summary
Violence is predictable and preventable through personal, interpersonal, and social change. This review examines research on preventing risks that lead to abusive behavior in children.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Criminology
- Public Health
Background:
- Violence is increasingly recognized as predictable and preventable.
- Primary prevention of abusive behavior requires multifaceted societal changes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review empirical research supporting primary prevention strategies for child abuse.
- To identify risk factors associated with children becoming abusive.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of empirical research.
- Analysis of hypotheses for primary prevention of abusive behavior.
Main Results:
- Evidence supports the predictability and preventability of violence.
- Personal, interpersonal, and social changes are crucial for prevention.
Conclusions:
- Primary prevention of child abuse is achievable through addressing individual, relational, and societal factors.
- Further research into risk factors can inform targeted interventions.