Resources

Robert M. Reece, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
and
Director, Institute for Professional Education
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children   (MSPCC)
399 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-587-1512
617-587-1582 (fax)
E-mail: breece@mspcc.org

Supplemental Reading

General

Duhaime AC et al. Head injury in very young children: Mechanisms, injury types and ophthalmic findings in 100 hospitalized patients younger than 2 years of age. Pediatrics 90:179, 1992.

Duhaime AC et al. The shaken baby syndrome: A clinical, pathological and biomechanical study. Journal of Neurosurgery 66:409, 1987.

Hight DW et al. Inflicted burns in children. Journal of the American Medical Association 242:517, 1979.

Kessler DB, Hyden P. Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Abuse of Children. (CIBA-GEIGY Clinical Symposia, Vol. 43, No. 1). Summit, NJ: Pharmaceuticals Division, CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, 1991.

Kleinman PK (ed). Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1987.

Ledbetter DJ et al. Diagnostic and surgical implications of child abuse. Archives of Surgery 123:1101, 1988.

Ludwig S, Kornberg A (eds). Child Abuse: A Medical Reference. 2d ed. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1992.

McNeese MC, Hebeler JR. The Abused Child: A Clinical Approach to Identification and Management. (CIBA Clinical Symposia, Vol. 29, No. 5). Summit, NJ: CIBA Pharmaceutical Company, Division of CIBA-GEIGY Corporation, 1977.

Merten DF et al. The abused child: A radiological reappraisal. Radiology 146:377, 1983.

Pascoe JM et al. Patterns of skin injury in nonaccidental and accidental injury. Pediatrics 64:245, 1979.

Reece RM (ed). The Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update. Published by the Institute for Professional Education of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Abstracts of the latest information on the subject of child abuse from more than 40 medical journals.

Reece RM (ed). Child Abuse: Medical Diagnosis and Management. Malvern, PA: Lea and Febiger, 1994.

Reece RM, Grodin M. Recognition of nonaccidental injuries. Pediatric Clinics of North America 32:41–60, 1985.

Saywitz KJ. Developmental considerations for forensic interviewing. The Interviewer 3:15, 1990.

Shepherd J, Dworn B, Farley R, Russ B, Tressler P. Child Abuse and Exploitation: Investigative Techniques. U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1992.

Whitcomb D. When the Victim Is a Child. 2d ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 1992.

Worlock T et al. Patterns of fractures in accidental and nonaccidental injury in children. A comparative study. British Medical Journal 293:100, 1986.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Clearinghouse. Death Investigations and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, September 1991.

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Clearinghouse. The Professional's Role in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, September 1991.

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for 1993. McLean, VA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, May 1994.

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Risk Factors: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for 1989–1993. McLean, VA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, May 1994.

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Trying To Understand the Mystery. McLean, VA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, February 1994.

National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center. What is SIDS? (Information Sheet). McLean, VA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, May 1993.

Willinger M, James LS, Catz C. Defining the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Deliberations of an expert panel convened by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Pediatric Pathology 11:677–684, 1991.

Organizations

General

Missing and Exploited Children's Training Programs
Fox Valley Technical College
Criminal Justice Grants Department
P.O. Box 2277
1825 North Bluemound Drive
Appleton, WI 54913-2277
800-648-4966
920-735-4757 (fax)
dept.fvtc.edu/ojjdp

Participants are trained in child abuse and exploitation investigative techniques, covering the following areas:

• Recognition of signs of abuse.



• Collection and preservation of evidence.



• Preparation of cases for prosecution.



• Techniques for interviewing victims and offenders.



• Liability issues.

Fox Valley also offers intensive special training for local child investigative teams. Teams must include representatives from law enforcement, prosecution, social services, and (optionally) the medical field. Participants take part in hands-on team activity involving:

• Development of interagency processes and protocols for enhanced enforcement, prevention, and intervention in child abuse cases.



• Case preparation and prosecution.



• Development of the team's own interagency implementation plan for improved investigation of child abuse.

National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse
American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI)
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-9222
703-836-3195 (fax)
www.ndaa-apri.org/apri/programs/ncpca/index.html

The National Center for Prosecution of Child Abuse is a nonprofit and technical assistance affiliate of APRI. In addition to research and technical assistance, the Center provides extensive training on the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and child deaths. The national trainings include timely information presented by a variety of professionals experienced in the medical, legal, and investigative aspects of child abuse.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

American SIDS Institute
2480 Windy Hill Road, Suite 380
Marietta, GA 30067
800-232-7437
770-612-1030
www.sids.org

Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs
c/o Minnesota SIDS Center
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612–813–6285
www.asip1.org

Center for Infant & Child Loss
University of Maryland School of Medicine
630 West Fayette Street, Room 5–691
Baltimore, MD 21201
800–808–7437
www.infantandchildloss.org

National SIDS Resource Center
2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450
Vienna, VA 22182
703–821–8955, ext. 249
www.sidscenter.org

SIDS Alliance
1314 Bedford Avenue, Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
800–221–7437
410–653–8226
www.sidsalliance.org/index/default.asp

Southwest SIDS Research Institute
Brazosport Memorial Hospital
100 Medical Drive
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
800–245–7437
409–297–4411
www.swsids.hicd.com/index.html

Additional Resources

American Bar Association (ABA) Center on Children and the Law
Washington, DC
202–662–1720
www.abanet.org/child/home.html