Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics and Other Maltreatment Types of Sexual Abuse Cases by DCFS Initial Report or MCRAI Classification
| Characteristics | DCFS Initial Report
Label (n = 23) |
MCRAI
Categorization (n = 60) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at Study Entry | m = 11.95 (SD = 1.04) | m = 11.04 (SD = 1.14) | ||
| n | % | N | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 8 | 34.78 | 20 | 33.33 |
| Female | 15 | 65.22 | 40 | 66.67 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Black | 13 | 56.52 | 24 | 40.00 |
| White | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 10.00 |
| Latino | 8 | 34.78 | 23 | 38.33 |
| Bi-racial | 2 | 8.70 | 7 | 11.67 |
| Placement | ||||
| Remain w/bio parent | 12 | 52.17 | 29 | 48.33 |
| Relative placement | 6 | 26.09 | 12 | 20.00 |
| Non-relative Foster care | 5 | 21.74 | 19 | 31.67 |
| Other Maltreatment Types | ||||
| Physical Abuse | 0 | 0.00 | 35 | 58.33 |
| Emotional Abuse | 1 | 4.35 | 31 | 51.67 |
| Neglect | 6 | 26.09 | 49 | 81.67 |
| Caregiver Incapacity | 0 | 0.00 | 36 | 60.00 |
| Substantial Risk | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 16.67 |
| At-risk Siblings | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | 46.67 |
Note. Labels from the initial DCFS report were categories of maltreatment identified at a specific time. MCRAI classifications of sexual abuse were derived from the systematic coding of four years of DCFS records for each participant. One child was labeled as sexually abused in the initial DCFS report, but not through the MCRAI process.