Perpetrator and Family Characteristics Related to Child Abuse and Neglect: Comparison of Substantiated and Unsubstantiated Reports

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Abstract
Numerous reports describe the characteristics of child-abusing families but most of these lack a comparison group of non-abusers. This study compares substantiated reports of abuse and neglect to unsubstantiated reports. The 733 reports investigated involved 923 children and 682 adults. Age, prior insult, and unemployment were associated with substantiated cases. Substantiated cases were more likely than unsubstantiated cases to come from intact two-parent homes. Minority children were more likely to be seriously injured than were nonminority children. Younger women and those having legal relationships with the other adult in their household were more likely to inflict severe abuse.

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