Follow up Study of Children of 5-8 years Using Child Protection Programmes in Australia and New Zealand

A previous study (Briggs, 1991) described two different types of child protection programme: the American Protective Behaviours programme promoted by some Australian and British Police and used in pre-schools and schools and Keeping Ourselves Safe which is the national school based child protection curriculum designed and supported by New Zealand Police in partnership with the Ministry of Education. The present paper reports on a follow up study which reveals the importance of providing young children with a school based protection programme which is developmentally appropriate in terms of language and concepts.