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Children's Exposure to Violence, Crime, and Abuse: An Update. National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence. Juvenile Justice Bulletin. NCJ 248547
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Finkelhor, David; Turner, Heather; Shattuck, Anne; Hamby, Sherry; Kracke, Kristen – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2015
This bulletin discusses the second National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV II), which was conducted in 2011 as a followup to the original NatSCEV I survey. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sponsored both surveys. The Crimes against Children Research Center of the…
Descriptors: Violence, Children, Crime, Child Abuse
Methodological Issues and Practical Problems in Conducting Research on Abused Children.
Kinard, E. Milling – 1988
In order to inform policy and programs, research on child abuse must be not only methodologically rigorous, but also practically feasible. However, practical problems make child abuse research difficult to conduct. Definitions of abuse must be explicit and different types of abuse must be assessed separately. Study samples should be as…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children, Research Methodology
The Relationship of Exposure to Childhood Sexual Abuse to Other Forms of Abuse, Neglect, and Household Dysfunction during Childhood.
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Dong, Maxia; Anda, Robert F.; Dube, Shanta R.; Giles, Wayne H.; Felitti, Vincent J. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
This retrospective cohort study assessed the relationship of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to other categories of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as childhood abuse, neglect, and parental separation/divorce. Adults reporting CSA experienced a 1.6- to 3.4-fold greater likelihood of experience each category of ACE. The ACE score was also…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Divorce, Elementary Secondary Education
Prevention of Child Abuse: Possibilities for Educational Systems.
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Holmes, Christine P. – Special Services in the Schools, 1987
Educators' roles in identification of abused/neglected children, subsequent reporting, and techniques for interviewing suspected abused children are discussed. Educators' expanded role in abuse prevention, involving such activities as offering courses in parenting, child safety/protection, and human sexuality, is examined, followed by a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Dimensions of Being "At-Risk": Children and Youth in Rural Environments.
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Bull, Kay Sather; Garrett, Marta – 1989
This bibliography of 185 books, journal articles, government and private agency reports, literature reviews, and conference papers was prepared for the "At-Risk" Task Force of the American Council on Rural Special Education. The general problem is one of children and youth who are placed, by the actions of self or others, in situations where they…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Childhood Adversity, Parental Stress, and Depression of Negligent Mothers.
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Ethier, Louise S.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
Comparison of 40 French-speaking Canadian negligent mothers with 40 similar nonnegligent mothers found an extreme level of parental stress and a high level of depression for the negligent mothers, who also had a history of placements, violence, and sexual abuse. They did not differ from nonnegligent mothers for parental breakups and…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology), Family Problems