Reviews research on family violence and sexual abuse of children in the 1980s. Examines family violence rates, intergenerational transmission of violence, effects of violence on children and women, and effectiveness of interventions. Review of child sexual abuse examines defining sexual abuse, its prevalence, research on sexual offenders and risk…

This national survey of 5,941 households examined violence toward children, including the distribution of violence, how the nature of violence toward children is changing, the effectiveness of intervention and prevention efforts, where more prevention and treatment resources are currently needed, and identification of high-risk groups. (Author/JDD)

This study compared the rate of physical abuse of children from a 1975 study with the rates from a 1985 replication study. Both studies used nationally representative samples (2,143 families in 1975 and 3,520 families in 1985), and both found an extremely high incidence of physical assaults against children which were severe enough to constitute…