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Peer reviewedJones, Lisa M.; Finkelhor, David – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
This commentary discusses the decline in sexual abuse, citing research that indicates differences in self-reported sexual abuse across age-cohorts in a population-based sample of Australian adults. Similar declines in Ireland and the United States are also noted. The usefulness of self-report surveys for examining trends in child victimization is…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Abuse, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkMcCormack, Bob; Kavanagh, Denise; Caffrey, Shay; Power, Anne – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2005
Background: There is a lack of longitudinal large-scale studies of sexual abuse in intellectual disability services. Such studies offer opportunities to examine patterns in disclosure, investigation and outcomes, and to report on incidence and trends. Methods: All allegations of sexual abuse (n = 250) involving service users as victims or…
Descriptors: Investigations, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Incidence
