Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 10 |
Descriptor
| Adolescents | 15 |
| Identification | 15 |
| Sexual Abuse | 15 |
| Child Abuse | 6 |
| Children | 5 |
| Prevention | 5 |
| Delinquency | 4 |
| Intervention | 4 |
| Risk | 4 |
| Victims of Crime | 4 |
| Clinical Diagnosis | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Author
| Finkelhor, David | 2 |
| Barnett, Shannon | 1 |
| Blinman, Thane | 1 |
| Brent, David A. | 1 |
| Bukstein, Oscar | 1 |
| Buzi, Ruth S. | 1 |
| Capasso, Lisa | 1 |
| Chambers, Heather J. | 1 |
| Chang, Kimberly S. G. | 1 |
| Christian, Cindy W. | 1 |
| Coffey, Barbara | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 12 |
| Reports - Research | 10 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - General | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| United Nations Convention on… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkMatthew Baker; Kaitlin M. H. Winks; Corey J. Rood; Jodi A. Quas; Shanna Williams – Psychology in the Schools, 2024
Sex trafficking of minors is a significant problem across North America, with sizeable numbers of youth being directly or indirectly manipulated into being exploited or trafficked. Identification of these youth remains difficult, in part because of a lack of knowledge about common characteristics and in part because of victims' reluctance engaging…
Descriptors: Prevention, Sexual Abuse, Crime, Victims of Crime
Draugedalen, Kjersti; Osler, Audrey – Human Rights Education Review, 2022
Sexual abuse is a public health issue with long-term consequences for children's lives and education. The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a key reference point in safeguarding, increasingly incorporated into domestic law. This article aims to strengthen safeguarding theory and practice by reviewing human rights education (HRE) theory and…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Civil Rights, Child Abuse, Childrens Rights
Download full textChang, Kimberly S. G.; Lee, Kevin; Park, Terrence; Sy, Elizabeth; Quach, Thu – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2015
Introduction: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), which encompasses acts of domestic minor sex trafficking, is a hidden problem in the U.S. that affects an estimated 300,000 children. Significant health impacts to victims include violence, substance abuse, mental illness, sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy.…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Sexual Abuse, Primary Health Care, Health Services
Woodhams, Jessica; Cooke, Claire; Harkins, Leigh; da Silva, Teresa – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Sexual offences by multiple perpetrators are more violent and involve more severe forms of sexual violation than those perpetrated by a lone offender. Often a clear leader exists within these groups. Questions have been raised as to the relative risk of reoffending and the potentially differing criminogenic needs of leaders and followers. However,…
Descriptors: Rape, Predictor Variables, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Frioux, Sarah M.; Blinman, Thane; Christian, Cindy W. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: (1) To describe lacerations of the vaginal fornices, an injury known to be associated with consensual sexual intercourse, including known complications and treatment course, (2) to contrast these injuries with injuries sustained during sexual assault, and (3) to discuss the assessment of adolescent patients for sexual injuries. Methods:…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Injuries, Surgery, Identification
Perkins, Suzanne C.; Cortina, Kai S.; Smith-Darden, Joanne P.; Graham-Bermann, Sandra A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This article investigates the relation between history of intrafamilial violence and self-regulatory capacity, cognitive processing, and mental health adjustment in incarcerated adolescents. Adolescents were incarcerated at the time of the study for various violent offenses, ranging from persistent delinquency to sexual assault (n = 115). A model…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability, Mental Health, Adolescents
Brent, David A.; Greenhill, Laurence L.; Compton, Scott; Emslie, Graham; Wells, Karen; Walkup, John T.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Bukstein, Oscar; Stanley, Barbara; Posner, Kelly; Kennard, Betsy D.; Cwik, Mary F.; Wagner, Ann; Coffey, Barbara; March, John S.; Riddle, Mark; Goldstein, Tina; Curry, John; Barnett, Shannon; Capasso, Lisa; Zelazny, Jamie; Hughes, Jennifer; Shen, Sa; Gugga, S. Sonia; Turner, J. Blake – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2009
Objective: To identify the predictors of suicidal events and attempts in adolescent suicide attempters with depression treated in an open treatment trial. Method: Adolescents who had made a recent suicide attempt and had unipolar depression (n =124) were either randomized (n = 22) or given a choice (n = 102) among three conditions. Two…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Family Income, Suicide, Risk
Cuevas, Carlos A.; Finkelhor, David; Ormrod, Richard; Turner, Heather – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
Research examining childhood abuse has shown an association between victimization and psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder, depression). Historically, psychiatric diagnoses have been emphasized as a consequence of victimization, with less research examining if it also functions as a risk factor for further victimization,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Identification
Yen, Cheng-Fang; Yang, Mei-Sang; Yang, Ming-Jen; Su, Yi-Ching; Wang, Mei-Hua; Lan, Chu-Mei – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional survey study were to examine the prevalence and correlates of childhood physical and sexual abuse in adolescents living in the rural areas of Taiwan. Method: A sample of indigenous (n = 756) and non-indigenous (n = 928) adolescents was randomly selected from junior high schools in the rural areas of…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Incidence
Peer reviewedBuzi, Ruth S.; Weinman, Maxine L.; Smith, Peggy B. – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the occurrence of depression among adolescents attending family planning clinics, and to determine the relationship among depression, a history of sexual abuse, and other risk behaviors. The sample consisted of 279 minority females. Results of the study indicated that 40 adolescents (14.3%) scored at or…
Descriptors: Family Planning, Sexual Abuse, Adolescents, Regression (Statistics)
Peer reviewedKahn, Timothy J.; Chambers, Heather J. – Child Welfare, 1991
Summarizes a two-year study of juvenile sexual offenders in Washington. Evaluates both community- and institution-based treatment programs. Offers a demographic profile of the typical juvenile sexual offender and the recidivism data from a mean 20-month follow-up period. Surprisingly few variables were found to have a significant relationship to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Criminals, Delinquency
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1986
This publication provides basic information on the nature of child abuse and neglect, including chapters on: (1) the definition of relevant terms (physical abuse, neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse); (2) the scope and magnitude of the problem of child abuse and neglect; (3) the causes of child maltreatment and the most common…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Finkelhor, David – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1993
Though no identifiable demographic or family characteristics of a child exclude the possibility that a child has been sexually abused, some characteristics are associated with greater risk: female gender, preadolescents and early adolescents, having a stepfather, living without a natural parent, having an impaired mother, poor parenting, or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Children
Rodriguez, Rachel; And Others – Migrant Health Newsline, 1993
This newsletter supplement is devoted to the theme of domestic violence affecting migrant women. It contains four articles describing programs providing violence prevention education to migrant women and children. "Family Violence and Migrant Women: Implications for Practice" (Rachel Rodriguez) discusses the social isolation of migrant women;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Battered Women, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Violence
Goodnow, Michael – 1996
A primary goal of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is to identify and promote programs that enhance the field of juvenile justice. Since 1992, the Gould-Wysinger Awards, commemorating two OJJDP professionals, have recognized programs that advance the objectives of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Delinquency, Identification
