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The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. [PDF]

, 2001
Of all crimes against children, sexual abuse has arguably captured the greatest share of attention from child advocates, professionals, policymakers, and the general public.
Finkelhor, David, Jones, Lisa M.
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Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: Guest Editor’s Introduction

International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2015
One of the most unnerving aspects of child sexual abuse is that it is constantly manifesting in unexpected ways. The current Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has collected testimony of abuse in churches, schools, out-of-
Michael Salter
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Early Prevention Toward Sexual Abuse on Children

Jurnal Psikologi, 2015
Child sexual abuse is a worldwide problem. Although most studies on the longterm consequences of child sexual abuse have focused on women, sexual abuse of both boys and girls is common.
Ira Paramastri, - Supriyati, Muchammad A. Priyanto   +2 more
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A Scoping Review on the Psychosocial Effects of Sexual Abuse on the Girl Child in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Child sexual abuse has become a global phenomenon. The statistics of sexual abuse of a girl child by relatives and/or other people known to the girl child are shocking. Various factors predispose a girl child to be susceptible to sexual abuse.
Tsholofelo Keikabile, Frans Koketso Matlakala, Curwyn Mapaling   +2 more
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Exploring parental understanding of child sexual abuse and prevention as a measure for HIV prevention in Rwampara district.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundWorldwide, more than 95 million children are sexually abused each year with children in sub-Saharan Africa experiencing sexual assault at higher rates than those in more developed areas.
Aloysious Kamukama, Rachel Luwaga, Rodrick Tugume, Margaret Kanyemibwa, Betrace Birungi, Obed Ndyamuhika, Diana Ampire, Timothy Nduhukire, Deborah Lowell Shindell   +8 more
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Zero Tolerance of Children’s Sexual Abuse from Interreligious Dialogue

Religions, 2021
Child sexual abuse is a social problem that concerns our societies. The sustainable development goals have highlighted the eradication of child sexual abuse as one of the highest-priority goals of this century.
Cristina M. Pulido, Ana Vidu, Roseli Rodrigues de Mello, Esther Oliver   +3 more
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Delusional Disorder and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: A Case Report

Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2021
Child sexual abuse is a public health problem worldwide. When a court carries out an investigation into cases of sexual abuse, they are likely to ask for a genital examination report from a forensic pathologist indicating whether they believe sexual ...
Serbülent KILIC, Ayse Vural
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Comparing Reports of Child Sexual and Physical Abuse Using Child Welfare Agency Data in Two Jurisdictions with Different Mandatory Reporting Laws

Social Sciences, 2020
Empirical analysis has found that mandatory reporting legislation has positive effects on case identification of child sexual abuse both initially and over the long term.
Ben Mathews, Leah Bromfield, Kerryann Walsh   +2 more
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Silencing by design: Lessons learned about child sexual abuse from a university sexual assault survey

Women's Health, 2021
Background: University students have been recognized as particularly being vulnerable to sexual victimization. Purpose: With little research to date, and acknowledgement for the need of a better understanding of sexual violence, our study analysed the ...
Marika Guggisberg, Hillary J Haldane, Vicki Lowik, Annabel Taylor, Bethany Mackay, Tania Signal   +5 more
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Child sexual abuse leads to Psychological disorders: Literature review [PDF]

, 2014
This scholarly paper explains the relationship between child sexual abuse and psychological disorders. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a forceful sexual contact with a child who is incapable of consenting.
Ali, Savera Aziz, Ali, Sumera Aziz
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