Sexual abuse in the national incidence study of child abuse and neglect: An appraisal

Finkelhor, David; Hotaling, Gerald T.

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(84)90046-2

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“…Quanto maior a diferença de idade entre a criança e o adolescente, maior a probabilidade de ser uma situação de AS (Itzin, 2002). É considerável uma diferença etária de, pelo menos, cinco anos (quando as vítimas são menores de 12 anos) e dez anos (quando as vítimas têm entre 13 e 16 anos; Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984). Além da idade, é importante considerar outros fatores, como a presença de violência física, ameaças para garantir o sigilo e sentimentos de culpa e constrangimento da criança com relação à atividade (Itzin, 2002).…”

Section: Delincuentes Sexuales Adultos Y Adolescentes En El Sur De Brunclassified

Abusadores sexuais adultos e adolescentes no sul do Brasil: Pesquisa em denúncias e sentenças judiciais

Pincolini

Hutz

2014

Temas Psicol.

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ResumoEste estudo investigou o abuso sexual perpetrado por adultos e adolescentes em processos judiciais de natureza criminal encaminhados à 1ª e 2ª Varas da Infância e Juventude de Porto Alegre entre os anos de 2003 e 2007. Foram coletadas informações sobre abusadores, vítimas, tipos de abuso e desfecho dos processos objetivando caracterizar os abusadores e comparar o perfi l das vítimas e o tipo de abuso (intrafamiliar ou extrafamiliar). Foram encontrados 241 processos, sendo 229 elegíveis para a pesquisa. Os resultados indicaram que entre abusadores adultos predominou o abuso sexual intrafamiliar contra vítimas do sexo feminino, sendo os principais abusadores pais e padrastos das vítimas. Entre abusadores adolescentes houve predomínio do abuso sexual extrafamiliar contra vítimas do sexo masculino, especialmente vizinhos. Estes resultados sugerem que pode haver diferenças no perfi l das vítimas e no tipo de abuso perpetrado por adultos e adolescentes, hipótese que merece ser testada em estudos futuros.Palavras-chave: Abuso sexual, abusadores sexuais adultos, abusadores sexuais adolescentes. Sexual Offender Adults and Adolescents in South of Brazil: Research with Complaints and Veredicts AbstractThis study investigated sexual abuse perpetrated by adults and teenagers in the criminal proceedings referred to the1 st and 2 nd Childhood and Youth's Courts of Porto Alegre between 2003 and 2007. The information collected for abusers, victims, types of abuse and the outcomes of processes aiming to characterize and compare the profi le of abusers and victims and the type of abuse (intrafamilial or extrafamilial). After being collected, the data were tabulated and categorized, and of the 241 cases, 229 were eligible for the study. The results indicated that among adult abusers there was a predominance of intrafamilial sexual abuse against female victims and that the main abusers were fathers and stepfathers. Among adolescents abusers, extrafamilial sexual abuse against male victims predominated, especially against neighbors. These results suggest that there may be differences in the profi le of the victims and the type of abuse perpetrated by adults and adolescents, a hypothesis that should be tested in future studies.

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Abusadores sexuais adultos e adolescentes no sul do Brasil: Pesquisa em denúncias e sentenças judiciais

Pincolini

Hutz

2014

Temas Psicol.

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“…These criteria are based on the classical proposal by Finkelhor and Hotaling (1984), and their use should be encouraged. However, difficulties remain in reaching a consensus on the definition of child maltreatment and sexual abuse (Manly, 2005), in part because it is determined by cultural and community standards (Bradley & Lindsay, 1987).…”

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The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

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Guilera

Forns

et al. 2009

Child Abuse & Neglect

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a b s t r a c tObjective: The purpose of this paper was to compare the prevalence rates of child sexual abuse reported by [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5),[409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][417] with those found in recent publications in order to confirm the widespread prevalence of child sexual abuse. Methods: Relevant articles about prevalence of child sexual abuse were identified through searches of computerized databases and a handsearch of Child Abuse & Neglect and the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Results: Thirty-eight independent articles were identified, corresponding to 39 prevalence studies; these articles report the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in 21 different countries, ranging from 0 to 53% for women and 0 to 60% for men. Conclusions:Comparison of the present study with that of [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5), 409-417] shows a similarity between prevalence distributions; there appears to be a general pattern that remains more or less constant over the years, especially in women. Practice implications: Twelve years after the first revision study about the international prevalence of child sexual abuse, there is still a need for new data about this topic. The present study shows child sexual abuse is still a widespread problem in the society. In this research, carried out on 38 independent studies, there is new data for 21 countries over the world, being especially relevant the results obtained from other countries different from those pertaining to North America or Europe. It is important to point out the high prevalence found in most of the countries, so this information could be a new warning to make society and governments aware of this problem and undertake actions to prevent sexual abuse in childhood.

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“…However, factors such as socio-economic level do not appear to protect children from abuse (Salter, 1988). There are no statistically significant differences in rates of CSA by socio-economic status and commonly held beliefs regarding risks of CSA may not be accurate (Russell, 1986;Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984). Interestingly, although children of any age can be victims of CSA, the most vulnerable group appears to be children ages 8-12 years (Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984;Russell, 1983).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are no statistically significant differences in rates of CSA by socio-economic status and commonly held beliefs regarding risks of CSA may not be accurate (Russell, 1986;Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984). Interestingly, although children of any age can be victims of CSA, the most vulnerable group appears to be children ages 8-12 years (Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984;Russell, 1983). Again, there needs to be caution when considering such research findings since most studies are retrospective and earlier onset abuse may be more difficult for research participants to recall.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Types ofparental absence and unavailability that may increase the risk of CSA to a child include: living without a natural mother or father for any period of time during childhood (Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984;Russell, 1986), presence of a step-father (McCloskey & Bailey, 2000), a disabled or ill parent (Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984;Herman & Hirschman, 1981), a poor relationship with parents especially mothers (Landis, 1956;Finkelhor & Hotaling, 1984), parental conflict (Gruber & Jones, 1983), and having a non-biologically related father figure (Finkelhor, 1980;Gruber & Jones, 1983). Although these cannot be names as causal factors for the occurrence of sexual abuse, information regarding these risk factors may be used to develop prevention programs or may assist to buffer potential impacts for children who suffer sexual abuse.…”

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Adult and Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The Use of Violence and Fantasies

Carter¹

2000

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One promising area for exploring the etiology of CSA may be the differential patterns of sexual fantasies in juvenile and adult sex offenders. Abel, Becker, Mittleman, Cunningham-Rathner, Rouleau and Murphy (1987) found that more than 40% of non-familial child molesters reported the development of deviant sexual fantasies prior to sexually offending. Despite variations in offender subgroups, Marshall, Barbaree and Eccles (1991) found that 22% of the offenders experienced deviant fantasies prior to their first sexual offense. Unfortunately, the literature in this area has been quite limited despite its potential.

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Sexual abuse in the national incidence study of child abuse and neglect: An appraisal

Cited by 193 publications

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Abusadores sexuais adultos e adolescentes no sul do Brasil: Pesquisa em denúncias e sentenças judiciais

Abusadores sexuais adultos e adolescentes no sul do Brasil: Pesquisa em denúncias e sentenças judiciais

The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

Adult and Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The Use of Violence and Fantasies

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