Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of intrafamilial sexual abuse

Koçtürk, Nilüfer; Yüksel, Fadime

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104122

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“…Large international epidemiological studies have not considered the gender of the perpetrator (Barth et al, 2013;Pereda et al, 2009;Sethi et al, 2013;Stoltenborgh et al, 2011). However, there is female-perpetrated child sexual abuse in one to 6% of cases with female victims and 6% to 17% of cases with male victims (Bieneck et al, 2011;Finkelhor & Russell, 1984;Finkelhor et al, 2014;Gerke et al, 2019a;Kocturk & Yuksel, 2019). In a large data analysis of every substantiated child sexual abuse case reported to child protective services in the United States for 2010, slightly over 20% involved a female primary perpetrator and in cases with two perpetrators over 42% of the co-offenders were female (McLeod, 2015).…”

Section: Female-perpetrated Child Sexual Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Early Prevention of Maternal Sexual Abuse

Gerke

Dietz

2021

Childhood Vulnerability

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Child sexual abuse has been discussed thoroughly; however, marginalized groups of victims such as victims of child sexual abuse in early childhood and victims of maternal sexual abuse have rarely been considered. This essay combines these two relevant perspectives in child protection and aims to pin out future directions in the field of child abuse and specifically maternal sexual abuse and its early prevention. In the course of the 7th Haruv International PhD Workshop on Child Maltreatment at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, in 2019 the topics of maternal sexual abuse and early prevention of child maltreatment in Germany were discussed and intertwined. Problems concerning the specific research of maternal sexual abuse in early childhood and prevention were identified. Both, maternal sexual abuse as well as sexual abuse in early childhood, i.e. before the age of three, are underreported topics. Society still follows a “friendly mother illusion” while recent cases in German media as well as research findings indicate that the mother can be a perpetrator of child sexual abuse. Similarly, sexual abuse in early childhood, namely abuse before the age of three, is existent; although the recognition of it is difficult and young children are, in regards to their age and development especially vulnerable. They need protective adults in their environment, who are aware of sexual abuse in the first years of life. Raising awareness on marginalized or tabooed topics can be a form of prevention. An open dialog in research and practice about the so far marginalized topics of maternal sexual abuse and sexual abuse in early childhood is crucial.

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Section: Female-perpetrated Child Sexual Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

Early Prevention of Maternal Sexual Abuse

Gerke

Dietz

2021

Childhood Vulnerability

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“…There is no legal distinction for when the commercial sexual exploitation of a minor is at the hand of a related party; however, child abuse and incest literature offer considerable argument that the psychological, relational, and spiritual effects on the child are more acute when the perpetrator has the unique access, power, confinement, and the emotional tie of a familial relationship. (Boon, 1986; Cook et al, 2017; Gekoski & Broome, 2019; Herman, 2000; Koçtürk & Yüksel, 2019; Silbert & Pines, 1983; Sprang & Cole, 2018).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Sprang & Cole (2018) study found the average age of a victim of familial trafficking in the United States to be 5 years old, with some children victimized as early as infancy. In intrafamilial sexual abuse cases, the perpetrator is more often the biological father, stepfather, or mother’s paramour (Koçtürk & Yüksel, 2019; Magalhães et al, 2009; Silbert & Pines, 1983). In the commercial sexual exploitation of children by family members, the biological mother was the perpetrator in 63%–64.5% of cases (Reid et al, 2015).…”

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“…According to the Polaris (2017) Project Typologies of Modern Slavery report, residential (in the home) trafficking tends to more often involve minor victims and include coercive components such as confinement, drugs, threats of harm, or threats to the familial relationship. There is often a desire in the child victim to protect the perpetrator (Koçtürk & Yüksel, 2019) or at least protect the family system. Comparing the perception of threat in familial trafficking to that of incest, we consider that “no matter how miserable the daughter may be, she is likely to remain silent as along as she fears that a word from her will loose the full vengeance of the law upon her parent, her family, herself” (Herman, 2000, p. 163).…”

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Justice Professionals’ Lens on Familial Trafficking Cases

Allert

2021

Criminal Justice Review

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Of the 30+ forms of human trafficking that exist worldwide, family-facilitated trafficking of minors receives little attention in the United States. This original research study sought to identify the prevalence, characteristics, and challenges associated with familial trafficking cases as experienced by justice professionals in the areas of case identification, investigation, prosecution, and victim services. The study included a survey and in-depth interviews leading to recommendations for increased training, improved data collection and reporting, heeding minors’ testimony, and expanding our victim service options.

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“…The results of the study stated that the most common identity of the perpetrator was the biological father (50%), biological sibling (14.4%), stepfather (13.9%), and parent's boyfriend (12%). 6.5% of the perpetrators were female and 93.5% were male (Koçtürk & Yüksel, 2019). Sexual education with the buzz method can increase the role of parents in educating children to prevent sexual abuse.…”

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confidence: 99%

Increasing Prevention Knowledge of Sexual Violence and Emotional Maturity on Children through the Mini-Movie Media

2020

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Sexual violence against children is one of the world’s problem that has an impact on the mental, physical, and psychological conditions such as depression, fear, shame, which can lead to suicide for the victim. The level of prevention knowledge and emotional maturity in the child needs to be grown. Objective of this study was analyze the effect of mini movie on the level of knowledge prevention of sexual violence and the level of emotional maturity in school-age children. This study used quasi experimental design with two groups and involved 85 students. The Emotional Maturity and Knowledge of Child Abuse Questionnaire used as the instrument. This research conducted used a simple random sampling technique. The collected data were tested use Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon statistical test. The research showed that mini movie media had a significant impact on the level of prevention knowledge sexual violence (p=0.000 and p=0.025) and the level of emotional maturity (p=0.000 and p=0.000). Mini movie media becomes a mass approach in modern era that can provide accurate information in delivering health messages for children. Education through mini movie media can stimulate children's awareness and teacher as an effort to prevent sexual violence. Keywords: motion picture, knowledge, child abuse sexual

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Characteristics of victims and perpetrators of intrafamilial sexual abuse

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

Early Prevention of Maternal Sexual Abuse

Early Prevention of Maternal Sexual Abuse

Justice Professionals’ Lens on Familial Trafficking Cases

Increasing Prevention Knowledge of Sexual Violence and Emotional Maturity on Children through the Mini-Movie Media

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