Comparación entre los niños de etnia gitana e inmigrantes extranjeros ingresados en centros de protección por maltrato

Abstract

Identifying the differences between these two groups of maltreated children could be useful for professionals working in the community social services in charge of developing intervention strategies for the prevention and early detection of maltreatment, as well as for professionals in charge of the health of these children during their stay in a protection center.

The Imperative Need for Criminological Research on the European Roma: A Narrative Review

“…OlivánGonzalvo (2004a, 2004b) compared Spanish Roma children ( n = 83) to foreign children ( n = 105) in Spanish protection centres in detail. His results suggested that Spanish Roma children were statistically significantly more neglected physically and emotionally than foreign children.…”

“…Although qualitative research is essential to obtain an understanding of the contexts, vulnerabilities and needs of the people in a specific context, quantitative research is still needed to generalise the data to broader contexts, as well as to replicate the former studies, for example, those of Kisfalusi et al (2020), Kolarcik et al (2016), Oliván Gonzalvo (2004a, 2004b), Tokuç et al (2010) and Vazsonyi et al (2016). We believe that for both the study of offending and victimisation among the Roma, and most importantly, its comparison with the general population, a pragmatic solution would be to include a question about the participants’ ethnicity in the crime victims’ surveys as well as in the self-reported delinquency studies.…”

“…These studies were conducted in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovakia, Spain, Romania and Turkey. In summary, Roma children and women were found to be more prevalent victims of domestic violence when compared to general population (Oliván-Gonzalvo, 2004a, 2004bVelentza, 2020;Villacampa & Torres, 2020;Tokuç et al 2010). The phenomenon of early marriages was highlighted particularly as a cause of further problems in adulthood, IPV included.…”

“…Domestic Violence. Scholarship has addressed Roma children's maltreatment (Oliván-Gonzalvo, 2004a, 2004bVelentza, 2020) as well as IPV (Dan & Banu, 2018;Hasdeu, 2004;Kozubik et al, 2020;Tokuç et al, 2010;Vrȃbiescu, 2019). Further, Dan & Banu, 2018 addressed the violence that Roma women experienced from other family members, such as their Table 2.…”

“…(28) Muftić et al (2019) Roma survivors of intimate partner violence were a minority in victim assistance services from Bosnia and Herzegovina. (29, 30) Oliván Gonzalvo (2004aGonzalvo ( , 2004b Spanish Roma children are more neglected physically and emotionally than Spanish and foreign children and are more exposed to crime and drug use in their family environment. (31) Petek et al (2006) Smoking tobacco was a widely accepted activity among the Roma.…”