The Victimization of Children and Youth

Finkelhor, David; Hashima, Patricia Y.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-1289-9_4

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“…Similar to conventional child sexual abuse cases, the relationships between the victim and offender changed with the children's age (Finkelhor, 1997). Specifically, abuse by a family member was more common with younger children, whereas adolescents were more likely to be abused by acquaintances.…”

Section: Offender and Victim Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Children and adolescents are more victimized than adults (Finkelhor, 1997;Hashima & Finkelhor, 1999). This is partly because of their dependency status that results in little choice as to whom they associate with.…”

Section: Family and Acquaintance Sex Offendersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Child victimization in the form of sexual abuse in particular has been an important focus of study for several decades prior to the existence of the Internet. Most offenders in non-Internet, or conventional, child sexual abuse cases perpetrate their crimes against victims within their own families or with whom they are acquainted (Finkelhor, 1997). Children younger than the age of 12 are dependent on their caregivers, and, as such, most of the sexual abuse occurring in this age group is by family members.…”

Section: Family and Acquaintance Sex Offendersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Internet and Family and Acquaintance Sexual Abuse

Mitchell¹,

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Wolak

2005

Child Maltreat

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Section: Offender and Victim Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Family and Acquaintance Sex Offendersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Family and Acquaintance Sex Offendersmentioning

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The Internet and Family and Acquaintance Sexual Abuse

Mitchell¹,

Finkelhor²,

Wolak

2005

Child Maltreat

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“…A recent population survey carried out in the United States with a representative sample of children and youths ages 2–17 years estimated the prevalence of “psychological/emotional abuse” at 103/1,000 (Finkelhor, Ormrod, Turner, & Hamby, 2005). In this survey, abuse occurred when “an adult scared, or made a child feel really bad, by name calling, saying mean things or saying they didn't want the child” (p. 23) and was measured by a single item.…”

Section: Prevalence Of Parental Psychological Violence In Community Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Links Between Parental Psychological Violence, Other Family Disturbances, and Children's Adjustment

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In a sample of 143 parent-child dyads from two-parent and separated families, this investigation documented the links between parental psychological violence and separation or divorce, severity of parental conflict, triangulation of the child in this conflict, and polarized parent-child alliances. The unique and combined contributions of all these variables to children's behavior problems were also assessed. Participants were parents, mostly mothers, and their 10-12-year-old child. They were recruited through schools, community organizations, and newspapers. Questionnaires were administered at home. Findings suggest that separated families undergo more relational disturbances than two-parent families (more severe conflicts, more triangulation, stronger parent-child alliances), but the amount of parental psychological violence was similar in both groups. Psychological violence was associated with the severity of parental conflict, especially in two-parent families. Triangulation of the child in parental conflict was another correlate of psychological violence. Once all variables were controlled for, psychological violence remained the only significant correlate of children's externalized behavior problems. These findings raise the importance of preventing psychological violence toward children, especially in families plagued with severe parental conflicts.

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“…Risk of self‐harm and suicide has also been shown to be high (Hygiea Casiano et al, ; Stokes et al, ), with rates of completed suicide around four times higher than those in the community (Abram et al, ). Moreover, many young offenders have been exposed to high levels of trauma (Abram et al, ; Dierkhising et al, ), including crime and violence victimisation (Finkelhor and Hashima, ; Welfare and Hollin, ), severe physical abuse and neglect by parents/caregivers (Hamilton et al, ). Comorbidity of disorders among this group are more common than not, with many in juvenile justice settings having co‐occurring substance abuse problems (Abram et al, ; Cauffman, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%