Examination Findings in Legally Confirmed Child Sexual Abuse: It's Normal to be Normal

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-149
Author(s):  
C. J. Hobbs ◽  
J. M. Wynne
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Plea Bargaining ◽  
Clinical Area ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
The World

This paper (Adams et al, Pediatrics. 1994;94:310-317) causes us great concern and if not challenged will be quoted by every advocate the world over to dismiss the validity of physical signs seen in association with child sexual abuse (CSA) at a time when experienced researchers are making sense of a difficult clinical area. The legal data on the cases is incomplete, and any possible correlation between the physical signs and the crime committed was irrelevant because of plea bargaining but also poor clinical date.

A Global Perspective on Child Sexual Abuse: Meta-Analysis of Prevalence Around the World

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Stoltenborgh ◽  
Marinus H. van IJzendoorn ◽  
Eveline M. Euser ◽  
Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
The World

DYNAMICS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN ZIMBABWE: TOWARDS A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF PREVENTION

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-136
Author(s):  
Munyaradzi Muchacha ◽  
Edmos Mthetwa
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Ecological Framework ◽  
Common Phenomenon ◽  
The World

Child sexual abuse is a common phenomenon the world over. Due to poverty and other socio-economic challenges bedevilling the country, this social vice is fast escalating in Zimbabwe, taking its toll on defenceless and vulnerable members of society. The advent of HIV and AIDS has left many children without parents, thereby further exposing them to abuse from both strangers and close guardians. Using evidence from literature, this paper seeks to unpack the prevalence of this social vice situating the role of social workers in efforts to curb it. Utilising the socio-ecological framework as an analytic and intervention tool and model, the paper notes that the current approaches employed by social workers are remedial or curative rather than sustainable and proactive. It is from this understanding that a more sustainable approach is advocated.

Child sexual abuse (CSA): India & the world

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 489
Author(s):  
Raghvendra Kumar Vidua ◽  
Sweta Patel ◽  
B.L. Chaudhary ◽  
Alok K. Mishra ◽  
Arneet Arora
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
The World

The Occurrence of Sexual Abuse in a Small Community

1985 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Van Dam ◽  
Linda Halliday ◽  
Chuck Bates
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Plea Bargaining ◽  
The Self ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Self Help Group ◽  
Legal Procedures

The number of victims of child sexual abuse in a community with a population of 16,000 was studied, Because of the active work of a self-help group in promoting treatment of victims and prosecution of offenders, the courts have convicted 32 offenders in this community during a three year period (1980-1983). Victims were identified in various ways. The sentencing of the offenders was based on specific charges involving 56 victims. Another 29 victims were identified in court but were not included in the final sentencing, as a result of plea-bargaining and other legal procedures. Counsellors in the self-help group were aware of another 33 victims who claimed to have been sexually abused by these same 32 convicted offenders but whose names were not identified in court. While courtroom convictions reflect only the tip of the iceberg, they do give a picture of the minimum number of victims of child sexual abuse in a small community.

Centers for the Investigative Interviewing of Children in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 309-320
Author(s):  
Huseyin Batman
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Cognitive Interview ◽  
Childhood Victimization ◽  
Investigative Interviewing ◽  
Physical Evidence ◽  
Core Function ◽  
The World

Conducting interviews with witnesses and suspects is a core function of policing across the world. Child sexual abuse is broadly described as any sexual activity involving a child where consent is not or cannot be given. Child sexual abuse differs from other types of childhood victimization in that there is usually no witness apart from the victim and the accused and often no physical evidence. This chapter aims to summarize the components that play important role during the investigative interviewing of children. In addition to that, the role of the interviewers, interview aids, cognitive interview, risks of repeated interviewing of children, and effects of child sexual abuse on children will be outlined. This chapter will also give information about the child interviewing centers that are still being used actively in Turkey.

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