TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual Abuse of Children
T2 - An Epidemiologic Study
AU - Jaffe, Arthur C.
AU - Dynneson, Lucille
AU - Ten Bensel, Robert W.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1975/6
Y1 - 1975/6
N2 - An epidemiologic study of sexual abuse of children was made by reviewing Minneapolis Police Department records. Children were involved in 33% of all cases reported. Eighty-five percent of cases involved exposure or indecent liberties. Half of the cases occurred in the summer; half of the cases occurred from 2 to 6 pm. The mean age of victims was 10.7 years, and 88% were girls. All reported offenders were men; their "mean estimated age" was 28 years. The method of study did not allow determination of social relationships between victims and the offenders. Little information regarding the magnitude of the problems of medical, psychological, and social sequelae of sexual abuse of children is available in the literature.
AB - An epidemiologic study of sexual abuse of children was made by reviewing Minneapolis Police Department records. Children were involved in 33% of all cases reported. Eighty-five percent of cases involved exposure or indecent liberties. Half of the cases occurred in the summer; half of the cases occurred from 2 to 6 pm. The mean age of victims was 10.7 years, and 88% were girls. All reported offenders were men; their "mean estimated age" was 28 years. The method of study did not allow determination of social relationships between victims and the offenders. Little information regarding the magnitude of the problems of medical, psychological, and social sequelae of sexual abuse of children is available in the literature.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpedi.1975.02120430029008
DO - 10.1001/archpedi.1975.02120430029008
M3 - Article
C2 - 1155399
AN - SCOPUS:0016516107
SN - 0096-8994
VL - 129
SP - 689
EP - 692
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 6
ER -