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Child Sexual Abuse Victimization Amongst Detained Adolescents and Incarcerated Young Adults: Findings from an Australian Population-Based Birth Cohort Study.
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Journal of Child Sexual Abuse . May2024, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p465-484. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- To guide prevention and intervention efforts, the prevalence and impact of child sexual abuse (CSA) victimization among detained and incarcerated populations requires further examination, particularly with consideration of multi-type maltreatment experiences and sex-based variations. This longitudinal population-based study explores these relationships in an Australian birth cohort comprising all individuals born in Queensland in 1983 and 1984 (n = 82,409; 48.68% female). Data include all notified and substantiated harm(s) from child protection services (0 to 17 years), and sentences to youth detention and/or adult incarceration between ages 10 and 30. Findings indicate greater prevalence of CSA amongst detained/incarcerated individuals compared to the general population but emphasize the impact of cooccurring maltreatment (particularly neglect) on the likelihood of custodial outcomes. Important sex-based differences were noted in the intersection of CSA victimization and detention/incarceration. Findings reinforce the need for trauma-informed practices when working with custodial populations, particularly females, and highlight opportunities for prevention of detention/incarceration in at-risk populations, in line with a broader public health approach to child protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PREVENTION of child sexual abuse
*JUVENILE offenders
*IMPRISONMENT
*RESEARCH funding
*ADULT child abuse victims
*LOGISTIC regression analysis
*DISEASE prevalence
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*CHI-squared test
*CHILD sexual abuse
*CRIME victims
*EXPERIENCE
*LONGITUDINAL method
*SURVEYS
*STATISTICS
*MEDICAL records
*ACQUISITION of data
*CUSTODY of children
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10538712
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178315289
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2024.2350636