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Children as victims of violence.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lewit, Eugene M. Baker, L. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Abstract | Violence against children and youths has always occurred, but it has recently been subject to increased public attention. This heightened attention is spawned by high-profile cases of stranger abductions, sexual assault, child abuse, and homicide, and by statistics suggesting an increase in the number of cases of child victimization. For example, newspapers recently reported that almost twice as many individuals under age 20 (5,500) died from gunshots in 1993 as in 1984.1 But deaths, while the most dramatic of victimizations, are only the tip of the iceberg. More frequently, children are abused and neglected by parents, assaulted by siblings, or intimidated by other children. When all of these types of victimization are considered as a whole, children suffer far more victimizations than do members of other age groups. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/06_03_Indicators.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/publications/docs/06_03_Indicators.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 9117361v1 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | The Future of children |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Cessation of life Homicide Physiological Sexual Disorders Violence Youth child abuse behavior |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
