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Sexual Abuse in Day Care: A National Study, Final Report
By Nanci Burns, David Finkelhor, Michael Kalinowski, Linda Meyer Williams
March 1988

Summary: This 1988 study describes the problem of sexual abuse in day care centers (i.e., its incidence, dynamics, and impact on children). The study was prompted by rising alarm among the public and professionals in the mid-1980s, as reports of abuse grew in number. The study attempted to identify all cases of sexual abuse in day care reported nationwide during the period January 1983 through December 1985. The study identified 270 facilities in which there were 1,639 victimized children. For day care centers, it is estimated that the risk to children is 5.5 children sexually abused per 10,000 enrolled students. Children were sexually abused in day care both by the caregiving staff and by others, including family members of staff, volunteers, janitors, bus drivers, and others. Contains 43 references.

Index Terms: Abuse, Child Abuse, Crime, Research Reports, Violence

Publisher: Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire

Publication Type: Reports (Research/technical)

Pages: 233 pages
Language: English

Availability
Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire
126 Horton Social Science Center
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
603-862-1888
FAX: 603-862-1122
http://www.unh.edu/frl/

 
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