On the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment: A research agenda
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2016
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Abstract
Research on child maltreatment epidemiology has primarily been focused on population surveys with adult respondents.
Far less attention has been paid to analyzing reported incidents of alleged child maltreatment and corresponding
agency responses. This type of research is however indispensable to know how well a child protection system
works and if the most vulnerable are identified and served. Notable findings of child maltreatment epidemiological
research are summarized and directions for future studies discussed.
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research, child maltreatment, prevalence
Citation
Jud, A., Fegert, J. M., & Finkelhor, D. (2016). On the incidence and prevalence of child maltreatment: a research agenda. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 10, 17.