Children s Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Other Family Violence

Date

2011

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Publisher

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Abstract

Description

This bulletin explores in depth the NatSCEV survey results regarding exposure to family violence among children in the United States, including exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV), assaults by parents on siblings of children surveyed, and other assaults involving teen and adult household members. These results confirm that children are exposed to unacceptable rates of violence in the home.

Keywords

Research -- statistics, Victimization, Violence -- family

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