Domestic sexual child abuse: Social and social-cultural aspects
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2021
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RUDN Journal of Sociology
Abstract
The ratification of the Lanzarote Convention by Russia in 2013 entails several issues
that cannot be resolved without the help of social-humanitarian sciences. Information from
sociology, psychology, and jurisprudence has been used to create a concept for the empirical study
of the domestic violence against children — to improve the implementation of the Convention in
Russia. The concept considers two aspects of the problem — social and social-cultural. The article
presents the Russian experience of how the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on the
Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse are implemented. The authors
analyze statistical data on the number of families in which a sexually abused child is brought up; the
number of abortions and childbirths by minors; the number of minors in educational colonies; the
work of the children’s helpline; the number of mediation services; the number of social service
organizations for families and children; the number of professionals working with children in
programs aimed at preventing and protecting children from sexual exploitation and abuse; the
number of organizations providing psychological-pedagogical and medical-social assistance; the
number of specialized multifunctional centers providing assistance to families and child victims of
sexual abuse; the number of specialized ‘green’ rooms for investigating crimes related to minors;
the number of specialists accompanying minors who have come into conflict with the law at all
stages of the investigation and court proceedings; the number of professionals trained under the
Child Sexual Violence Protection Program and now assisting families and child victims of violence.
The article will be useful for readers who study the implementation of the Lanzarote Convention
and the issues of child sexual abuse and domestic violence.
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Keywords
child abuse, International Resources, Russia, research, violence, public opinion, victimology
Citation
Puzanova, Z. V., Filippov, V. M., Simonova, M. A., & Larina, T. I. (2021). Domestic sexual child abuse: Social and social-cultural aspects. RUDN Journal of Sociology, 21(2), 311-321.